Application Fee Waiver
If you believe you qualify for an application fee waiver, send an email to amcult.gc@umich.edu providing proof and an explanation of your eligibility based on the following:
1. You have a record of superior academic achievement;
2. You are U.S. citizens or permanent resident or undocumented students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA); AND must meet one or more of the following:
- Come from an educational, cultural or geographic background that is underrepresented in graduate study in your discipline in the United States or at the University of Michigan;
- Have demonstrated a commitment to diversity in the academic, professional, or civic realm through their work experience, volunteer engagement, or leadership of student or community organizations. By diversity, we mean efforts to reduce social, educational or economic disparities based on race, ethnicity or gender, or to improve race relations in the U.S.;
- Have experienced financial hardship as a result of family economic circumstances;
- Are a first generation U.S. citizens or first generation in your family to graduate from a four‐ year college.
Fee waivers are also available for international students under similar guidelines, besides needing to be a U.S. Citizen.
Please keep in mind that race, ethnicity, gender, or national origin may not be used as a criteria for requesting an application fee waiver.
