An application fee grant, also known as an application fee waiver, allows individuals who meet the stated criteria apply for an academic program without paying the application fee. Thanks to philanthropic contributions, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Graduate School is able to offer a limited number of Application Fee Grants to graduate school applicants who have completed or are currently completing participation in select graduate school preparation programs.
If you have participated in one or more of the graduate school preparation programs noted below, you are eligible to apply for an Application Fee Grant through the Graduate School Admission Application system. McNair Scholars who have completed participation in the Ronald E McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, please follow this link for guidelines regarding the McNair Graduate Application Fee Waiver Process.
Please know, the Graduate School only provides fee grants to eligible applications in the UWM Graduate School Admission Application.
Eligible Programs
- American Heart Association – HBCU Scholar Recognition Program
- Amgen Scholars Program
- Big Ten Academic Alliance – Summer Research Opportunities Program
- Cientifico Latino – Graduate Student Mentorship Initiative
- Gates Millennium Scholars Program
- Maternal and Child Health – Leadership, Education, and Advancement in Undergraduate Pathways (LEAP)
- Howard University – Karsh STEM Scholars Program
- Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program (MMUF)
- U.S. National Science Foundation – Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
- U.S. National Science Foundation – Research Experience for Undergraduates
- Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) – Junior Summer Institute
- The Leadership Alliance
- University of Wisconsin-Madison – Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee STEM-Inspire Program
If you have participated in any of the eligible programs, please apply for a Fee Grant within the Graduate School Admission Application system. When you apply to UWM, in the Graduate School Admission Application, you will see the following explanation of the procedures for requesting the Preparation Pipeline Fee Grant:
- Choose the appropriate program from the drop down list below to indicate the eligible program in which you have participated.
- Confirm your eligibility by uploading a document from the qualifying program or organization that is on official letterhead from the qualifying program or organization that shows you were a participant or member. This verification must be a PDF, signed by the program, and include your full name, as well as the contact information for the program. (You may need to request a statement of verification from your qualifying program or organization).
- In order to ensure consideration, please submit your application including your request for a fee grant and all supporting documents at least ten (10) business days before the program deadline. Requests submitted after that may not be processed before the deadline.
These application fee grants are made possible because of philanthropic contributions to the UWM Foundation Graduate School Application Fee Grant Fund.