Graduate Application Fee Waivers

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Please check our deadlines and application round here. Applicants are encouraged to apply early in order to ensure timely consideration.

Priority Deadlines For Fee Waivers

We are currently accepting graduate applications for Fall 2024 for all programs. January 5th is the priority deadline to be considered for both admission and scholarship, however applications will continue to be accepted on an ongoing basis until programs have filled. Applicants are encouraged to apply early in order to ensure timely consideration.

International students are only eligible for waivers if they fall under the “Additional Fee Waiver” categories below, and may find eligibility information in those sections below.

How to Submit Financial Need Waiver Requests

  1. Confirm you are eligible to fill out the FAFSA
  2. Download and complete the Application Fee Waiver Form
  3. Provide your current Student Aid Report (SAR) (available from the FAFSA website).
  4. You must show an EFC of 0.
  5. Email both documents to Application Help at apphelp@pratt.edu

Completion of a fee waiver request form does not guarantee that your application fee will be waived. You will be notified via email when your request has been reviewed. If your request is not approved, you must pay the fee in order to submit your application. If approved, you will receive a fee waiver code by email from AppHelp, and you should follow the instructions below.

Using Your Fee Waiver Code

  1. Complete an application online at connect.pratt.edu/apply.
  2. You will be prompted to enter your waiver code in lieu of payment at the time you submit the application.

Additional Fee Waivers Available

Expedited Application for Pratt Students Fee Waiver

An Expedited Application is offered to Pratt students who have conferred, or will confer, a bachelor’s degree at Pratt and would like to continue into the following programs with abbreviated application materials and waived application fee:

Current eligible programs include:

  1. Fill out the application fee waiver form
  2. Read the requirements for the expedited application at Departmental Requirements. The PDF is at the bottom of the page.
  3. Email your Application Fee Waiver Form to apphelp@pratt.edu.
  4. Submit your application at connect.pratt.edu/apply and enter your waiver code in lieu of payment.
  5. Any eligible materials will be waived by a counselor after submission.

Questions about expedited applications can be directed to admissions@pratt.edu, and kindly state your graduate program of interest when inquiring.

Pratt Faculty and Staff Fee Waiver

Admissions will waive current faculty and staff application fees. Please fill out the Application Fee Waiver Form , include your Pratt ID where requested, and email it to apphelp@pratt.edu with the subject line “Pratt Faculty/Staff Fee Waiver Request”.

Special Programs Fee Waiver

Pratt’s graduate programs will waive the application fee for applicants who are currently participants in one of the programs listed below, or who have participated in one of the programs listed below for at least a year within the last two years. You must fill out an Application Fee Waiver Form and email the form as well as a letter from a program official documenting the dates of your participation to Application Help at apphelp@pratt.edu.

Eligible programs include:

If you have been offered a fee waiver after attending a recruitment event or through correspondence with a Pratt staff or faculty member, please complete an Application Fee Waiver Form and include that information in the space provided on the form.

For Special Programs Requesting the Application Fee Waiver

A special program not listed above may request the application fee waiver for its participants by writing to Application Help at apphelp@pratt.edu, provided that the program meets all of the following criteria:

Outside Organization Fee Waiver

If you are applying to Pratt Institute through an outside fellowship organization, you may be eligible to have your application fee waived. You, or the organization officer submitting the application on your behalf, must fill out an Application Fee Waiver Form and email the completed form and a letter from an organization official documenting your receipt of their fellowship to Application Help at apphelp@pratt.edu.

Eligible outside organizations include:

Military Fee Waivers

Fee Waivers are also granted to applicants who have served in the US Military. Please fill out the Application Fee Waiver Form and email it to Application Help at apphelp@pratt.edu with the subject line “Military Service Fee Waiver Request.” Include a scan of your military I.D. or other proof of service.