The Watson School supports Brown University Ph.D. candidates through a variety of funding and programming.
Watson Ph.D. Research Opportunities
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We host a series of talks on Ph.D. professionalization and provide opportunities for graduate students to share their work with interdisciplinary audiences throughout the year.
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Leadership
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Hayden Reiss
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Andrew Schrank
Olive C. Watson Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs, Director, Watson Ph.D. Fellows Program
Recent News
Juben Rabbani, a Watson Ph.D. fellow from the Department of Anthropology, created a unique art project as a “visual supplement” to his master’s thesis on the impact of the EV transition on the Salton Sea region of California. Now, he has teamed up with Art at Watson to turn it into a multimedia exhibition, which will be on display until the end of summer 2026.
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News from Watson
Fall 2025 practitioner-led study groups
These not-for-credit study groups provide an opportunity for students to delve deeply into topics and apply theory and research to real world challenges. Enrollment in each group is limited to 25 students.
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In July, Brown University's new school of international and public affairs will welcome its first cohort of Ph.D. Fellows in an expanded program. Watson is now accepting pre-dissertation and dissertation fellowship applications from Ph.D. students who are working on development, governance and security-related topics in its five core departments.
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