Application Fees & Fee Waivers

  1. Admissions
  2. PhD/Master's Application Process
  3. Application Fees & Fee Waivers

The application fee for all degree-seeking applicants is US $105.00. Application fees are non-refundable.

Please pay this fee immediately upon submitting your application through the application platform. The fee must be paid, or a fee waiver must be granted, before your application will be reviewed. If you fail to pay the application fee or to obtain a fee waiver, your application will be cancelled.  

Acceptable Forms of  Payment

  1. Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express are the only accepted means of payment.
  2. Debit cards and credit card debit authorizations are not accepted.
  3. Wire transfers (such as SWIFT or Fedwire) are not accepted.

Troubleshooting

If you experience an issue or error submitting payment, please confirm that you have used either a Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or American Express card and that you entered the:

  • correct card number
  • correct expiration date and date format
  • correct security code (found on the back of your credit card)

If that does not resolve your issue, please check with your credit card company to make sure that you have not exceeded your credit line and that no holds are on your account. You may also try using a different card.

Fee Waivers

Some PhD or Master's applicants may be eligible for a fee waiver. The eligibility requirements and process to request a waiver are below. Note: fee waiver requests are submitted separately from the application for admission and usually take 2-3 business days to process. Please plan to submit your fee waiver request well in advance of your application deadline whenever possible. The final deadline to submit a fee waiver request is January 2.

Fee Waiver Eligibility 

You must be applying for a PhD or Master's degree. Non-degree applicants are not eligible for fee waivers. US citizens, permanent residents, and non-US citizens are all eligible to request a fee waiver.

Fee waivers may be granted on the basis of:

  • participation in a special program or status (see below)
  • documented financial hardship

Special Program or Status

If you participated in one of the groups listed here, please provide documentation of your participation/affiliation and dates of participation on your fee waiver request form.

  • AmeriCorps
  • Peace Corps
  • US Federal Pell Grant Recipient
  • US Veterans with Honorable Discharge or Active Duty in US Armed Forces

Documented Financial Hardship

If the application fee presents a financial hardship for you, you may request an application fee waiver by following the instructions below. The Fee Waiver Request Form will ask for detailed financial information and documentation to support your request. Acceptable documentation may include one or more of the following:

  • a letter from your undergraduate university financial aid officer
  • a statement of liabilities, including prior education loans
  • a statement describing your economic circumstances, including income and assets

How to Request a Fee Waiver

Please follow the instructions below to submit a fee waiver request. A request for a fee waiver should be submitted well in advance of the application deadline for your program and is separate from your application for admission.

  1. Create an application account by starting your PhD or Master's application.
  2. Complete the Fee Waiver Request Form. Note: If you started your PhD/Master's application very recently, it may take a few minutes for the system to register your new application and grant you access to the Fee Waiver Request Form.
  3. Submit the Fee Waiver Request Form well in advance of your application deadline. The Fee Waiver Request form will not be available after January 2.
  4. Once you have submitted your fee waiver request, you will receive an email within 2-3 business days indicating whether you have been granted a waiver. If you are not granted a fee waiver, you will need to pay the application fee when you submit your application. 

Do not submit your application fee until your fee waiver request has been processed and you have received a reply. Paid application fees will not be refunded.