Postdoctoral Affairs

Education

Funding

A collection of funding opportunities for postdocs and graduate students.
The Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship is a two-year program at Brown that supports innovative, early-career Ph.D. graduates who are advancing diverse perspectives and scholarship in a range of fields and research areas, including the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences and engineering. This program is administered by ODI in partnership with the Office of the Provost.
The Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship is a two-year research fellowship established by Brown's Division of Biology and Medicine to support the development of a biological scientific workforce for careers in academia and other sectors. All applicants who meet the fellowship requirements are encouraged to apply.

Brown University’s Division of Biology and Medicine is proud to support pre and postdoctoral trainees in a wide range of studies through federally-funded training grants. These training programs are committed to providing the resources necessary to help advance trainees in their field.
This database provides a broad range of funding opportunities from federal, governmental, international, private and corporate funders. You can find a link to it about halfway down this page on the website of the Office of Foundation Relations along with instructions for accessing SPIN.

Software

English Language Support

English Language Workshops: Academic Writing (Self-Paced)

This guided series provides considerations and strategies to help writers communicate clearly when using English for academic purposes.

Enrolling in or Auditing a Course at Brown

Please note, postdoctoral appointees at Brown are not eligible for the Employee Education Program (EEP)

Postdoctoral appointees who wish to enroll in or audit a graduate-level course at Brown must be admitted to the Graduate School as a non-degree (postdoctoral) student. Tuition for each course will be charged, and it is important to note that some master's programs have different tuition rates. Please review the information in the Graduate School Handbook about the non-degree (postdoctoral) student process. Please note, according to the Graduate School, there is no difference to this process whether a postdoctoral appointee is auditing or receiving a grade.

Postdoctoral appointees may also want to review options for "vagabond status" with the Office of the Registrar. Vagabonding is to informally sit in on a class with an instructor's permission without receiving credit. Please click here and scroll down to "Visitors to Brown Classes" for more information.

Postdoctoral appointees who wish to enroll in an undergraduate-level course at Brown as a non-degree student should contact the Registrar's Office.

Last updated: November 9, 2023.