If your idea of summer fun is a deep-dive into the STEM fields, this is the program for you. Join other rising 9th and 10th graders who are as passionate as you are for two weeks of hands-on team research projects, experiments and design-build challenges.

Non-credit

Residential

Accepts International Students

Financial Aid

Final project

Application fee waiver

You’ll choose from a range of interesting and engaging courses in the STEM disciplines. Each course combines rigorous academic content, laboratory or field exercises, and a research project or design challenge that serves as a focus for academic work. You may also have the opportunity to engage with Brown graduate students and learn about graduate-level research projects. To complete the STEM experience, you’ll give a final presentation that showcases your project for your peers and instructors.

You will experience the satisfaction of advanced academics and indulge your love of learning, without the pressure of formal grades.

Please note:
Due to the different structure of each program, students interested in enrolling in STEM for Rising 9th and 10th Graders are not eligible to participate in Summer@Brown on-campus programs prior to their STEM for Rising 9th and 10th Graders program experience.

If participating in a STEM 9&10 course, students may not enroll in a prior on-campus course.
If participating in a STEM 9&10 course, students may not enroll in an overlapping online course.

Supervision
STEM students gain valuable skills as they learn to navigate life in a college setting, including time management, personal maturity, independence and academic integrity. These experiences, both in and out of the classroom, will help students be more successful in their future academic pursuits.
STEM students are supported by a team of carefully selected Resident Assistants (RAs), Area Coordinators and professional staff members. The Brown Pre-College Student Life team oversees the safety of all students while the program is in session. RAs live in the residence hall with students. Built into a framework of support and mentorship, RAs lead floor meetings nightly during the two-week program and facilitate ongoing community-building experiences. They also supervise students during evening and weekend "fundatory” (mandatory fun) activities.

Single Session

Jul 16 - Jul 28

2 weeks

Residential

5218 USD

Residential fees for on-campus programs include meals, housing and access to the fitness/athletic/aquatics centers.

If you are an international student or a U.S. student without health insurance, you will automatically be enrolled in Brown’s limited coverage accident insurance plan for the duration of your program. An additional fee of $80 for this coverage will be added to your account. This plan has limited coverage in the event of an accident or emergency illness while on campus or during program-sponsored activities and is subject to a deductible.

NOT INCLUDED IN PROGRAM FEES:
Travel to and from Brown’s campus or a BELL or BEE program site.
Pre/post-program accommodations.
Course materials and textbooks (if required).
Additional spending money (for shopping, off-campus snacks, purchases of a personal nature, etc.).
Costs associated with potential public health guidelines, which may include, but are not limited to, travel interruption and quarantine. We recommend families consider purchasing travel/trip insurance.

Financial Aid

You may request an application fee waiver for one of the following reasons:
- You are approved for a free or reduced school lunch program in the U.S. for the current year, including need-based school-wide free lunch programs under the Community Eligibility Provision. (If you attend a private school where meals are included in the tuition fee, you may qualify for a free/reduced lunch waiver if you receive a significant need-based scholarship in order to attend your school.)
You are enrolled in a school in the Providence Public School District (PPSD) in Rhode Island.
- You are associated with an official Brown Pre-College partner organization and have been named a Partner Scholar Nominee by that organization. (You will need to select your partner organization from a drop-down list when requesting a partner fee waiver. Only listed partner organizations are eligible.)
- You are the dependent of a benefits-eligible Brown University employee who has been employed by the University for at least six months.

Brown Pre-College offers a variety of scholarship opportunities. Each scholarship type has eligibility requirements.

Sibley Scholarships are need-based awards limited to students who are U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents, or hold undocumented or DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) status and are enrolled in a U.S. high school. Scholarship funds are limited and disbursed on a first-applied-first-awarded basis until the funds are exhausted, which could happen before the scholarship deadline. If eligible, we encourage you to apply as soon as you complete your admission application. We cannot guarantee that all applicants who apply for aid will receive scholarship assistance.
PPSD Scholarships are limited to students attending a school in the Providence Public School District, in Providence, RI.
Partner Scholarships are limited to students who are identified and nominated by partnering organizations.
Brown Employee Dependent Scholarships are limited to dependents of Brown University benefits-eligible staff and faculty who have been employed by the university for at least six months.
We do not have any scholarship opportunities available to international students for summer 2023.

Brown Pre-College does not provide merit scholarships.