Application Fee Waiver Request - Financial Hardship

    Please submit the form below if you want an application fee waiver due to financial hardship.

    Application fee waivers are ONLY available to qualified domestic (US Citizen, Permanent Resident, AB540, or DACA) applicants. We DO NOT offer financial hardship fee waivers to international applicants.

    You may submit your graduate application without paying the application fee. Please note that your application WILL be reviewed once the fee has been waived or paid. We cannot waive or refund the application once it has been paid.

    A fee waiver may only be approved for one application. All requests will be processed within four (4) business days. 

    The limited fee waivers for financial hardship were allocated for the 2026-27 academic year. Please visit our Fee Waiver page to see if you qualify for a graduate preparation program fee waiver, or contact your program to see if they have any suggestions.

    Thank you,
    UCR Graduate Admissions