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Graduate Program - Financial Aid

Every student accepted into the graduate program in Psychology is offered financial assistance. Normally this offer includes full tuition and academic year stipend guaranteed for five years, plus a stipend for the summer (beginning after the second semester in the program). One form of financial support, most common in the first year of the program, comes through University Fellowships; this form of support entails no specific teaching or research duties.

A second form of financial support, most common after the first year, is the Teaching Assistantship. Teaching responsibilities typically involve running small discussion or laboratory sections that are associated with a larger lecture course that is taught by a faculty member. While they are supported on Teaching Assistantships, students usually assist in one course each semester. The responsibilities of teaching assistants and the types of courses selected for them are designed to contribute to the student's scholarly development.

Other students, usually later in their training, may be supported by Research Assistantships with individual faculty members; these involve specific responsibilities associated with a research project in which the student already has some interest. As of 2006, Brown Fellowships and Assistantships pay all of tuition costs plus a maximum stipend of $18,000 for the 9 months. The exact size of the stipend may vary; details on the student's responsibilities are described in the application materials sent to the interested student. When available, students may be supported by Research Assistantships of up to $3500 total for the summer months, bringing a typical annual stipend package to $21,500. Students have no teaching responsibilities during the summer; during this time they are able to devote their full attention to research.

The Department expects all students to seek support from external sources, such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the American Psychological Association. By obtaining such support, students help the University provide Fellowships and Assistantships to other students.