Students admitted to the History Ph.D. program who remain in good standing are guaranteed six years of funding.

In their first year, students receive fellowship support, which includes tuition remission, health insurance, the health-services fee, and a stipend. In the second, third, and fifth years and one semester of the sixth, students, unless they receive external funding, are supported primarily by teaching assistantships or proctorships, which include tuition remission, health insurance, the health services fee, and a stipend. The Graduate School provides additional summer stipends for five years of a student’s program.

Incoming Ph.D. students receive a relocation stipend to help cover the costs of moving to Brown.

All students are encouraged to apply for outside fellowship support as they move into the dissertation phase of the program (usually years four through six). The university will continue to support those who are not successful in winning such fellowships with a combination of research/dissertation fellowships and teaching assistantship/proctorship support, provided they remain in good standing and are making good progress toward the Ph.D. 

In addition, the Graduate School and the History Department provide several opportunities for students to apply for funding for research, conference participation, and language study. The Graduate School invites applications for Conference Travel, Doctoral Research Travel Grants, Joukowsky Summer Research Awards, International Travel Funds, and Global Mobility Research Fellowships. The History Department offers Research and Travel Funds, History Graduate Open Funds, support for language or research-skill acquisition, and aid for the purchase of technology or materials necessary for research.

Consult the Financing & Support page of the Graduate School site for comprehensive and up-to-date information on stipends, insurance subsidies, cost of living in Providence, and other useful planning resources. Internal Funding & Appointments also explains Brown’s six years of guaranteed financial support and provides some information on the travel and research grants managed by the Graduate School.

For more information about funding specific to the History Department, consult "Funding" in the Department of History Graduate Handbook.