GRE Fee Reduction Program

The GRE Fee Reduction Program provides a substantial discount off of the test fee to:

• individuals who can demonstrate financial need
• Individuals who are unemployed and receiving unemployment compensation
• individuals who are currently serving in the Peace Corps.
• national programs that work with underrepresented groups, first generation college students and students with financial need

Individuals who receive a GRE Fee Reduction voucher will pay $100 to register for the GRE General Test and/or 50% of the regular test fee for a GRE Subject Test (i.e., $99.50). Those registering for the General Test will also receive FREE access to the following GRE test preparation materials, a $110 value:

• POWERPREP PLUS® Online Practice Test 1 ($45 value)
• POWERPREP PLUS Online Practice Test 2 ($45 value)
• ScoreItNow!™ Online Writing Practice ($20 value)

For those with financial need

ETS offers GRE Fee Reduction Vouchers to U.S. citizens or resident aliens who are college seniors or unenrolled college graduates who meet eligibility requirements and are planning to take a GRE test in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam or U.S. Virgin Islands.

College seniors:

• receiving financial aid through an undergraduate college in the United States, U.S. Territories or Puerto Rico, and
• who has a FAFSA Submission Summary that shows a Student Aid Index (SAI) of zero or less.

Unenrolled college graduates:

• have applied for financial aid, and
• have a FAFSA Submission Summary that shows a Student Aid Index (SAI) of zero or less.

To apply, students should complete the GRE Fee Reduction Request Form (PDF) and  follow the instructions on the form regarding submission of materials to ETS. Voucher numbers are sent to recipients via email within 2 weeks of ETS approval of the request.

Test takers who would like to retest

Test takers who would like to retest and have previously received a GRE Fee Reduction Voucher by submitting a FAFSA Submission Summary within the past year; can apply for another GRE Fee Reduction voucher by completing and submitting the GRE Fee Reduction Request Form (PDF) to ETS. Voucher numbers are sent to recipients via email within 2 weeks of ETS approval of the request.

For those who are unemployed

ETS also offers vouchers to individuals who can confirm that they are unemployed and receiving unemployment compensation and are planning to take a GRE test in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam or U.S. Virgin Islands.

Eligibility Requirements:

• a U.S. citizen or resident alien and 18 years or age or older
• currently unemployed and have become unemployed within the past six months
• able to submit a copy of an Unemployment Benefits Statement from the past 90 days as proof of unemployment

To apply, students should complete the GRE Fee Reduction Request Form (PDF) and follow the instructions on the form regarding the submission of materials to ETS. Voucher numbers are sent to recipients via email within two weeks of ETS approval of the request.

For programs that support underrepresented groups

Vouchers are also made available to the following programs that work with students from underrepresented groups, first-generation college students and students with financial need:

• Admit.me Fellows
• Charles B. Rangel Fellowship Program
• City Year
• EducationUSA Opportunity Fund Program
• Gates Millennium Scholars Program
• Graduate Applications International Network (GAIN)
• Great Minds for STEM
• i-Scholar Initiative
• Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT)
• Last Mile Education Fund
• Leadership Brainery
• Management Leadership for Tomorrow
• Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) Program
• MT Scholarship Program
• National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science Program (GEM)
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
• NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program
• Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)
• QuestBridge
• Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Program
• Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
• The Beinecke Scholarship Program
• TheDream.US
• Thomas R. Pickering Fellowship Program
• TRIO Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
• TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program