Special Programs Fee Waiver
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will waive the application fee for applicants who are participants or who have participated in one of the programs listed below for at least a year. You will be required to complete the “Special Programs Fee Waiver Request Form” and submit a hard copy letter from the coordinator or director of the program indicating the length of time of your enrollment and whether you are still in the program or have graduated in the past two years. Your Special Programs Fee Waiver Request Form and supporting materials must be received prior to the deadline of your designated program of study.
On the payment page of the online application , select, "Pay by Check", print the Payment Voucher and mail it, along with a completed Special Programs Fee Waiver Request Form and all supporting documentation, to Office of Admissions, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 102 Low Library, 535 West 116th Street, MC 4306, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027. Your Special Programs Fee Waiver Request Form must be received prior to the deadline of your designated program of study. If your request is approved, your fee will be waived. If your request is denied you will be asked to pay the $100 application fee.
The Fee Waiver is a one-time offer for eligible applicants.
- AmeriCorps
- Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minorities Students (ABRCMS)
- Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholar
- Careers Opportunity Research/NIMH (COR/NIHM)
- Currently serving in the U.S. Military
- Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT)
- Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program
- Ronald McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
- Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellows Program
- Minority Access Research Careers (MARC)
- Minority Biomedical Research Support Program (RISE)
- National Association of African American Honors Programs (NAAAHP)
- Peace Corps
- Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- Teach for America
- Jackie Robinson Foundation
Financial Fee Waiver
The Graduate School will also waive an application fee for US citizens or permanent residents who are currently enrolled in a US college or university and who demonstrate financial need. You must download a copy of the “Financial Fee Waiver Request Form” and provide financial information from one of the following sources:
- A letter verifying your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) signed by you and a financial aid officer at the institution currently being attended
- Your Student Aid Report (SAR) for the 2011-2012 year (available from the FAFSA website beginning January 1, 2011)
- A copy of your most recent U.S. Income Tax Returns, Form 1040.
On the payment page of the online application , select, "Pay by Check", print the Payment Voucher and mail it, along with a completed Financial Fee Waiver Request Form and all supporting documentation, to Office of Admissions, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 108 Low Library, 535 West 116th Street, MC 4303, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027. Your Financial Fee Waiver Request Form must be received prior to the deadline of your designated program of study. If your request is approved, your fee will be waived. If your request is denied you will be asked to pay the $100 application fee.
The Fee Waiver is a one-time offer for eligible applicants.