APPLICATION FEES AND FEE WAIVER REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS

APPLICATION FEES:

Application fees are non-refundable and must be paid by credit card. The fee must be paid before an application

can be processed. The fee schedule is indicated below.

The 2021-2022 application fee is $115 per program.

Prospective students interested in the following PhD programs may apply to four of these PhD programs and

only pay one application fee of $115:

• Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology

• Biological Chemistry

• Biomedical Engineering

• Cellular and Molecular Medicine

• Functional Anatomy and Evolution

• Human Genetics

• Immunology

• Neuroscience

• Pathobiology

• Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences

• Program in Molecular Biophysics

• Physiology: Cellular and Molecular Physiology

• XDBio: Cross Disciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences

Prospective students interested in the Program in Molecular Biophysics (PMB) in the Krieger School of Arts &

Sciences should apply using the Kreiger School of Arts and Sciences Application. The PMB application fee will

be waived if also applying to one of the other School of Medicine PhD programs listed above.

Prospective students interested in Health Sciences Informatics (HSI) programs may apply to multiple HSI

programs and pay only one application fee.

APPLICATION FEE WAIVERS:

Application fee waivers are available to prospective students who are U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents of the

U.S. and meet additional eligibility criteria described below. Applicants will be prompted in the application to

provide supporting information. All documents will be reviewed and verified. You may contact the Office of

Graduate Biomedical Education with any questions at GradAdmission[email protected].

Program/Event Participation

Applicants who are U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents of the U.S. and participated in one of the following

programs/events may qualify to receive an application fee waiver. In the application, you will be prompted to

upload supporting information confirming your participation.

AAAS Entry Point!

Bridge to the Doctorate (B2D)

Explore Hopkins (EHOP) Program

GEM Fellowship Program

Johns Hopkins Basic Science Institute Summer Internship Program (BSI SIP)

Johns Hopkins Biophysics Research for Baltimore Teens (BRBT / CSM)

Johns Hopkins Centro SOL Programa de Verano para Jóvenes (Centro SOL)

Johns Hopkins Doctoral Diversity Program (DDP)

Johns Hopkins Foundation for Advanced Research in the Medical Services (FARMS)

Johns Hopkins Generation Tomorrow: Summer Health Disparity Scholars

Johns Hopkins Initiative for Careers in Science and Medicine (CSM)

Johns Hopkins Institute for Computational Medicine (ICM)

Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Scholars Program (JHNSP)

Johns Hopkins Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)

Johns Hopkins Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Summer Internship Program (PCCM)

Johns Hopkins Summer Academic Research Experience (SARE / CSM)

Laureates and Leaders Program

Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program

Medical Education Resources Initiative for Teens (MERIT Baltimore) Health Leadership Academy

Meyerhoff Scholarship Program

Minority Access Research Careers (MARC)

Minority Biomedical Research Support Program (RISE)

National Exchange Program

National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation program (LSAMP)

NIGMS Post Baccalaureate Research Education Program

Project 1000

Ronald McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program

Rosetta Commons Research Experience for Undergraduates

Attendance at Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)

Attendance at Neuroscience Outreach Program

Attendance at Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)

Low Income Status

Applicant’s annual household income must meet the financial eligibility criteria found on the website:

https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines. To qualify, your annual household income may not exceed 200% of the

current U.S. poverty guidelines listed. In the application, you will be prompted to upload a description of your

household finances if it qualifies for low income status.

Military Service

Current or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible for fee waivers. In the application, you will be

prompted to submit a copy of DD 214 or other information supporting your active duty or veteran status.

Prospective students that do not meet eligibility criteria in these three categories may request an application fee

waiver directly from the graduate program they are applying to via email. Contact information for each graduate

program can be found here.