{"id":119919,"date":"2022-07-19T16:30:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T20:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/?page_id=119919"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:45:07","slug":"application-fee-waiver-request","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/admissions\/graduate\/graduate-admissions\/application-deadlines-requirements\/application-fee-waiver-request\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Fee Waiver Request"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>The application for Fall 2026 opened on September 1st.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">If you wish to request a fee waiver for a Master&#8217;s application for entry in Fall 2026, please submit the form below. The deadlines for fee waiver requests are listed below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadlines for Fall 2026 application fee waiver:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fall 2026 Master&#8217;s Applicants: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">July 15, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>Please note we cannot grant fee waivers to applicants that have already submitted at least 1 application in our system. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">You must request your fee waiver <strong>AFTER<\/strong> creating your account and <strong>BEFORE<\/strong> submitting your application.<\/span> No refunds will be made to students requesting a fee waiver after they submitted an application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To request a fee waiver you must have started your application to BU&#8217;s College of Engineering. You will need to enter your CAS ID in the form below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If approved, you will receive an email from the Graduate Programs Office with instructions on how to redeem the fee waiver up to 5 business days after form submission.<\/li>\n<li>One fee waiver code is good for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ONE<\/span> program application. If you are applying to multiple programs, you will receive multiple fee waiver codes.<\/li>\n<li>Questions? 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