Harvard Business School believes that your financial circumstances should never prevent you from applying to or attending our MBA program. To help ensure accessibility, we offer need-based application fee waivers.
To request a fee waiver, start an application and complete the waiver request form inside. This must be submitted two weeks before the application deadline to allow for processing. You do not need to finish your full application by this time - just the waiver request form.
You will be notified before the application deadline if your waiver is approved. On the form, you’ll be asked to share your 2023 income and financial situation, including reasons for requesting the waiver. You may provide details about income, assets, educational debt, family obligations, or other relevant circumstances. In some cases, additional documentation may be requested later.
After submitting, we will email you to confirm if your waiver request has been approved. If it is not approved, you can still apply by the deadline by paying the application fee.
Note: Admission to Harvard Business School is need-blind, so fee waiver information is not shared with MBA Admissions Board. If you are accepted to Harvard Business School you will have the opportunity to apply for need-based financial aid in a separate financial aid process.