All over the world, youth are advocating for change both locally and globally. Through the Brown Leadership Institute—no matter your current level of engagement—you’ll increase your ability and effectiveness in advancing social justice.

Non-credit

Residential

Online

Accepts International Students

Financial Aid

Application fee waiver

There are two ways to participate in the Leadership Institute:
- a two-week on-campus session (currently waitlisted)
- a four-week online session
Through both methods of learning, you’ll meet students from all over the world who are passionate about a wide variety of issues, including topics such as racial justice, educational access, and gender equity. You will spend your days delving into compelling topics in a course of your choosing, actively engaging with your peers and instructor. As you grapple with complex problems and brainstorm possible solutions together, you will practice a collaborative model of leadership honing your skills in active listening, public speaking, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and teamwork. Building on all of this new knowledge, you’ll develop an Action Plan you can take home and apply in your school or community.

Students may enroll in one Leadership Institute course per summer, regardless of whether it is online or on-campus.

On Campus
Though your time outside of class and scheduled Leadership Workshops is yours to manage, you will be housed on campus, in Brown University residence halls with other Leadership Institute students to build a strong learning community. Students living on campus eat their meals in Brown’s dining halls and have access to the University’s libraries, study centers and Writing Center. Although your time will be limited, you’ll also have the opportunity to engage with other pre-college students in a range of activities that help you grow as a person.

Online
Participating in the Leadership Institute online will include asynchronous content and twice-weekly required synchronous workshops with classmates and one-on-one meetings with your instructor and optional webinars with guest speakers. In these “blended” and online course components, you have the opportunity to further enhance your leadership skills, explore socially responsible leadership and work to develop a meaningful Action Plan. Studying online gives you the freedom to decide how and where you learn and entrusts you with the responsibility to manage your out-of-class work. With time to reflect, read and write, you can enhance important critical thinking skills. You also have the opportunity to strengthen your capacity for self-discipline and personal responsibility; skills necessary to excel in all learning environments. By taking an online class you also become more comfortable with online learning — a format that is becoming increasingly important both in and out of school.

A Typical Day
Plan to spend a couple of hours each day (about 15-20 hours per week) on a variety of activities related directly to the course you are taking. Most days will include independent reading, engaging in written discussions sessions with classmates, listening to a guest lecturer or a video from your instructor and working on your Action Plan. Twice a week your classmates will come together for synchronous workshops. You will also meet virtually with instructors for one-on-one support and throughout the course engage with students in a community of learners all committed to effecting positive change in their communities and in the world.

And outside of class, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with pre-college students participating in other programs in a range of activities that help you grow as a student and as a person.

Session On Campus 1

Jun 25 - Jul 07

2 weeks

Residential

5218 USD

Session On Campus 2

Jul 16 - Jul 28

2 weeks

Residential

5218 USD

Session Online

Jul 10 - Aug 04

4 weeks

Online

5313 USD

The posted fee is for one course of the designated length. Each course carries its own course fee. If you register for multiple courses, you will be charged multiple course fees.

Residential fees for on-campus programs include meals, housing and access to the fitness/athletic/aquatics centers. If you enroll in more than one course and the courses overlap, you will not be double-charged for the residential fees for the overlapping weeks.

If you are an international student or a U.S. student without health insurance, you will automatically be enrolled in Brown’s limited coverage accident insurance plan for the duration of your program. An additional fee of $80 for this coverage will be added to your account. This plan has limited coverage in the event of an accident or emergency illness while on campus or during program-sponsored activities and is subject to a deductible.

NOT INCLUDED IN PROGRAM FEES:
Travel to and from Brown’s campus or a BELL or BEE program site.
Pre/post-program accommodations.
Course materials and textbooks (if required).
Additional spending money (for shopping, off-campus snacks, purchases of a personal nature, etc.).
Costs associated with potential public health guidelines, which may include, but are not limited to, travel interruption and quarantine. We recommend families consider purchasing travel/trip insurance.

Financial Aid

You may request an application fee waiver for one of the following reasons:
- You are approved for a free or reduced school lunch program in the U.S. for the current year, including need-based school-wide free lunch programs under the Community Eligibility Provision. (If you attend a private school where meals are included in the tuition fee, you may qualify for a free/reduced lunch waiver if you receive a significant need-based scholarship in order to attend your school.)
You are enrolled in a school in the Providence Public School District (PPSD) in Rhode Island.
- You are associated with an official Brown Pre-College partner organization and have been named a Partner Scholar Nominee by that organization. (You will need to select your partner organization from a drop-down list when requesting a partner fee waiver. Only listed partner organizations are eligible.)
- You are the dependent of a benefits-eligible Brown University employee who has been employed by the University for at least six months.

Brown Pre-College offers a variety of scholarship opportunities. Each scholarship type has eligibility requirements.

Sibley Scholarships are need-based awards limited to students who are U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents, or hold undocumented or DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) status and are enrolled in a U.S. high school. Scholarship funds are limited and disbursed on a first-applied-first-awarded basis until the funds are exhausted, which could happen before the scholarship deadline. If eligible, we encourage you to apply as soon as you complete your admission application. We cannot guarantee that all applicants who apply for aid will receive scholarship assistance.
PPSD Scholarships are limited to students attending a school in the Providence Public School District, in Providence, RI.
Partner Scholarships are limited to students who are identified and nominated by partnering organizations.
Brown Employee Dependent Scholarships are limited to dependents of Brown University benefits-eligible staff and faculty who have been employed by the university for at least six months.
We do not have any scholarship opportunities available to international students for summer 2023.

Brown Pre-College does not provide merit scholarships.