• 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.

Students must follow the SPRINT Fellowship application process. For the Royce Fellowship, this includes three parts:

1. Registration in UFunds (SPRINT Fellowships)
2. Submission of a Google Forms application, in which you provide a detailed project proposal (Application Outline)
3. Submission of a recommendation form by your faculty mentor and/or community partner (Instructions for Royce Fellowship Mentors). Upon submission of the recommendation form, a confirmation email will be sent to the mentor and the student.

Your application will not be complete until all three required parts are submitted. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. The deadline to complete these steps is 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, March 2, 2025. 

• 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. 
• Fellows receive a stipend (award amounts vary based on financial need) to pursue their proposed research project over the summer. Fellows participate in regular cohort meetings throughout the summer to discuss their progress.
• In the Fall semester following the project summer, fellows participate (as a cohort) in a fall retreat and workshops on applying for post-graduate fellowships, analyzing data, crafting presentations, and disseminating findings. Fellows receive a SPRINT semester stipend to support their continued research, writing and analysis.
• 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.