Instructions for Obtaining McNair GRE Fee Reduction Vouchers and
McNairGraduateSchool Application Fee Waivers
GRE Fee Reduction Vouchers
Beginning in 2009, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) discontinued their policy of providing McNair Programs with free GRE fee waivers for distribution to McNair Scholars. Only available to us now are “fee reduction” vouchers that require McNair Scholars to pay 50% of the cost to take the test. Moreover, we do not receive them free; the McNair Scholars Program has to purchase the vouchers and pay the other half of the cost of the test. Therefore, we want to purchase the exact number that we will need so we will not waste money. (Students in many disciplines will not be required to take a Subject Test.)
Please note that ETS will accept only one General Test voucher and one Subject Test voucher per student. It does not matter whether you get a voucher from the McNair Scholars Program or from the Office of Financial Aid, ETS will not accept more than one voucher for each type of test from an individual. Please draft your message as follows.
To: Cynthia M. Hill
Subject: McNair GRE Fee Reduction Voucher
Body: I request one McNair GRE Fee Reduction Voucher for the GeneralTest. (If you need to take a Subject Test, please add the following sentence.) I also request one McNair GRE Fee Reduction Voucher for a Subject Test.
You will receive an email message when your voucher has been placed in your McNair mailbox so you can pick it up.
GraduateSchoolApplication Fee Waivers
If you need McNair graduate school application fee waiver forms, please make those requests by sending Ms. Hill a different email message. These are “true” fee waivers for the graduate schools that waive application fees for McNair Scholars. There is no cost to you as a Scholar, and there is no cost to our McNair Scholars Program. Also the deadline for making these requests is rolling, but you need to pay attention to the deadlinesestablished by the schools to which you are applying, and you need to send Ms. Hill the request at least TWO WEEKS before you need to have the forms in your hands. There is a standard form that is accepted by many graduate schools that waive application fees for McNair Scholars. To complete the form properly, Ms. Hill will need you to provide ALL of the information that is requested. Please draft your message as follows.
To: Cynthia M. Hill
Subject: McNairGraduateSchool Application Fee Waiver
Body: I request # McNairGraduateSchool Application Fee Waivers so I can send one to each of the following institutions and programs to which I am applying.
[Example]
University of Maryland, BaltimoreCounty – Ph.D., Psychology
University of Maryland, College Park – M.S., Electrical Engineering
[Information needed for the form]
Your name: First, MI, Last
Your Undergraduate Major(s):
Your Research Title(s):
Your Faculty Mentor(s) Name(s): First, MI, Last
Your Faculty Mentor(s)’ Department(s):
There are some graduate schools that want something special such as theirown form or a letter. If you will need a special form or a letter, please send your request to Ms. Hill with all of the information listed above, andprovide the special form, at least THREE WEEKS before you need it back inyour hands.
You will receive an email message when your fee waivers have been placed in your McNair mailbox so you can pick them up.
Approved 08/2010 – C.M.H.