Fee Waiver Form

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The Graduate School offersÌýapplication fee waivers toÌýU.S. citizens and permanent residentsÌýwho areÌýparticipants in the following programs only.ÌýPlease follow and complete the instructions below to submit the single fee waiver application most appropriate to you.

  • AmeriCorps (currently serving)
  • Gates Millennium Scholars
  • GEM ÌýFellows
  • Leadership Alliance
  • Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP)
  • Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program
  • Next Gen Pop Fellows (NGP)
  • Peace Corps (currently serving)
  • Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)
  • SMART
  • Teach for AmericaÌý(currently serving)

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Please contact gradadm@colorado.edu for additional information about fee waivers.

Fee Waiver for undocumented or DACA individual

Please contact gradadm@colorado.edu

Do any of the following apply to you?
  1. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
  2. Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)
  3. Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM)
  4. Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT)
  5. Jackie Robinson Foundation
  6. Leadership Brainery
  7. Posse Foundation scholars
  8. Participation in a program not listed above may still qualify you for an application fee waiver, provided it meets the following criteria:
    1. Mission explicitly aligns with the Department’sÌýDiversity InitiativeÌýand the Graduate School’s commitment toÌýDiversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion
    2. Demonstrates a clear directive for students to enter a doctoral or research program.
    3. Is represented or has chapters at more than one U.S. university campus.
    4. Please provide a brief statement supporting your request.
  1. Included in this group are first-generation students where neither parent(s) nor grandparent(s) have obtained a four-year degree.
  2. Please provide a brief statement supporting your request.
  1. Applicants with documented financial hardshipÌýwill be required to provide supporting documentation for at leastÌýoneÌýof the following, along with a brief 100–250 wordsÌýexplanation:
    1. Undergraduate Pell Grant recipients
    2. An official statement of need, which includes your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) or Student Aid Index (SAI), from a financial aid officer at your current institution.
    3. A copy of your FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR), with your Social Security Number obscured  An official verification of current participation in a U.S. government low-income aid program, such as Unemployment, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Welfare, Medicaid, etc.
    4. Do not send copies of tax returns, bank statements, or any document that contains your social security number.
  1. Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions
  2. Historically Black Colleges
  3. Hispanic Serving Institutions
  4. Minority Serving Institution
  5. Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions
  6. Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions
  7. Tribal Colleges and Universities
Briefly describe why you may be eligible for a fee waiver including specific information about any need-based financial aid/assistance you may have received (limit response to 500 characters). You may be contacted for additional documentation if necessary.Ìý