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International Scholars at Brown
Brown University's international scholar community includes over 600 scholars from approximately 80 countries around the world. Scholars include visiting professors, visiting researchers, visiting teaching associates, postdoctoral research associates, faculty, and staff.
For more information about different types of scholar visas, immigration requirements, and required procedures, refer to the information below or contact ISSS at oisss@brown.edu.
J-1 Scholars include several sub-categories, such as temporary or visiting professors, research scholars, short-term scholars or specialists.
The J-1 Student Intern category is for international students currently pursuing a degree at a postsecondary academic institution outside the U.S., who want to engage in an internship at Brown that will help fulfill their home institution degree requirements.
The H-1B visa classification is for full-time teaching, research or staff appointments for the duration of a period of proposed employment for which secure funding is available.
The O-1 visa is an employment based classification that applies to an individual who has extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, or business which has been demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim and who is coming to the U.S. to work in the area of extraordinary ability. The individual must have “risen to the top of their field.”