Fall 2025 Fee Waiver Eligible Programs
If you have participated in any of the programs listed below you may be eligible for a UCM Graduate Application Fee Waiver. Verification of participation in a waiver-eligible program will be required at the time of application. Please be prepared to upload proof of participation in one of the programs below onto your graduate application. We will accept a confirmation letter signed by the program director, or a scanned conference participation badge. The information provided will be reviewed. For more information please contact grad@ucmerced.edu.
American Economic Association Mentoring Program
American Economic Association Summer Program
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
Amgen Scholars
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
Atlanta University Center Consortium
Big 10 Conference
Bridges to Doctorate
Cal-Bridge Scholars
California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP)
Field of Dreams Conference
Gates Millennium Scholars
GEM Fellows
Guardian Scholars Program
Institute on Teaching and Mentoring
Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM)
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA)
Maximizing Access to Research Careers ( MARC U-STAR)
McNair Scholars
Merced Nanomaterials Center for Energy and Sensing (MACES)
Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS)
National Association of African American Honors Programs (NAAAHP)
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Pacific Math Alliance Conference
Raising Interest in Science and Engineering (RISE)
Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars
Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Summer Institute for Emerging Mangers and Leader (SIEML)
UC Education Abroad Program (UCEAP)
UC Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Initiative
UC Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (LEADS)
UndocGrads Conference
UC Merced UndocuScholars Academy
UROC Scholar
UC Summer Research Programs
