Recruitment
The UMass Amherst Graduate School is deeply committed to promoting access and inclusion in graduate education for all students, especially those from backgrounds historically underrepresented in higher education. We invite you to learn more about our commitment to diversity and the ways we can support you as you consider graduate school.
Graduate Recruitment Events
Representatives from UMass Amherst regularly attend recruitments events throughout the academic year. We would like to meet with you at one of these events!
- The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
- The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) Annual conference
- Florida A&M University Annual Graduate Feeder Scholars Conference
- National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineering (NOBCCHE) Annual Conference
- Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Annual Conference
- Inclusive Astronomy 2 Conference
- The Conference for Undergraduate Women in Astronomy
- Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics
If you are a university or corporate representative interested in having the UMass Amherst Graduate School participate in your graduate recruitment event, oie [at] umass [dot] edu (please contact the Office of Inclusion & Engagement).
Application Fee Waivers
The Graduate School is pleased to offer application fee waivers to eligible McNair Scholar program participants. To request an application fee waiver, please contact the oie [at] grad [dot] umass [dot] edu (Office of Inclusion & Engagement) before submitting your application.
Applicants who qualify for a GRE fee reduction: submit a copy of your GRE fee reduction as a PDF attachment to gradfee [at] grad [dot] umass [dot] edu (gradfee[at]grad[dot]umass[dot]edu). The GRE fee reduction must have been issued within one year prior to the time of applying. With this documentation we will apply a fee waiver to one application. You will be required to pay the application fee on any subsequent applications to the UMass Amherst Graduate School.
Individual requests may be considered on a case-by-case basis.