• Applicants from all concentrations are welcome, but the fellowship requires the support of a faculty or community mentor. Recipients must reside at Brown for at least one semester following the summer research. 
• Students who have applied in previous years are welcome to submit applications for the same or a different proposal to the program. Previous applications have no bearing on the candidacy of a current applicant. U.S. citizenship is not a determinant of eligibility. All eligible fellows receive a Summer Earnings Waiver.
• If the proposal requires international travel, the applicant must agree to sign a contract and waiver stating that they will abide by the university’s protocols. Students will not be funded to travel to countries on the State Department's warning list.

The Royce Fellowship application opens every December in UFunds.

Once selected, fellows are inducted into the Society of Royce Fellows in a ceremony in April and participate in a cohort orientation in early May. Additionally:

• Fellows receive a stipend (award amounts vary based on financial need) and a research budget (up to $2,000) to pursue their proposed research project over the summer. Fellows participate in regular cohort meetings throughout the summer to discuss their progress.
• During the academic year following the project summer, fellows participate (as a cohort) in workshops on applying for post-graduate fellowships, analyzing data, crafting presentations, and disseminating findings.
• Royce Fellows are required to present their research findings to the broader campus and Providence community at the annual Royce Fellowship Presentations in February. Students graduating in December or studying abroad in the spring semester are permitted to present in the fall.