Graduate School

Ph.D. Funding

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Ph.D. Funding

The Graduate School offers incoming doctoral students five years of guaranteed financial support, including a stipend, tuition remission, health-services fee, and health- and dental-insurance subsidies.

This support — which may take the form of a teaching assistantship, research assistantship, fellowship, or proctorship — helps to defray the cost of tuition, and also provides a stipend to assist with living expenses during the student’s program.

Doctoral students in the Humanities and Social Sciences are guaranteed six years of support. This support can come from a variety of Brown University resources--including Graduate School funds, departmental funds, and faculty research funds--and/or external funds, as applicable.

Stipends, Fellowships & Assistantships

Graduate students at Brown have a plethora of teaching, fellowship, and assistantship opportunities.

Explore the Variety of Opportunities

Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9)

All students entering the Graduate School with any form of financial support are required to complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9). Please note: The I-9 cannot be completed without a valid social security number or a receipt proving that a social security number has been applied for.

Learn More About the I-9

Additional Support

In addition to the support available through the University, applicants are urged to compete for national and foundation awards available for graduate study.

Learn about the Incentive Program for Doctoral Students

Ph.D. Funding

Funding Guarantee

Incoming doctoral students receive five or six years of guaranteed financial support, including summers, a stipend, tuition remission, a health-services fee, and health and dental insurance.

External Funding

External awards are prestigious and a valuable acknowledgement of intellectual pursuit and promise.

Internal Funding & Appointments

Doctoral student support may take the form of a teaching assistantship, research assistantship, fellowship, or proctorship. All such assignments form part of the student’s professional training, and are viewed as integral to the student’s academic development.

Doctoral Research Travel Grants

The Doctoral Research Travel Grant provides funding for doctoral students traveling to conduct scholarly research, either within the US or internationally.