Sample email to request application fee waiver due to financial difficulties:
Dear Graduate Admissions,
I am a prospective applicant to your Chemistry graduate program. I have meticulously prepared my application for the program and I completely meet all the entry…
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…requirements. However, I am not able to afford the $75 application fee.
I am a first generation student & even though I currently work as a research assistant in my country, my annual income is just $200 which falls well below the poverty threshold. Also, as the oldest…
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…child of a family of six (6), I have a lot of other responsibilities to cater for. But in all of these, I do not want my passion & dreams to extinguish because of my inability to afford application fees. I am therefore requesting for a waiver of my application fee.
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I stand a very strong chance of being accepted into the program with my academic profile, intellectual discretion, and previous experience. I am really looking forward to your consideration but let me know if you require any more information to enable you make a decision.
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Thank you,
Michael Jackson (Jr)
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