Note for Program Administrators:
If your program is not listed on our website under Application Fee Waivers in the Special Programs section, please use this form to request consideration to be added. You will find the list of Special Programs currently approved for the fee waiver at
Application Fee Waivers | GSAS (columbia.edu).*
Your program must meet all of the following criteria:
- The program's mission must explicitly align with the Graduate School’s Statement on Diversity and Inclusion (Statement on Diversity and Inclusion | GSAS (columbia.edu).
- The program must demonstrate a clear directive for students to enter a doctoral or other research degree program.
- The program must be represented or have chapters at more than one U.S. college or university campus.
Submitted requests will be reviewed by the GSAS Office of Academic Diversity and Inclusion on a rolling basis, as they are received.
* Note: The GSAS Special Programs Application Fee Waivers (and the other types of possible Application Fee Waivers we offer), are for Graduate School of Arts and Sciences degree programs only; see
Arts and Sciences Programs | GSAS (columbia.edu) for a list of eligible Arts and Sciences degree programs.