Ready to Apply?

1. Begin your admissions application to the Brown MPA (Learn more about our admissions requirements)

2. Within the MPA admissions application, you’ll be prompted to answer the Watson Equity in Policy eligibility questions and submit an an additional essay. Essay prompt: How have you worked to advance equity and inclusion in public policy, or in global and public affairs, in your professional, academic, and/or volunteer experiences so far? What policy or public affairs issue(s) did you focus on in these experiences, and what have you learned from them?

3. Once you have completed both the MPA admissions application and Watson Equity in Policy Program questions and essay, submit your application. 

Next Steps

1. Finalists will be invited to participate in an interview in mid-late February 

2. Students selected for the Watson Equity in Policy Scholars Program will be notified along with their MPA admissions letter in early March

3. Students selected into the Watson Equity in Policy Scholars Program must submit their enrollment deposit to the Brown MPA and decision to participate in the Watson Equity in Policy Scholars Program by April 15, 2025

Questions about the Watson Equity in Policy Scholars Program, Brown MPA, or application process? Please contact Catherine Rodarte, MPA Associate Director of Admissions and Program Lead for the Watson Equity in Policy Scholars Program