What financial support does Brown offer its graduate students in the Ph.D. program in English?
The University offers fellowships to all first-year students. Each fellowship includes full tuition, health insurance, the health services fee, and a stipend. In years 2 and 3, graduate students are supported primarily by teaching assistantships. Teaching assistantships include full tuition, health insurance, the health services fee, and a stipend. In years 4 and 5, graduate students receive dissertation fellowships, assuming that they remain in good standing and are making good progress toward the Ph.D. Fellowships include full tuition, health insurance, the health services fee, and a stipend. (See the English Department’s Graduate Student Handbook for more details about fellowships and teaching assistantships.