Degree seeking applicants must pay a $75 non-refundable application fee. Non-degree applicants and former students re-admitting must pay a non-refundable $25 application fee.
A Virginia Tech Graduate School application fee waiver request is submitted on the Fee Waiver Request tab in the online application. Application fee waiver codes are issued Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5p.m. Please allow 5-7 business days for processing of the fee waiver request.
Application fees are non-refundable after the application is submitted. Please submit an application fee waiver request in advance of application submission for consideration.
Departments seeking application fee waiver codes for single use or continuous use should complete the fee waiver request form within Slate.
Applicants may be eligible for a Virginia Tech Graduate School application fee waivers based on the qualifying events below. Documentation as evidence of eligibility must be provided for review and approval under each category.
Military ID (please redact any personal identifiers)
DD 214 (please redact any personal identifiers)
VA paperwork (please redact any personal identifiers)
Full list may be found here
Certification of Service
Screenshot of portal login (please redact any personal identifiers)
Official description of service (must contain signature from country director)
AmeriCorps Enrollment Form (National Service Trust)
Only available to Florida A&M University Graduate Feeder Scholars.
Copy of official FAMU Graduate Feeder Program status letter
Screenshot of email confirming attendance/participation from an official
Letter of participation