PS State your reasons for wanting to undertake graduate study in philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. Submit your statement of purpose electronically, in the additional information section of the online admissions application. Fee Fifty dollars ($50 U.S.) payment can be made electronically along with the online application, or by mailing a check to the department. Checks should be made payable to the "University of Pittsburgh" and mailed with a copy of the payment voucher from the electronic application. The University of Pittsburgh waives the application fee for the Gates Millennium Scholars' Program, McNair Scholars, and the Society for Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans. If you are a member of one of these groups, and are completing the online application, choose the payment option to "mail your check." Send a printed copy of your payment voucher to the department with "Gates Millenium Scholars' Program," "McNair Scholar," or "Society for Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans," as applicable, written on the voucher. Do not send a check. RL Referees shouldsubmit their recommendations electronically (instructions are included with the online application). Transcript Submit transcripts electronically (instructions are included with the online application).