Harvard College Admissions Application Fee Waiver Request

Do not let the admissions application fee prevent you from applying! In the spirit of our honor code, if the admissions application fee presents a hardship for you or your family, the fee will be waived.

Before you fill out this form, please review the indicators of economic need on the Common Application and the Coalition Application. If you meet these criteria, you can request a fee waiver through the application. If you do not meet any of those indicators and would still like to request a fee waiver, please fill out this form. Remember, requesting a fee waiver will not disadvantage your application in any way.

Application Type

You have reached the freshman admissions office for Harvard College, the undergraduate school of Harvard University. For information about graduate school admissions policies and procedures, including fee waivers, please contact the appropriate graduate admissions office at Harvard University. We have provided a link to the page listing the schools at Harvard University below.

Harvard Graduate School of Business Admissions: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/Pages/default.aspx
Harvard School of Dental Medicine Admissions: https://hsdm.harvard.edu/admissions
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS): https://gsas.harvard.edu/
Harvard Law School: https://hls.harvard.edu/
Harvard Medical School: https://hms.harvard.edu/
Harvard Graduate School of Design: https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/
Harvard Graduate School of Education: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/
Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Graduate Programs (apply through GSAS): https://www.seas.harvard.edu/academics/graduate
Harvard Kennedy School of Government Admissions: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/admissions-financial-aid
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/
Harvard Divinity School: https://hds.harvard.edu/

Sincerely,
Harvard College Freshman Admissions Office

You have reached the Harvard College Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid office. Please write to the Transfer Admissions Office at adm-tran@fas.harvard.edu to request a transfer application fee waiver.

First Name*

Middle Name

Last Name*

Date of Birth*

Email Address*

Application you will use to apply to Harvard*

If you are using the Common Application to apply, you must create a Common Application account and add Harvard to your "My Colleges" list in order for us to process a fee waiver on that platform.

Common Application ID Number (CAID)

Where are you attending high school?*

School Name*

School Location*

Country

City

Region

Date of High School Graduation*

Please check all that apply*

My family’s income is less than $65,000 USD

Unfavorable rate of currency exchange (please describe in more detail below)

My family’s income is higher than $65,000 USD, but we have unusual family expenses that affect our ability to pay the fee (please include a detailed explanation below)

We are able to pay, but do not have a credit card activated for international transactions

I am a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and I am eligible for an SAT or ACT fee waiver

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