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Please contact gradadm@colorado.edu

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1. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Â鶹ÒùÔº (ABRCMS)
2. Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)
3. Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM)
4. Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT)
5. Jackie Robinson Foundation
6. Leadership Brainery
7. Posse Foundation scholars
8. Participation in a program not listed above may still qualify you for an application fee waiver, provided it meets the following criteria:
   1. Mission explicitly aligns with the Department’s Diversity Initiative and the Graduate School’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion
   2. Demonstrates a clear directive for students to enter a doctoral or research program.
   3. Is represented or has chapters at more than one U.S. university campus.
   4. Please provide a brief statement supporting your request.

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1. Included in this group are first-generation students where neither parent(s) nor grandparent(s) have obtained a four-year degree.
2. Please provide a brief statement supporting your request.

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[expand title="Documented Financial Hardship (U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents only)" style="regular"]

1. Applicants with documented financial hardship will be required to provide supporting documentation for at least one of the following, along with a brief 100–250 words explanation:
   1. Undergraduate Pell Grant recipients
   2. An official statement of need, which includes your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) or Student Aid Index (SAI), from a financial aid officer at your current institution.
   3. A copy of your FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR), with your Social Security Number obscured  An official verification of current participation in a U.S. government low-income aid program, such as Unemployment, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Welfare, Medicaid, etc.
   4. Do not send copies of tax returns, bank statements, or any document that contains your social security number.

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[expand title="University Affiliations (U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents only)" style="regular"]

1. Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions
2. Historically Black Colleges
3. Hispanic Serving Institutions
4. Minority Serving Institution
5. Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions
6. Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions
7. Tribal Colleges and Universities

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