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Compiled by the
Científico Latino, Inc. team		This list is restricted to programs based in the United States that waive the application fees without the need to apply for a waiver or participate in a particular program. If you are aware of an additional program without an application fee, email us at contact@cientificolatino.com
Application fee status is subject to change -- check the program site to confirm.
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UniversityProgram(s) or Department(s)Application Fee Status
As of Fall 2023		Are international students eligible for this waived application fee?Reference/More info
*Check for eligibility requirements*
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Gerstner Sloan KetteringGraduate School of Biomedical SciencesNo application fee!Yeshttps://www.sloankettering.edu/gerstner/admissions/faqs#is-there-an-application-fee-
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UT SouthwesternGraduate School of Biomedical SciencesNo application fee!Yeshttps://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/graduate-school/application-and-admissions/
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Texas Christian UniversityDepartment of Physics and AstronomyNo application fee for U.S. Citizens/Permanent ResidentsNohttps://cse.tcu.edu/physics-astronomy/graduate/doctorate-programs.php
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University of RochesterBiology PhD programNo application fee for Biology if you apply by 11/1!YesBiology: https://www.sas.rochester.edu/bio/graduate/admissions.html#fee
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University of RochesterSchool of Medicine and DentistryNo application fee if applying early (Nov. 15thYeshttps://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/graduate/application-deadlines.aspx
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North Carolina State UniversityChemistry PhD programDomestic ApplicantsNohttps://chemistry.sciences.ncsu.edu/graduate/
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Rice UniversityComputer Science PhD program; Synthethic and Physical Biology PhD programNo application fee for the PhD program!YesComputer Science: https://csweb.rice.edu/academics/graduate-programs/admission/graduate-program-application
Systems, Synthetic and Physical Biology: https://sspb.rice.edu/phd-program/application-faqs
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Baylor College of MedicineGraduate School of Biomedical SciencesNo application fee!Yeshttps://www.bcm.edu/education/graduate-school-of-biomedical-sciences/admissions
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City of Hope’s Irell & ManellaGraduate School of Biological Sciences No application fee!Yeshttps://www.cityofhope.org/education/irell-and-manella-graduate-school-of-biological-sciences/irell-manella-graduate-school-programs/phd-in-biological-sciences-program/admission-requirements
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UT Health San AntonioGraduate School of Biomedical SciencesNo application fee! $50 application fee for international studentsNohttps://www.uthscsa.edu/academics/biomedical-sciences/what-know-you-apply
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University of Southern CaliforniaDepartment of Chemistry, Physical Biology PhD ProgramNo application fee!YesChemistry: https://dornsife.usc.edu/chemistry/graduate-admission/
Physical Biology: https://dornsife.usc.edu/physics/physical-biology-phd-program/
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Scripps Research InstituteDoctoral Program in Chemical and Biological SciencesNo application fee!Yeshttps://education.scripps.edu/graduate/admissions/faqs/
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD Program in Systems NeuroscienceNo application fee!YesSystems Neurocience: https://www.cmu.edu/ni/academics/psn/index.html
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Weizman Institute of ScienceFeinberg Graduate School (all PhD and MSc programs)No application fee!Yeshttps://www.weizmann.ac.il/feinberg/admissions/how-apply
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Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineBiomedical Graduate ProgramsNo application fee!Yeshttps://ssom.luc.edu/graduate_school/admissions/requirements/
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St. Jude Children's Research HospitalBiomedical SciencesNo application fee!Yeshttps://www.stjude.org/education-training/st-jude-graduate-school-of-biomedical-sciences/academics/phd-biomedical-sciences/faqs.html#sectioned_content-4bbd4efd-37be-4c01-890d-0c9dd1a2b57c=2
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Graduate School of the Stowers InstituteGraduate SchoolNo application fee!Yeshttps://www.stowers.org/gradschool/admissions
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University of Alabama BirminghamGraduate Biomedical SciencesFree if applying by Nov 30Domestichttps://www.uab.edu/gbs/home/admissions
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Wesleyan UniversityBiology PhD programNo application fee!Yeshttps://www.wesleyan.edu/bio/gradappreq.html
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Michigan Technological UniversityGraduate SchoolNo application fee!Yeshttps://www.mtu.edu/gradschool/prospective/apply-now/
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterGraduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (GPiBS)No application fee!Yeshttps://graduate.ouhsc.edu/Graduate-Programs/PhD-Programs/Graduate-Program-in-Biomedical-Sciences
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Van Andel InstituteVan Andel Institute Graduate SchoolNo application fee!Yeshttps://www.vai.org/graduate-school/admissions/?tabUrl=tab-2
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Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and SciencePhD ProgramNo application fee!Yeshttps://college.mayo.edu/academics/biomedical-research-training/phd-program/how-to-apply/
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Clemson Graduate ProgramsGraduate ProgramsNo application fee!Yes
https://www.clemson.edu/graduate/admissions/preparing-to-apply/application-fees.html#:~:text=Applicants%20for%20Summer%202023%20and,graduate%20programs%20at%20Clemson%20University.
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Fuller Theological SeminaryPhD in Clinical PsychologyFree if applying by Nov 1Yeshttps://www.fuller.edu/phd-clinical-psychology/
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Biola UniversityPhD in Clinical Psychology (Rosemead School of Psychology)Free if applying by Nov 1 (use code "RSMDEARLY23")Yeshttps://www.biola.edu/rosemead/admissions/grad
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University of VirginiaSchool of Engineering and Applied ScienceNo application fee!Yeshttps://engineering.virginia.edu/future-grads/graduate-admissions
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Tulane UniversitySchool of Science and Engineering (all PhD programs)No application fee!Yeshttps://sse.tulane.edu/academics/graduate/admissions#
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UPennBiomedical Graduate StudiesNo application fee!Yeshttps://www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/admissions-faqs.html
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Rice UniversityChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNo application fee for PhD!Yeshttps://chbe.rice.edu/academics/graduate-programs/graduate-admissions
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University of Illinois ChicagoDepartment of ChemistryNo application fee by 12/15!Yeshttps://chem.uic.edu/academics/graduate-studies/application-information/
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University of Southern CaliforniaMarine and Environmental BiologyNo application fee if you apply for fee waiver!

Email Doug Burleson (burleson@usc.edu) to obtain your fee waiver letter by 12/1		Yeshttps://dornsife.usc.edu/meb/prospective-students/
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