New website for the fund that listed the 25 admitted students' profile and the current graduate program they are attending
https://gradapplicationhelpfund.com/our-services/
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Graduate School Application Fee for Students from Third World Country
Project summary
We cover the application expenses for talented international students who face financial constraints when applying to graduate programs in the United States
website of the fund: https://sites.google.com/view/grad-application-fee-fund/home
What are this project's goals and how will you achieve them?
We evaluate applicant profiles to identify highly qualified candidates.
Once selected, we proudly cover the application fees for their graduate school applications, providing relief from the financial challenges typically associated with applying.
Furthermore, we extend our support to applicants at no cost, aiding them in enhancing their profiles through services such as GRE study materials, resume critiques, profile evaluations, and more
How will this funding be used?
To pay for PhD application fee for talented international students (usually around $100 per school)
Who is on your team and what's your track record on similar projects?
Ammon Lam
What are the most likely causes and outcomes if this project fails? (premortem)
What other funding are you or your project getting?
I have been funding the project myself, no other funding source yet
donated $4,000
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Ammon Lam
over 1 year ago
Update on 2024 Fall admission cycle:
The fund dispersed $21,949 to 36 students, of which 25 of them have already accepted a funded MS/PHD position at a US university. $16,373 are associated with the funded students, $16,773/$21,949 = 76.42% success ratio for the fund.
3 students have been accepted to schools but only for non-funded position, 8 students' admission offers are still pending or deferred to later semesters
List of schools our funded students are going to attend:
NC State, South Dakota State University, University of Texas at Arlington X2, Louisiana State University (LSU), University of Oklahoma X2, University of Arizona, Lehigh University, Oregon State University, University of Rhode Island, University of Texas at Dallas, University of Dayton X2, New Mexico State University, University of Cincinnati, Texas A&M University, Washington University in St. Louis (Olin Business School), University of Nevada, University of Nebraska, University of Minnesota, Virginia Tech X2, University of Wyoming, Auburn University.
donated $10
Benjamin Manns
almost 2 years ago
Good luck! Do you think a resource with information on what programs offer fee waivers and instructions for how to get them would be a helpful companion to this project?
donated $4,000
Jason
almost 2 years ago
Do graduate programs tend not to offer need-based fee waivers for international students?