The Watson Institute Ph.D. Fellows program supports Brown University Ph.D. candidates through a variety of funding and programming.
Its signature program provides funding to support Brown University Ph.D. candidates in the social sciences for an academic year. Up to six pre-dissertation fellowships will be awarded to top candidates in the core areas of development, security, and governance. Up to two year-long Dissertation fellowships will be awarded to enable research, fieldwork and writing to complete a dissertation.
Its signature program provides funding to support Brown University Ph.D. candidates in the social sciences for an academic year. Up to six pre-dissertation fellowships will be awarded to top candidates in the core areas of development, security, and governance. Up to two year-long Dissertation fellowships will be awarded to enable research, fieldwork and writing to complete a dissertation.
Additionally, any Ph.D. student in Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science, and Sociology will have the opportunity to apply for Watson Ph.D. Research Funds to support research, travel, or fieldwork up to $5K, in the core areas of development, security, and governance.
The Ph.D. Fellows program is an expansion of the successful Watson Institute Graduate Program in Development (GPD) which will sunset June 30, 2025.