Need-based fee waivers

Requirements 

To be eligible for a need-based fee waiver from UMSI, you must:

• be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• be an enrolled undergraduate college senior or graduate student currently receiving financial aid from an institution in the United States, Puerto Rico or a U.S. territory.
• have a Student Aid Index (SAI) listed on the Student Aid Report (SAR) of less than $1,500. The Student Aid Report is provided after the FAFSA is submitted.

Additional fee waivers

Requirements

Applicants may be eligible for an application fee waiver based on membership, affiliation or completion of one of the following programs.

University of Michigan and School of Information affiliations:

• University of Michigan Blavin Scholars
• U-M Exchange Programs
• U-M Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP) alumni
• Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars
• U-M SPH Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) alumni
• Completion of Eligible Coursera Specializations: Applied Data Science with Python, Python 3 Programming, Python for Everybody: Specialization, User Experience Research and Design, Web Applications for Everybody, Web Design for Everybody
• Completion of Eligible EdX Specialization: Public Library Management
• University of Michigan staff member
• A UMSI Readmit or Non-Candidate for Degree (NCFD) applicant
• Current University of Michigan master’s students seeking to add a dual degree with UMSI
• University of Michigan students and alumni who utilized the Go Blue Guarantee
• University of Michigan alumni who utilized the HAIL Scholarship

Service affiliations:

• Active members and veterans of the U.S. Military
• Alumni or Current Full-time Volunteer (Vista/PeaceCorps, AmeriCorps, Teach for America)
• Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Institute (PPIA)
• Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) 

Professional and academic affiliations:

• i3 Scholars
• GEM Fellow
• Post-baccalaureate Research and Education Committee on Institutional Cooperation Summer Research Opportunity Programs (CIC)
• Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)
• Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
• Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair)
• Gates Millennium Scholars Program (GMS)
• Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
• Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
• Project 1000
• Big Ten Academic Alliance
• Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD)
• Drew Scholar
• Leadership Alliance

Instructions (please read in full)

Applicants must apply for a waiver before submitting the application. All requests must be submitted no fewer than 72 hours (3 days) before the application deadline. We encourage applicants to request your fee waiver as soon as possible after starting the application to ensure you receive your fee waiver code/document prior to the deadline; we are unable to refund an application fee if you submit before receiving confirmation of your waiver.

STEP 1: Complete the UMSI Fee Waiver Request Form. You will be asked to provide:

• For Need Based Fee Waivers: A copy of your Student Aid Report (SAR) page one only. This is provided after submitting your FAFSA and can be obtained by using the FSA ID number and choosing Student Aid Report (SAR); some may have access through a student portal at their school/college.
• For All Other Waivers: Proof of membership, certificate of completion or other documentation that indicates you meet the eligibility for a fee waiver.

STEP 2: The School of Information will review your fee waiver request submission and notify you via email.

• If approved, you will be contacted via email with instructions on how to use your fee waiver.
• If denied, payment by credit card is required to submit the online application.