Department Fee Waiver Request

All qualified applicants are eligible to apply for a fee waiver. The department has a limited number of waivers available and will evaluate requests on a case-by-case basis. Students must meet minimum GPA and English proficiency requirements to be considered for a fee waiver. 

Note: The online application portal states that international students are not eligible; however, the Chemistry & Biochemistry department will consider requests on a case-by-case basis directly from the department.

Deadline: November 24 at 5 pm PST – We will only consider department fee waiver requests received by 5 pm PST on November 24.

Instructions:

At a minimum, applicants need to have completed, uploaded, and submitted the following items to their application: statement of purpose, personal history statement, statement of financial need, and resume. Do not pay the application fee, we cannot reimburse application fees.

Domestic Applicants: In the application portal, follow the directions for requesting a fee waiver. If you are denied a fee waiver, please contact aldnolan@ucsc.edu to state why you are requesting a fee waiver and attach your statement of need. If you are granted a fee waiver by the department, we will provide additional directions for how to complete the application.

International Applicants: Once your application is completed (but not submitted), contact aldnolan@ucsc.edu stating why you are requesting a fee waiver and attach your statement of financial need. If you are granted a fee waiver, we will provide additional directions for how to complete the application procedure (DO NOT select “Fee Waiver” as an international student).

Statement of Financial Need: The statement should not exceed one (1) page and should fully explain, in your own words, your need for financial assistance with the application fee. This should be both uploaded in the application and emailed to aldnolan@ucsc.edu when requesting a fee waiver.

Note: If you have applied, and received, a fee waiver for a past application cycle, we are unlikely to grant one for this application cycle.