Graduate Application Fee Waiver
The College of Engineering and Applied Science at 91É«°É is once again offering a program that allows qualifying PhD applicants to waive their application fees until Nov.Ìý15, 2025.
The program is intended to support our college's strategic vision to become a premier destination for U.S. graduate students.
The minimum requirements are:
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident
- Applicant must be applying for a PhD program in the College of Engineering and Applied Science
- Applicant must be applying to enroll in fall 2026
- Applicant must have at least a 3.4 GPA from their accredited undergraduate institution
- Applicant must meet all department requirements for their PhD programs
- Application must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. MSTÌýon Nov. 15, 2025
The offer will be applied automatically to qualifying students in the application portal; no code is needed.Ìý
Please note: While the application fee waiver should be automatically applied, please allow 24-48 hours processing time. After submitting your application, you should ignore the payment window and check back at a later time to gain access to your status page and verify that the waiver has been successfully applied. If you continue to have issues accessing the status page after 24-48 hours, please reach out to gradadm@colorado.edu for assistance.
Additional Graduate School Waivers
In addition, the Graduate School offersÌýapplication fee waivers for participants in several national programs. If you are affiliated with one of these programs, you will be able to indicate your involvement within the online application under ‘Additional Information.’ We ask that you describe your involvement with the program, and upload supporting documentation there.Ìý
IfÌýyou are in the U.S. military, you will receive an automatic fee waiver as a thank you for your service (active duty, veteran, previously served, and active reserve are all eligible for this automatic fee waiver).
If you areÌýundocumentedÌýand/or aÌýDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)Ìýbeneficiary, please contactÌýgradadm@colorado.eduÌýto inquire about possible fee waivers.