Application Fee and Waivers

The application fee is due when you submit your application. The fee is non-refundable and subject to change. If you pay the application fee and you are later approved to receive a fee waiver, the fee will not be refunded.

• United States citizens and those with permanent resident visa status, $75
• Non-U.S. citizens, $90
• Current Rackham student (regardless of citizenship) $10

American Indian and Alaskan Native

Requirements for Eligibility

1. You must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
2. Your race must be American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Instructions

Respond to the questions required in the Fee Waiver section of the Apply Web application.

Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) – Summer Research Opportunity Program

Requirements for Eligibility

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Participation in a Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) at a Big Ten Academic Alliance University AND undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Instructions

1. Complete the FreeApp request form through the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
2. Respond to the questions required in the Fee Waiver section of the ApplyWeb application.

Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT)

Requirements for Eligibility

• Requires pre-approval from IRT.
• Contact IRT at 978.749.4116 or [email protected] if you have a question.

Instructions

1. Request an official verification document or letter from IRT before you are ready to submit your application.
2. Upload the official verification document (proof of membership) on the Additional Essay & Information page (page 10) of the ApplyWeb application. Do not mail, fax, or email the proof of eligibility to the Rackham Graduate School.

Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars (MICHHERS)

Requirements for Eligibility

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Participation in the MICHHERS program.

Instructions

Respond to the questions required in the Fee Waiver section of the ApplyWeb application.

National Organization Affiliation Fee Waiver

Requirements for Eligibility

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• You must be a member of one of the following organizations:
  • Cientifico Latino
  • Current Volunteer with Vista/Peace Corps or AmeriCorps
  • Gates Millennium Scholars Program (GMS)
  • Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT)
  • Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
  • Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
  • Next Generation of Scholars in Population Research (NextGenPop)
  • Post-Baccalaureate Research and Education Program (PREP)
  • Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Institute (PPIA)
  • Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)
  • Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair)

  Instructions

  1. Request an official verification document or letter from the organization before you are ready to submit your application.
  2. Upload the official verification document (proof of membership) on the Additional Essay & Information page (page 10) of the ApplyWeb application. Do not mail, fax, or email the proof of eligibility to the Rackham Graduate School.

  Need Based Fee Waivers

  Enrolled Undergraduate Senior or Graduate Student Currently Receiving Federal Financial Aid from a U.S. College or University

  Requirements for Eligibility

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
  • An enrolled/current undergraduate college senior or graduate student currently receiving financial aid from an institution in the United States, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territory.
  • Estimated family contribution (EFC) listed on the Student Aid Report (SAR) is less than $1,500. The Student Aid Report is provided after the FASFA is submitted.

  Instructions

  Upload a copy your Student Aid Report (SAR) page one only with the submission of this application on the Additional Essay & Information page (page 10) of the ApplyWeb application.

  • Do not mail, fax, or email the proof of eligibility to the Rackham Graduate School.
  • The Student Aid Report can be obtained by using the FSA ID number and choosing Student Aid Report (SAR).

  Undocumented or DACAmented Students

  Requirements for Eligibility

  Applicant has Undocumented or DACAmented immigrant status.

  Instructions

  Fee Waivers Administered by a University of Michigan Graduate Program, School, or College

  This list does not include every program, school, or college that offers application fee waivers. To be eligible for Graduate Program Fee Waivers you must receive pre-approval and a fee waiver code from the graduate program, school, or college directly.

  Send questions about graduate program fee waivers to the graduate program, school, or college that administers the fee waiver.

  • Master’s Bridge Program Waivers (requires pre-approval from the program)
    • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology – [email protected]
    • Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology – [email protected]

    

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