Required Documents
All students entering the Graduate School
with any form of financial support are
required to complete an Employment
Eligibility Verification Form (I-9). Details
on the I-9 are available here.
All students who are U.S. citizens or
permanent residents and will receive any
form of Brown funding are required to
submit a FAFSA (Free Application for
Federal Student Aid). The FAFSA should
be submitted on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
The Brown Graduate School's code for
the FAFSA is E00058. (Be sure not to use
the undergraduate code). |
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All forms of student support except loans are administered through the Graduate School in cooperation
with department and programs. The Graduate School provides students with financial support
through a variety of fellowships, assistantships, scholarships, and grants.
All recommendations for graduate student funding are made at the departmental level. Eligibility
and awards are determined annually and are always conditional on students making satisfactory
progress toward their degrees. Students with questions or concerns regarding Brown funding, including
eligibility, awards, or renewals, should discuss them with their program’s director of graduate study.
University Fellowships
Merit-based awards for new or dissertation-level students.
Teaching Assistants
Financial support while students develop skills in the classroom.
Teaching Fellows
Students may be able to propose and lead their own courses.
Research Assistants
Financial support while students develop skills in the laboratory.
Proctorships
Non-instructional support for graduate students.
Non-performance
A discussion of the impacts of non-performance on student funding
Scholarships
Partial aid for tuition and fees may be available.
Summer Support
Funding is available during the summer break.
Conference Travel
The Graduate School can help pay for conference-related travel.
Research Travel
A grant-matching program to help pay for research-related travel.
