Brown Graduate School

The Laura Bassi Scholarship: Editorial Support for Doctoral and Early-Career Research

Applications are currently open for the 2026 cycles of the Laura Bassi Scholarship. Established in 2018, this funding body provides specialized editorial assistance to doctoral candidates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected or understudied topics within their respective disciplines.

To maintain an equitable selection process, the scholarship features no institutional, departmental, or national restrictions, and is open to researchers across all academic disciplines.

Funding Tiers:
-Doctoral Candidates: Up to $2,500 (reflecting the upper bracket of costs for doctoral dissertations)
-Junior Academics (First 5 years of full-time employment): Up to $500 (allocated for academic journal articles)

Remaining 2026 Deadlines:

Summer 2026: Deadline: 12 July 2026 | Results: 24 July 2026
Winter 2026: Deadline: 15 November 2026 | Results: 4 December 2026

Application Requirements:
Applicants must submit a completed application form and an up-to-date CV simultaneously through the official online portal.

Learn more: https://editing.press/bassi

Fall 2026 Teaching Consultants Program
Apply by June 14

Grow your skills as a teacher and peer-leader though the Teaching Consultant Program! We are now accepting applications from graduate students and postdocs who have completed the Sheridan Teaching Seminar and who want to develop their teaching, facilitation, and consultation skills.

Learn more: https://sheridan.brown.edu/programs/certificates/teaching-consultant-program

Apply to be a Writing Associate!

The Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning invites applications for several Writing Associate positions for the upcoming academic year.

Writing Associates are current Brown University graduate students who support writers across a wide range of disciplines and academic stages—including pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate students, as well as alumni and staff—through individualized, 50-minute consultations offered both in person and online.

Position Details:
Associates work one or two 3-hour shifts per week.
Associates attend one professional development meeting per month.
Optional opportunities are available to design and lead writing workshops in Brown courses.

Learn more: https://today.brown.edu/announcements/211480

Summer CIRTL Events & Programming

All CIRTL Network programs require registration. Some have unlimited seats, while others are capped.

Currently open - Self-paced
-An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching: No cap; read more and register
-Advancing Learning Through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching: No cap; read more and register
-Creating a Transgender Inclusive STEM Environment: A Course for Educators
-Effective Teaching and Learning: Promoting Student Engagement and Motivation Through Reflective and Metacognitive Strategies
-Incorporating Active Learning
-Making Large Classes Feel Smaller
-Research as a High Impact Practice in STEM Education
-When a Student Falls Behind
-NEW: TA Principles and Strategies
-NEW: Teaching Transferable Skills and Work-Integrated Learning in the College Classroom

Workshops/courses
- Planning Your Teaching-as-Research Project: Cap: 25
-Stimulating Student Engagement and Motivation By Asking the “Right” Questions: No cap

June - Courses & Workshops
-UDL + AI Design Studio: Cap: 15; registration opens 6/8
-Beyond Efficiency: Reimagining AI’s Purpose in Teaching, Learning, and Research: No cap; registration opens 6/1
-The Faculty Inclusive Teaching Survey (FITS) Guidebook: Supporting Current and Future Faculty in Becoming Inclusive Instructors: No cap; registration opens 6/1
-The Faculty Inclusive Teaching Survey (FITS) Guidebook: Growing as a Reflective and Iterative Inclusive Instructor: No cap; registration opens 6/8
-Handling Difficult Dialogues In the Classroom: No cap; registration opens 6/22
-Critical AI Literacy for Teachers and Students: Prompting, Evaluating, and Ethically Using Generative AI: Cap: 60; registration opens 6/29
-Classroom Ethics in Higher Education: Navigating Dilemmas with Intention: Cap: 45; registration opens 6/29

Learn more: https://cirtl.net/summer-2026-cirtl-network-programming/

Brown Innovation Fellows

Interested in learning about patenting and technology
commercialization?

Brown Innovation Fellows is a paid internship program for graduate
students, postdocs and medical students interested in technology
commercialization. This program is a part of Brown Technology Innovations
(BTI), the office responsible for managing the university’s patent portfolio and
driving commercialization of Brown-developed technologies

Applications are due June 12, 2026
Program will begin late Summer / early Fall 2026

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4vhl8Uq

TODAY, Monday, June 1:
Dean Lindstrom's office hours for graduate students are Mondays from 4-5 pm.
Email [email protected] to request an in-person or Zoom meeting. Schedule subject to change.

Want to help welcome new international graduate students to Brown this fall? Become a Peer Mentor! 🐻

Whether you’re a current grad student (domestic or international!), a postdoc, or a recent alum, your wisdom is needed. Help incoming students learn the ropes of life at Brown and around Providence.

What’s required?
-1 short online training session over the summer
-Peer mentor one in-person outdoor gathering during Orientation on Aug. 26
-Host 1 online session (at a time that works for you!)

The Perks:
-Free Brown T-shirt & fun swag
-Free meals at all International Orientation events + 1 bonus dining hall swipe
-Make awesome new friends from around the world!

Note for incoming students: This orientation is for you! Sit back, relax, and enjoy it as a participant. You can apply to be a mentor next year!

🔗 Ready to share your wisdom? Sign up here: http://bit.ly/4wXkcWO

"Embracing Your Temporal Self"

Huge congratulations to the incredible Melanie Ortiz Alvarez de la Campa ’26 Ph.D.!

Melanie delivered a deeply moving and inspiring student address at the Brown University Doctoral Ceremony this past Sunday. Whether you need a moment of reflection, a spark of inspiration, or just want to celebrate the phenomenal doctoral graduates of 2026, you’ll want to listen.

Watch the full, inspiring address: https://youtu.be/reRoDVy9l2g

It’s Official: Congratulations to Brown University’s Newest Ph.D. Graduates! 🎓🐻✨

The hoods have been placed, and a spectacular chapter has officially come to a close. Earlier today, Pembroke Field was filled with immense pride, joy, and well-earned celebration as Dean of the Graduate School David P. Lindstrom presided over the formal conferral of the largest cohort of Doctor of Philosophy degrees ever at Brown. From the historic University Procession to the final notes of the Alma Mater, it was an unforgettable morning honoring the pinnacle of academic achievement at Brown.

The ceremony also celebrated exceptional excellence, featuring a moving student address by Melanie Ortiz Alvarez de la Campa, and honoring the distinguished recipients of the Horace Mann Medal and the Joukowsky Prize. A massive thank you goes out to the family, friends, faculty, and mentors who filled the tent today to cheer on our graduates, as your unwavering support made today’s triumphs possible.

To our brand-new Ph.D. alumni: You have pushed the boundaries of human knowledge, questioned the status quo, and left an indelible mark on the Brunonian community. The world is immensely lucky to have your minds, your passion, and your expertise. Congratulations, Doctors!


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Huge congratulations to Meg Shieh for winning the prestigious Joukowsky Outstanding Dissertation Award in the physical sciences!

Meg, who receives her doctoral degree in chemistry this May, is being recognized for her groundbreaking dissertation: “Chemical Tool Development for Elucidating the Mechanistic Roles of Sulfane Sulfur in Redox Signaling.” Her research tackles a massive challenge in chemical biology: creating innovative tools to detect, deliver, and understand reactive sulfur species, molecules that are crucial to cellular signaling and human disease, but historically incredibly difficult to measure.

Next up, Meg is headed to Bethesda, Maryland this July to begin her role as an NIH IRTA Postdoctoral Fellow. We can't wait to see how she continues to shape the future of medicine and chemical biology!

Read more: https://graduateschool.brown.edu/news/2026-05-12/joukowsky-shieh

Brown University Department of Chemistry