ACT/SAT Waiver Request Form

SAT fee waivers are available to low-income 11th- and 12th-grade students in the U.S. or U.S. territories. U.S. citizens living outside the country might also be eligible for fee waivers.

You’re eligible if one or more of these descriptions apply to you:

• You’re enrolled in or eligible to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

• Your family's annual income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service.

• You're enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families, for example, TRIO programs like Upward Bound.

• Your family receives public assistance.

• You’re homeless or live in federally subsidized public housing or a foster home.

• You’re a ward of the state or an orphan.

To apply for the ACT fee waiver program Opens a new window, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Be currently enrolled in high school in the 11th or 12th grade.

• Be testing in the United States, US territories, or Puerto Rico.

• Meet one or more of the indicators of economic need listed below:

  • Enrolled in a federal free or reduced-price lunch program at school, based on US Department of Agriculture (USDA) income levels.

  • Enrolled in a program for the economically disadvantaged (for example, a federally funded program such as GEAR UP or Upward Bound). Note: If the student participates in a program, but is not economically disadvantaged, they are not eligible for a fee waiver.

  • Resides in a foster home, is a ward of the state, or is homeless.

  • Family receives low-income public assistance or lives in federally subsidized public housing.

  • Family’s total annual income is at or below USDA levels for free or reduced-price lunches on the USDA Food and Nutrition Service website.