# Undergraduate Financial Aid

**Source**: https://finaid.brown.edu/aid-types
**Parent**: https://finaid.brown.edu/

Undergraduate Financial Aid

# Types of Financial Aid

# Types of Financial Aid

Learn about the types of aid included in financial aid offers.

Financial aid offers are called “packages” because many types of aid are bundled together. Student financial aid packages typically include:

### [Additional Initiatives Unique to Brown](https://finaid.brown.edu/basics/brown-promise/unique-initiatives)

Brown University supports a range of distinct initiatives to meet a family’s full demonstrated financial need.

### [Other Grants and Scholarships](https://finaid.brown.edu/aid-types/grants-scholarships)

### [Optional Student Loans](https://finaid.brown.edu/aid-types/loans)

While Brown meets full demonstrated need without loans, Brown offers two types of loans to meet a student's unique needs to cover expenses.

### [Student Employment in Financial Aid Packages](https://finaid.brown.edu/aid-types/student-employment)

Brown provides opportunities for students to contribute to their indirect (non-billed) educational costs by working during the academic year.

### [Other Types of Aid](https://finaid.brown.edu/aid-types/other)

Brown sponsors a range of research and professional programs that provide financial aid to students who qualify.