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Brown University Financial Aid for International First-Year Undergraduates

Brown University, United States

Scholarship overview

Brown is need-blind for first-year international undergraduate applicants applying to enter in the fall of 2025 and later, and international students are considered for Brown's institutional need-based financial aid. Students admitted before fall 2025 remain under the need-aware aid policy in effect when they first applied, and those who did not apply for and receive aid at admission cannot apply in later years.

Award Information

  • International first-year undergraduate applicants with financial need.
  • Must complete the CSS Profile; Brown does not accept the ISFAA form or a paper CSS Profile.
  • Applicants from Iran and North Korea cannot use the CSS Profile and should email [email protected] for an alternative.
  • Divorced or separated parents each complete the required CSS Profile information.

Need-based institutional scholarship determined from the CSS Profile; Brown meets 100 percent of demonstrated need without packaged loans. Provisional aid decisions accompany admission decisions for students who submit all materials on time.

  • Early Decision: November 2, 2026
  • Regular Decision: February 1, 2027
  • The CSS Profile opens October 1, 2026.
  1. Apply for admission through the Common Application.
  2. Complete the CSS Profile online (Brown CSS code 3189) by the deadline.
  3. Submit any documents requested through College Board IDOC, such as 2025 tax returns or non-tax filer statements and employer earnings statements.

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Documents you will need

  • CSS Profile (no fee waiver offered by Brown)
  • 2025 income tax return or non-tax filer statement for custodial parent(s) and non-custodial parent if applicable
  • Employer statements of 2025 earnings if no tax return is filed

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