Application Fee Waiver Request

All Other Application Fee Waiver Requests

Depending on the department or program you are applying to, you may be eligible for an application fee waiver based on your participation in a relevant group, program or organization. Some departments/programs also have a limited number of application fee waivers based on financial hardship. Please carefully review the information below to determine your next steps.

Applicable to All Maxwell Graduate Programs

The following groups/programs are eligible for an application fee waiver:

• Center for Analytical Research & Evaluation (ESEP – Kazakhstan)
• El Yurt Umidi Foundation (Uzbekistan)
• GEM Fellowship applicants (Graduate Education for Minority Students)
• Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellows and interns
• Syracuse University employees

Professional Master’s Programs Only (M.P.A., M.P.H., M.A. in international relations, M.A. in public diplomacy and global communications, M.S. in sustainable organizations and policy)

Request an Application Fee Waiver for a Professional Master’s Program

• AmeriCorps volunteers and alumni
• Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellows and finalists
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellows and interns (CHCI)
• Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Fellows and interns
• Gettysburg College
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
• LeMoyne College
• Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs)
• Seoul National University
• Teach for America corps member or alumni
• Thomas R. Pickering International Affairs Fellows and finalists
• U.S. Fulbright Grantees

Executive Master’s Programs Only (Executive M.P.A. and Executive M.A. in international relations)

Request an Application Fee Waiver for an Executive Master’s Program

• AmeriCorps volunteers and alumni
• Universidad Austral (Argentina)
• Burmese American Community Institute (BACI)
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellows and interns (CHCI)
• Humphrey Fellows Program
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
• Korea Development Institute
• Santa Maria La Antigua University
• Republic of Korea – Ministry of Personnel Management
• Returned Peace Corp Volunteers (RPCVs)
• Seoul National University
• Universidad Austral (Argentina)
• Universidad Panamericana

Social Science Degree Programs Only

Anthropology (Ph.D.)
Students interested in an application fee waiver should email the department at anthro@syr.edu. Please note that the anthropology department does not consider waiver requests for the M.A. program.

Economics (M.A. and Ph.D.)
Students interested in an application fee waiver should email the department at economics@syr.edu. You are encouraged to submit a copy of your resume, transcripts, and GRE scores (if available) along with your request.

Geography (M.A., Ph.D. and C.A.S.)
Students interested in an application fee waiver should contact the departmental graduate director at geograddirector@syr.edu, as well as cc Roxanne Tupper at rmtupper@syr.edu. The geography department offers a limited number of fee waivers to applicants. Requests are evaluated based on an applicant’s financial need and their match with a potential advisor. To be eligible for a fee waiver, applicants must have obtained written confirmation that a departmental faculty member is willing to supervise their project. Around December 1, the department will make a preliminary assessment of their applicant pool and allocate its fee waivers.

History (M.A. and Ph.D.)
Students interested in an application fee waiver should contact the departmental graduate director, Andrew Cohen, at awcohe01@syr.edu.

Political Science (M.A. and Ph.D.)
Students interested in an application fee waiver should contact the departmental graduate director, Dimitar Gueorguiev, at ddgueorg@syr.edu, as well as cc Candy Brooks at cbrook01@syr.edu. Due to budget constraints, the Political Science Department only considers fee waiver requests in unique circumstances or as part of ongoing recruitment activities. General requests for hardship and or need-based waivers will not be considered at this time.

Public Administration (Ph.D.)
Students interested in an application fee waiver should email the department at paia@syr.edu. You are encouraged to submit a copy of your resume, transcripts and GRE scores (if available) along with your request. 

Sociology (Ph.D.)
Students interested in an application fee waiver should email the departmental administrative specialist, Janet Coria, at jmcoria@syr.edu.