{"id":2219,"date":"2015-09-18T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=2219"},"modified":"2020-12-10T13:45:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:45:14","slug":"toefl-fee-waiver-toefl-voucher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/toefl-fee-waiver-toefl-voucher\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I Eligible for a TOEFL Fee Waiver or a TOEFL Voucher?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taking the TOEFL is expensive. Not only do you have to pay to take the test ($160 &#8211; $250 USD!), but you also might need to <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/how-much-does-the-toefl-cost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spend a bit of money<\/a> to purchase preparation materials. So, is there any way to reduce the costs of taking the exam? ETS has 2 programs in place; however, they are both pretty specific. Read on to see if you qualify for either of these fee-reduction programs!<\/p>\n<h2>TOEFL Fee Waivers<\/h2>\n<p>TOEFL fee waivers are designed for high school seniors in the US. The fee reduction is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ets.org\/toefl\/ibt\/about\/fees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one half of the regular test fee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the eligibility requirements for TOEFL fee waivers. You must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>be a nonnative speaker of English<\/li>\n<li>be a senior at a high school\u00a0<em>in the United States<\/em><\/li>\n<li>demonstrate financial need (income requirements <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ets.org\/s\/toefl\/pdf\/toefl_fee_reduction_service_guidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to meeting all of the requirements above, you must ALSO be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a member of a family receiving public assistance;<\/li>\n<li>a resident in a federally subsidized public housing project; or<\/li>\n<li>enrolled in a program for the economically disadvantaged, such as Upward Bound.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can receive only one fee reduction voucher in your senior year. If you qualify, you can request a fee reduction <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ets.org\/s\/toefl\/pdf\/toefl_fee_reduction_voucher_request_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And lastly, foreign exchange students are not eligible. So, this program does not help international students who want move to the US to study.<\/p>\n<h2>TOEFL Vouchers<\/h2>\n<p>ETS also offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ets.org\/toefl\/test-takers\/ibt\/take\/fees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TOEFL Registration Voucher Service<\/a>. These vouchers are purchased by academic institutions, and given to students so they can take the exam for free. If you&#8217;re currently attending a high school or university, you should ask your counselor if your school provides vouchers. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even if you&#8217;re not eligible for either of these specific programs, you should still ask your counselor about any available scholarships that might help you pay for the TOEFL.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And lastly, if you have no room in your budget left to pay for preparation materials, you should check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/best-free-toefl-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recommended free resources<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/toefl.magoosh.com\/subscribe\/basic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free trial of Magoosh<\/a>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking the TOEFL is expensive. Not only do you have to pay to take the test ($160 &#8211; $250 USD!), but you also might need to spend a bit of money to purchase preparation materials. So, is there any way to reduce the costs of taking the exam? ETS has 2 programs in place; however, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13594],"tags":[13621],"ppma_author":[13627],"class_list":["post-2219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-about","tag-video"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.7 (Yoast SEO v21.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Am I Eligible for a TOEFL Fee Waiver or a TOEFL Voucher? - Magoosh Blog \u2013 TOEFL\u00ae\ufe0f Test<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/toefl-fee-waiver-toefl-voucher\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Am I Eligible for a TOEFL Fee Waiver or a TOEFL Voucher?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Taking the TOEFL is expensive. 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