Early Application

Biomedical Graduate Education follows the application fee set forth by the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

If you get an error message when trying to submit your payment, the most common reason for this error is that the address an applicant enters does not exactly match the address of their credit card. Make sure that the address is correct and matches their address on file with your bank and/or credit card company. In addition, we recommend logging out and back in again and trying to use a different browser (suggested browsers). Additionally, sometimes when there is an error, a bank statement will show the charge as pending, but the charge does not go through. If you continue to have an issue with your application fee payment, please contact our office and we can assist you further.

To be considered for the Early Application Fee Waiver, the applicant must:

• Be applying to an eligible BGE master’s program³ or graduate certificate program.²
• Meet the admission requirements for your program. Visit BGE How to Apply and your program’s Admissions page to review requirements.
• Successfully complete the following sections of the online Georgetown Grad Application: Personal Information, Program, Academic Statement of Purpose, Background and Experience, Academic History, Self-Reported GPA, Proficiency in Languages (if applicable), Self-Reported Test Scores (if applicable).
• Submit the Early Application fee waiver request form on or before October 15, the Early Application deadline, and before you submit your program application.^1,4

Notes and Conditions

1. The application fee waiver must be processed before you submit your program application. We will process your fee waiver request and inform you if it has been approved or denied, at which point you may submit your program application. If you have already paid the application fee, we cannot give you a refund.
2. If you are applying to multiple BGE programs in the same admission cycle, only one program application can receive a fee waiver.
3. Applicants who are using PostbacCAS to apply to the Special Master’s in Physiology and/or the regular M.S. in Physiology are not eligible for the BGE application fee waiver.
4. Fee waiver requests will be processed Monday through Friday during normal business hours, with the exception of holidays and breaks when the university is closed. Allow up to 3-10 business days for your request to be processed.

If you have any questions, please contact bgerecruitment@georgetown.edu.

Applicants who have participated in various programs and organizations may be eligible for a fee waiver.

To be considered for the Affiliation and Recruitment-Based Application Fee Waiver, the applicant must:

• Be applying to an eligible BGE program.^2,3
• Be affiliated with one of the programs or organizations listed below.
• Fill out the Affiliation and Recruitment-based Application Fee Waiver Request Form. The request and any applicable supporting documentation must be received at least 14 days before your program’s application deadline, and before you submit your program application.^1,4
• Meet the admission requirements for your program. Visit BGE How to Apply and your program’s Admissions page to review requirements.
• Complete the following sections of your graduate application before submitting your fee waiver request: Personal Information, Program, Academic Statement of Purpose, Background and Experience, Academic History, Self-Reported GPA, Proficiency in Languages (if applicable), Self-Reported Test Scores (if applicable).
• Select the qualified affiliation(s) under the application details section in the online Georgetown Grad Application.
• Provide documentation (e.g., a verification letter or certificate of completion) in the fee waiver request form that verifies your participation in one of the programs below within the past two years:
  • American Cancer Society – Diversity in Cancer Research (DICR) Internship Program
  • American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
  • AmeriCorps
  • Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS)
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholar
  • Bonner Foundation
  • Careers Opportunity Research/NIMH (COR/NIMH)
  • Federal Academic Alliance
  • Graduate Student Mentorship Initiative (GSMI)
  • Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT)
  • Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)
  • Jackie Robinson Foundation
  • Jesuit Volunteer Corps
  • Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program
  • Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
  • Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows Program
  • Meyerhoff Scholars Program
  • Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
  • Minority Biomedical Research Support Program (RISE)
  • National Association of African American Honors Programs (NAAAHP)
  • NIH Blueprint Program for Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences (BP-ENDURE)
  • NIH Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)
  • Peace Corps
  • Posse Foundation
  • Quad Fellowship by Schmidt Futures
  • Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program
  • Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
  • Teach for America
  • UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Scholarship Recipients

Notes and Conditions

1. The application fee waiver must be processed before you submit your program application. We will process your fee waiver request and inform you if it has been approved or denied, at which point you may submit your program application. If you have already paid the application fee, we cannot give you a refund.
2. If you are applying to multiple BGE programs in the same admission cycle, only one program application can receive a fee waiver.
3. Applicants who are using PostbacCAS to apply to the Special Master’s in Physiology and/or the regular M.S. in Physiology are not eligible for the BGE application fee waiver.
4. Fee waiver requests will be processed Monday through Friday during normal business hours, with the exception of holidays and breaks when the university is closed. Allow up to 3-10 business days for your request to be processed.

If you have any questions, please contact bgerecruitment@georgetown.edu.