Applicants experiencing financial hardship or extenuating circumstances may request an application fee waiver. In addition, applicants who meet one of the following criteria may be eligible for a waiver:
- GRE Fee Reduction Certificate Recipients (for the current academic year): Recipients are required to provide a scanned copy of the email from ETS that includes the GRE Fee Reduction Voucher Number. Information on the GRE Fee Reduction Program can be obtained from the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
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American Economic Association Summer Training Program: Participants are required to provide verification of their participation from the Program Director.
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Summit@StanfordGSB: Attendees are required to provide details about their participation in the program including dates and host institution.
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McNair Scholars (current or former): McNair Scholars are required to provide verification of their McNair Scholar status from the McNair Scholars Program Director at their institution.
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The PhD Excellence Initiative: Participants are required to provide verification of their participation from their research supervisor.
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Research Scholar Initiative: Participants are required to provide verification of their participation from the program director or their research supervisor.
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The Sadie Collective: (accepted to attend the current or previous year’s conference: Attendees are required to provide verification of their approved conference acceptance.
Requesting an Application Fee Waiver
Important: If you meet one of the above criteria, please request a fee waiver by submitting this form by November 16. Please note, prior to submitting a fee waiver request, you need to have started the 2024 PhD application and entered the following information on the application:
- Citizenship
- Mailing address
- Permanent address
- Undergraduate education
- Submit a GMAT or GRE score or enter the scheduled test date
- Upload a current CV/resume
If you apply for a fee waiver, please do not pay the application fee until you find out if your request for a waiver is granted or not. If we deny your request for a waiver, we will instruct you to pay the fee. If your application fee waiver is approved, you will be given further instructions on how to proceed with your application.