Application Fee Waiver Details

Applicants may request a fee waiver in the payment section of the application. To be considered, applicants need to click on the waiver request form and upload required supporting documents. Fee waivers are offered based on:

Financial or other hardship

Fee waivers for financial hardship are open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents only. Upload one of the three below documents (with social security numbers redacted).

  1. A statement of need from a financial aid officer at the college or university that you are currently attending. This statement must include your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC), the financial aid officer’s signature, and your signature verifying that the information reported is correct. EFC cannot exceed $5,000.
  2. A copy of your 2025-2026 FAFSA Submission Summary, formerly known as the Student Aid Report (SAR). The FAFSA Submission Summary is generated from the information that you provide on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov) form and includes your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC). Do not submit a copy of your FAFSA. EFC cannot exceed $5,000.
  3. A copy of your 2024 Federal Income Tax return. Provide either your Form 1040, if listed as an independent, or a copy of your parent’s or guardian’s 2024 Federal Income Tax return, if listed as a dependent. Annual family income cannot exceed the maximum adjusted gross income (AGI). Maximum AGI depends on the size of your family; it is $26,973 for a family of 1; $36,482 for a family of 2 $45,991 (3); $55,500 (4); $65,009 (5). Add $9,509 for each additional family member.

Participation (current or previously) in any of the below programs

Programs similar to those listed below will also be considered. Upload a letter or other documentation with your name and the program logo or letterhead indicating your current or prior participation.

  • American Economic Association Summer Training and Scholarship Program
  • AmeriCorps
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholars Program
  • Congressional Black Caucus Fellows
  • Congressional Hispanic Caucus Fellows
  • Coro Fellows
  • Ford Fellows
  • Fulbright/IIE Scholars
  • GEM Fellows
  • Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP)
  • McNair Scholars Program
  • Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program
  • NIH Postbaccalaureate Research Training Program (PREP)
  • NIH/NIGMS Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC)
  • NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU)
  • NYC Urban Fellows
  • Peace Corps
  • PPIA Fellows
  • QuestBridge Scholars
  • Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program
  • Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
  • Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
  • Teach for America
  • Truman Scholars
  • U.S. Military
  • Upward Bound Math and Science