Each program will have different costs depending on the length and destination of travel. Each program budget includes:

1. Summer Session Tuition and Fees
2. Global Housing, Meal, and Activity Fee (Please note that this cost varies by program and includes the cost of accommodations in-country, local excursions and activities that are part of the program, and some meals. It does not include flights to/from the location, any private/personal excursions not included in the program.)
3. Personal expenses budget

Continuing Brown undergraduates who received University Scholarship during the academic year will be eligible for partial summer course fee remission.  The Office of Financial Aid will notify students of their eligibility during the spring term.  Please visit OFA's website for additional information.

Applicants are also encouraged to pursue external scholarships and funding opportunities, including:

• GRDI Scholarship (Applications will open in early January 2025 for Summer 2025 programs)
• The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship (Deadline: March 6, 2025)
• Fund for Education Abroad (Deadline: Feb 5, 2025)

The same policies will apply as with Summer Session courses. For more details, visit: https://summersession.brown.edu/ 

Yes! Visiting students are welcome and encouraged to submit a visiting student application to any Brown Global Summer Program.  

As part of the application process, visiting students must also submit an official academic transcript to demonstrate that they meet the following two eligibility criteria:

• Active enrollment as a degree-seeking, undergraduate student at the time of program delivery (i.e., graduating seniors are not eligible)
• Good academic standing

Instructions for submitting an official transcript as a visiting student are provided in the online application for each program.