{"id":350,"date":"2023-03-27T09:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T14:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/?page_id=350"},"modified":"2026-02-16T13:51:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:51:38","slug":"preparation-pipeline-fee-grant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/students\/financial-support\/preparation-pipeline-fee-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Fee Grants \u2013 Graduate School Pipeline Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/646\/2025\/07\/20250410_EH_CIE_MG_9589-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Chemistry grad students\" class=\"wp-image-5576\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An application fee grant, also known as an application fee waiver, allows individuals who meet the stated criteria apply for an academic program without paying the application fee. Thanks to philanthropic contributions, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Graduate School is able to offer a limited number of Application Fee Grants to graduate school applicants who have completed or are currently completing participation in select graduate school preparation programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have participated in one or more of the graduate school preparation programs noted below, you are eligible to apply for an Application Fee Grant through the Graduate School Admission Application system. McNair Scholars who have completed participation in the Ronald E McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, please follow this link for guidelines regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/students\/financial-support\/fellowships\/mcnair-fellowship\/#:~:text=McNair%20Graduate%20Application%20Fee%20Waiver%20Process\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McNair Graduate Application Fee Waiver Process<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please know, the Graduate School only provides fee grants to eligible applications in the 51ÁÔÆæ Graduate School Admission Application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-eligible-programs\">Eligible Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/about-us\/bernard-j-tyson-office-of-health\/hbcu-scholars-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Heart Association &#8211; HBCU Scholar Recognition Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amgenscholars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amgen Scholars Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/btaa.org\/resources-for\/students\/srop\/campus-profiles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Ten Academic Alliance &#8211; Summer Research Opportunities Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cientificolatino.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cientifico Latino &#8211; Graduate Student Mentorship Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gmsp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gates Millennium Scholars Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mchb.hrsa.gov\/programs-impact\/focus-areas\/mch-workforce-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maternal and Child Health &#8211; Leadership, Education, and Advancement in Undergraduate Pathways (LEAP)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/karshstemscholars.howard.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Howard University &#8211; Karsh STEM Scholars Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mellon.org\/mmuf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program (MMUF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/opportunities\/lsamp-louis-stokes-alliances-minority-participation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. National Science Foundation &#8211; Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/initiatives\/reu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. National Science Foundation &#8211; Research Experience for Undergraduates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppiaprogram.org\/fellowship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) &#8211; Junior Summer Institute<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theleadershipalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Leadership Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.wisc.edu\/diversity\/summer-research-opportunity-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Wisconsin-Madison &#8211; Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>If you have participated in any of the eligible programs, please apply for a Fee Grant within the Graduate School Admission Application system. When you apply to 51ÁÔÆæ, in the Graduate School Admission Application, you will see the following explanation of the procedures for requesting the Preparation Pipeline Fee Grant:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose the appropriate program from the drop down list below to indicate the eligible program in which you have participated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm your eligibility by uploading a document from the qualifying program or organization that is on official letterhead from the qualifying program or organization that shows you were a participant or member. This verification must be a PDF, signed by the program, and include your full name, as well as the contact information for the program. (You may need to request a statement of verification from your qualifying program or organization).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In order to ensure consideration, please submit your application including your request for a fee grant and all supporting documents at least ten (10) business days before the program deadline. Requests submitted after that may not be processed before the deadline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>These application fee grants are made possible because of philanthropic contributions to the 51ÁÔÆæ Foundation Graduate School Application Fee Grant Fund.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An application fee grant, also known as an application fee waiver, allows individuals who meet the stated criteria apply for an academic program without paying the application fee. 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