Application Fee Waivers

Application Fee

The Application Fee is US $55.00.

Application Fee Waivers for U.S. Citizens & Permanent Resident Applicants

This fee is automatically waived upon submission for applicants who are current members or former participants in one or more of the following organizations:

AmeriCorps	Institute for Nonprofit Practice (INP) Alumni	Posse Foundation
Brandeis Alumni	Lead for America (LFA) Fellows and Alumni	Prospanica (formerly NSHMBA)
Current Brandeis Employees	Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) MBA Prep Program	Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program (PPIA)
City Year	McNair Scholars Program	Teach for America
Commonwealth Corps	National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA)	U.S. Military (currently serving or veterans)
Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Alumni	Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

Additionally, if you are a domestic applicant who was a first-generation college student, your fee will be automatically waived.

In order to have your application fee waived, be sure to indicate any organizations with which you are a current member or former participant on your application, under the "Additional Information" tab. 

Application Fee Waivers for International Applicants

The Heller School thrives on the diversity of experience that our students bring to the classroom. Thus, applicants to a select number of our programs who are citizens of one of the nations listed below qualify for the fee waiver. Be sure to note your citizenship on the online application form and your fee will be waived upon submission. In order to receive a fee waiver, international applicants must: a) be applying to one of our qualifying programs AND b) be from one of the qualifying countries. Please see below for our list of eligible programs and eligible countries.

Eligible Programs:

• MA in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence (MA COEX)

• MA in Sustainable International Development (MA SID)

• Master of Science in Global Health Policy and Management (MS/GHPM)

• Joint MA in Sustainable International Development and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

• Joint MA in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence and Near Eastern and Judaic Studies

 

Eligible Countries:

This list was compiled based on aggregate data on low- and middle-income countries from the World Bank and the United Nations.