# Undergraduate Financial Aid

**Source**: https://finaid.brown.edu/parents
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Undergraduate Financial Aid

# Information for Parents

# Information for Parents

Especially for parents of current Brown students, we offer here the information and resources your student needs for ongoing financial support.

## The Brown Promise

Through The Brown Promise initiative, Brown has eliminated packaged loans from all undergraduate financial aid awards.

[Learn more](https://finaid.brown.edu/basics/brown-promise)

### [Brown's Need Based Financial Aid Program](https://finaid.brown.edu/basics/financial-need-eligibility)

The needs analysis formula is the starting point for determining financial aid eligibility.

### [Factors Considered in Brown's Need Analysis Formula](https://finaid.brown.edu/basics/financial-need-eligibility/factors-considered-browns-needs-analysis-formula)

Learn more about how Brown calculates a family's financial contribution to the student’s education.

### [Cost of Attendance](https://finaid.brown.edu/estimate-cost-aid/cost)

Knowing the costs associated with a Brown education can help students and families from all income levels plan ahead and find appropriate financial support.

### [Estimating Your Bill](https://finaid.brown.edu/estimate-cost-aid/estimators-calculators/estimating-your-bill)

The Brown University Bill Estimator provides an estimate of the annual billed charges for first year students.

### [Understanding the Bill](https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/bursar/student-account-and-ebilling)

How financial aid is applied to the Student Account Statement

## Meet the Team & Contact Us

We are here to help. Contact us via email, phone or in person.\
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Important Note: All communication sent from the Brown Office of Financial Aid is directed to the student via email.

[Contact Us](https://finaid.brown.edu/contact-us)