Applicants for graduate school may be eligible for a waiver of their $65 admission application fee.
International student eligibility:
Application fee waivers are only available to international applicants if the program provides full funding packages, i.e. a graduate assistantship, and the applicant attends an information session offered by the program to which they’re applying.
Please note: Your application will need to be submitted with the same email address that you used to attend an event.
Domestic-student eligibility:
Applicants who attend a program-specific information session for the program to which they are applying are eligible to receive a fee waiver. The Visit site has a listing of available information sessions within graduate programs.
Please note: Your application will need to be submitted with the same email address that you used to attend an event.
Alternatively, you may be eligible for a fee waiver if you meet at least one of the following requirements:
- You are a current participant in the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, Gates Millennium Scholars, McNair Scholars Program, or Teach for America
- Current recipients of unemployment benefits OR State of Oregon or U.S. Public Assistance (SNAP, TANF, Oregon Health Plan, Medicaid)
- According to the FAFSA, your Student Aid Index (SAI) is less than $5,500
- You are a current member or a veteran of the U.S. Armed Services
- You are a currently enrolled PSU undergraduate student
- You are a currently enrolled PSU graduate student who is adding or changing programs
- You are a PSU-benefits-eligible faculty and Staff member. Applicants who are submitting an additional PSU graduate application for the same academic school year (Fall – Summer) and have already paid the $65 application fee.
How do I obtain my fee waiver?
In your application, you will be asked if you meet any of the above eligibility criteria. Check the box (boxes) that apply and complete your application. If you qualify for an application fee waiver, it will be applied when you submit your application.