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Program Participation Eligibility:

The Office of Minority Affairs will waive the application fee for applicants who are applying for admission to one of the 31 Arts and Sciences Programs within GSAS and are current participants (or within 2 years of having been a participant) in one of the programs listed below for at least a year. Applicants who meet these requirements are required to complete the “ Special Programs Fee Waiver Request” 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. The  Special Programs Fee Waiver Request and supporting materials must be received prior to the deadline of your designated program of study.

• 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
  
  

The Fee Waiver is a one-time offer for eligible applicants.

PLEASE NOTE:These policies only apply to the 31 Arts and Sciences Programs within GSAS.If you are applying to another division of GSAS or Columbia University, you should consult with the admissions office for that program.