The School of Computer Science offers graduate application fee waivers for reasons related to financial hardship and to participants of certain programs. Below you will find instructions on how to apply for an application fee waiver.

SCS Graduate Application Fee Waiver Deadline

SCS graduate application fee waiver requests must be submitted by Monday, December 7, 2020 at 12 p.m. EST.

Waivers Related to Financial Hardship

• If the application fee presents financial hardship to the applicant, we will consider a fee waiver request.
  • If you are living in the U.S. and feel that you are financially unable to pay, obtain a letter from your Financial Aid Office explaining your inability to pay and their support of a waiver. Upon receipt of this letter, your fee will be waived.
  • If you are either living outside of the U.S., not a current student or are unable to obtain a financial aid letter, include a brief description of your financial need and any documentation that supports your request (such as a tax return form, W2, etc.).
• Application fee waiver requests must be emailed to applygrad@cs.cmu.edu. 
  • In your request, you must also include the degree program to which you plan to apply.
  • We will confirm your need, and provide a voucher code that can be used to waive the application fees for up to two programs.
  • Allow up to 3-5 business days for your request to be processed.

Waivers for Participants of Programs

• For qualified participants of certain events, organizations and programs (see list below), an applicant may apply for a waiver during the application process.
• On the payment screen, you will be presented with the same list that appears below.
• If you have participated in any of them, indicate this and provide evidence of that participation by uploading the appropriate document (receipt for registration, membership card, certificates of participation, etc).
• Application fees will be waived for up to two of our programs.   

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