Assessment of Parental Resources

Graduate and professional school students may wish to declare independence from their parents. Some
have been self-supporting for years. While the Medical School is sensitive to the desire of these students
to become independent of their families, it is not in a position to transfer financial dependence from one's parents to Brown. Therefore, parental information is required for all students applying for institutional funding (i.e., Brown loans and Brown scholarships) as well as many types of federal funding, regardless of the student's age, marital status, or number of years which he/she has been self-supporting.

Parental information may be waived in exceptional circumstances. Students who have unusual family
circumstances are advised to discuss their situation with the director of admissions and financial aid or with the assistant director.

A helpful calculator for determining parental contribution can be found at www.finaid.org.