View important student financial policies, including details on student account charges and credits, at Student Account Financial Policy. Topics in the Student Account Financial Policy include financial holds and past due balances, tuition leave refund policy and schedule, Title IV authorization, overpayments, returned payments, and more.

The Student Financial Responsibility Agreement (SFRA) is a commonly used tool among universities for ensuring that students are aware of important financial information. The SFRA is between the student and Brown University and outlines the financial obligations and responsibilities students agree to when enrolling at Brown University. The SFRA outlines important billing, payment, and collection information. All students must complete the SFRA in Banner Self Service each year prior to registering for classes. If the SFRA is not completed, a hold will prevent course registration.  Once the SFRA is completed, the registration hold is removed automatically and immediately.

All billing activity may be viewed through payment.brown.edu. Brown does not generate or mail any paper billing statements. The billing statements are a snapshot of the student account at the time of billing. Any student account charges or credits that happen after the semester billing statement is generated are reflected in the "Account Activity" section of payment.brown.edu. Our  Student Account Payment System Guide provides detailed instructions for using our billing system.

1. Give parents/family members access to view and pay your bill by setting them up as Authorized Users.
2. Setup your ERefund Profile to receive any eligible credit balance refunds electronically.
3. Consent to receive your education tax credit 1098T form electronically.

1. Verify or provide your Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number for 1098-T tax credit purposes
2. If you are applying for financial aid, complete any unsatisfied requirements for financial aid or loans.

Student Account & EBill Schedule

Use the link above to review the billing schedule and due dates for each semester. All balances must be paid in a timely manner, by the due date. Refer to Brown's policies regarding Financial Holds and Past Due Balances that impact registration and enrollment.

Online Masters Students billing for each semester will occur after you register for courses. If you register for courses after the billing statements are generated, you will receive an email notification the following week to advise you that charges were posted to your student account. All balances must be paid in a timely manner, by the due date. Refer to Brown's policies regarding Financial Holds and Past Due Balances that impact registration and enrollment.

Visit our Make Payments page and our Installment Payment Plan (IPP) page to learn more.

Online Masters Students learn more about IPP.

If loans are part of your plan, you'll want to borrow wisely to keep your loan debt as low as possible. This information provides resources to assist in making borrowing decisions.

Learn about the loan process -- from application and requirements through disbursement to your student account.

We recommend learning more about the financial aid process and applying for aid right away. The Office of Financial Aid receives your completed financial aid application materials and determines your financial aid award. The Office of Financial Aid is separate from Student Financial Services.  Learn more about financial aid for Admitted Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, and Medical Students 

If you reported to Brown that you anticipate to receive support from outside scholarship agencies, college savings plans, or other outside sources, Brown will place a temporary memo credit on your student account in that amount. Any unpaid memo credits for anticipated support are removed from students accounts on October 15^th for Fall and on February 15^th for Spring. Students are responsible for paying any remaining balances.

Review any unpaid memo credits that appear on your student account through the Student Account Payment System. 

Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) is automatically billed to your student account every year. If you have adequate alternate coverage, you may be able to waive SHIP by the waiver deadline. If you are an aided student and you do not currently have health insurance, complete the waiver to be considered for a scholarship to help cover the cost.

Online Masters Students may choose to opt-in to receive Brown's Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP).  View rate information on our Graduate Student page and contact studenthealthinsuranceplan@brown.edu for additional information.

All housing information and policies are handled by Residential Life. Residential Life submits charges to Student Financial Services to be reflected on the student's account. For questions regarding changes to housing students should reference their room agreement.

All meal plan information and policies are handled by Dining Services. Dining Services submit charges to Student Financial Services to be reflected on the student's account. For questions regarding changes to dining, students should reference their meal agreement.

Our Frequently Asked Questions page can help address many other questions you may have.