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Application Fee

The Graduate School application fee is $60 (U.S. dollars) for domestic applicants and $75 (U.S. dollars) for international applicants. The application fee payment will satisfy the payment requirement for all campus and/or graduate major selections listed on the application, up to three selections. You must pay your application fee online with your credit card. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express cards are accepted and processed using a secured online payment system. 

Your application will not be processed until your non-refundable application fee has been paid.

As an alternative to paying your application fee via credit card, Purdue University Graduate School has partnered with Convera to offer a simple and secure way to pay your fees online.  Convera’s platform is trusted by 800+ institutions worldwide to enable payments in 140+ currencies across 200+ countries and territories.

Please note: A foreign currency payment is a "pending" payment and does not automatically satisfy your application fee payment.  Purdue University Accounts Receivable will post the U.S. dollar equivalent to your Business Partner account, generally within two to five days after your local bank initiates payment.  When this has occurred, your application fee payment will be updated.

For more details about this fee payment option in the online application, visit our Foreign Currency Payments Web page.

If you are applying to a degree program or Graduate Certificate program at one of the Purdue University campuses, you will be charged an application fee. If you are a nondegree applicant applying to the West Lafayette, Northwest, or Fort Wayne campus, you will not be charged an application fee.

Application Fee Waivers

Purdue provides application fee waivers to recognize outstanding undergraduate achievement, and engage prospective students in recruitment events where Purdue is affiliated.

Applicants are eligible for one application fee waiver per program he/she has participated in.  Fee waivers are valid if the applicant has met the application fee waiver criteria starting on January 1, 2020 and beyond.

Graduate School applicants who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents experiencing economic hardship may request a waiver of the application fee. To request a waiver of the application fee, please send an email explaining your situation to gradinfo@purdue.edu.

Application fee waivers are available for participants in the programs listed below. Please note any special requirements for each program:

  • AISES Conference - must visit Purdue recruiter at annual conference and complete a contact information card.
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) - must visit Purdue recruiter at annual conference and complete contact information card.
  • Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) - must visit Purdue recruiter at annual conference and complete contact information card.
  • Big Ten+ Graduate School Expo - must register and participate in the event. Additional qualifications may be required, if the event is virtual.
  • Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting - must attend this event.
  • Cientifico Latino Graduate School Mentorship Initiative (GSMI) - applicants must have been enrolled in the GSMI program and have completed an interview process with the Cientifico Latino team. 
  • Colombia Purdue Partnership - must be selected into this program from strategic universities within Colombia.  For more information, please visit their website.
  • EducationUSA Opportunity Fund Recipient - must provide a copy of the official EducationUSA Opportunity Fund award letter.
  • Engineering Undergraduate Research Office - must be a Purdue University Engineering undergraduate student and a recipient of an academic year competitive fellowship program.  For more information, please visit their website.
  • Florida A&M Graduate Feeder Program - must be a participant of this program.
  • GEM Fellowship Program - U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents who have applied for the GEM Fellows program (submitted a completed application to GEM prior to their deadline) with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0.  For more information, please visit their website.
  • Institute for Recruitment of Teachers Program - must be selected and participate in their summer program.
  • Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders - must have participated in the Mandela Fellows program.  For more information, please visit their website.
  • McNair Scholars Program - name must be listed in National Directory. For more information on this program, please visit their website.
  • Midwest Graduate School Summit - must have registered and participated in the Midwest Graduate School Summit.
  • National Science Foundation Summer Internship (Purdue University) - must be selected and participate in sponsored program at Purdue.
  • National Society of Black Engineers National Career Fair must visit Purdue recruiter at annual conference and complete a contact information card.  For more information, please visit their website.  
  • Native American Institution Visit Program - must be invited and visit campus as part of this program.
  • NIH Intramural Training/Education Graduate & Professional Fair - must attend the fair and participate in an NIH training program.
  • NIH MARC USTAR/PREP/RISE - must have participated in one of these NIH-sponsored undergraduate research programs.
  • POSSE Scholars – must provide a copy of the official POSSE scholar participation letter.
  • Purdue Emerging Leaders Program - must be a participant of the program.
  • Purdue Engineering Virtual Graduate Showcase - must register for and attend the Purdue Engineering Virtual Graduate Showcase.  For more information on this program, please visit their website.
  • Purdue Fort Wayne Information Session or Recruitment Event - must attend a Purdue Fort Wayne sponsored information session or recruitment event, please visit their website.
  • Purdue Graduate Diversity Visitation Program - must be invited and attend the visitation hosted by Purdue.  For more information on this program, please visit their website.
  • Purdue Graduate School Information Session - must register for and attend the entire Purdue Graduate School Information Session.
  • Purdue Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) - must be a participant of the program.  For more information on this program, please visit their website.
  • Purdue Northwest Graduate Showcase - must attend the event sponsored by Purdue Northwest.
  • Purdue Northwest Professional Conference Events - must attend a professional conference event sponsored by Purdue Northwest graduate programs.
  • Purdue Summer Research Opportunity Program - must be invited and participate in the program hosted by Purdue. For more information on this program, please visit their website.
  • Purdue Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences - applicants must participate in an undergraduate research program offered across the Purdue University campus and affiliated with the Office of Undergraduate Research.
  • Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Conference - must visit Purdue recruiter at annual conference and complete contact information card.
  • Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers – must visit Purdue recruiter at annual conference and complete a contact information card.  For more information on this program, please visit their website.
  • Society of Mexican American Engineers & Scientists – must visit Purdue recruiter at annual conference and complete a contact information card.  For more information on this program, please visit their website.
  • Society of Women Engineers – must visit Purdue recruiter at annual conference and complete a contact information card. For more information on this program, please visit this website.
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) - must be selected and participate in the Purdue program. For more information on this program, please visit their website.
  • Tau Beta Pi National Convention - must visit a Purdue recruiter at the annual convention and complete a contact information card.  For more information on this program, please visit their website.
  • University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Meyerhoff Scholars - a student must be a member of this program.  For more information on this program, please visit their website.
  • U.S. Veterans and U.S. Military Service Membersmust be a U.S. military veteran or an active U.S. military service member. 

In order to request an application fee waiver under one of these programs, you will need to start a Purdue University Graduate School application. Visit The Graduate School website at www.purdue.edu/gradschool and click on the ‘Apply Now’ button on the left hand side of the page. During the online application process on the ‘Additional Information’ page there is a question that asks if you are a member of a recruitment program. In the drop-down box select the appropriate recruitment program. 

Upon submission of your application, we will verify your current participation in this program and if eligible, waive your application fee.  If you pay the application fee before the fee has been waived, it is non-refundable.

 

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