- Graduate Applications Program: Applications due February 1, 2024 (EOD)
Applying to graduate schools typically costs many hundreds of dollars which poses a major barrier to queer students, who are disproportionately affected by economic hardship. The aim of the oSTEM and Queer in AI Graduate School Application Program is to alleviate the financial burden of queer students and connect them with senior queer scientists for application feedback. Read more about the programs here and apply for financial aid here and/or for grad app review here.
[Round 1 Applications were due November 1, 2023]
Other application aid and mentorship resources (per Queer in AI)
You may be eligible to apply to the graduate application financial aid programs run by other affinity groups in STEM fields, such as the Black in AI academic program (https://blackinai.github.io/#/programs/academic-program).
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There are student-run application support programs (https://twitter.com/jbhuang0604/status/1446981455683407873) organized by specific universities and departments, some of which might also allow you to waive certain fees.
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Some graduate programs will waive their application fees for certain applicants. Typically, you can request a waiver either based on financial need, or as a participant of a program or organization supporting an underrepresented population in STEM (such as oSTEM or Black in AI). For the specific eligibility criteria and the required documents, please check the website of the specific graduate program or contact the graduate admissions office of the department/university. For a list of many schools and programs that offer waivers, see https://www.andrewkuz.net/public/dashboards/cs-hci-phd-application-review-programs/2024/html/cs-hci-phd-application-review-programs-2024.html and https://github.com/KaiserWhoLearns/CS-PhD-Application-fee-waivers.
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Some schools organize recruiting events for potential applicants and will waive the application fees if you attend the event. One example is the Purdue Big Ten+ Graduate School Expo (https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/gradexpo/).