Apply to the BTC

Thank you for your interest in the Brown Tutoring Corps! Please answer the questions to the best of your ability; these questions help us ensure that tutors are appropriately matched to a site.

Please note that your submission of this application does not guarantee you a placement through the Brown Tutoring Corps. Participation in one Engagement Preparation Day is a requirement of the onboarding process. 

Applications are due Sep 27.

In order to participate in the Brown Tutoring Corps, tutors must be at least 18 years of age. If you will not be 18 years old before the last Engagement Preparation Day, we cannot provide the necessary clearances and can therefore not allow you tutor - please consider reapplying next semester!
The email address is not made public. It will only be used if you need to be contacted about your account or for opted-in notifications.
Several special characters are allowed, including space, period (.), hyphen (-), apostrophe ('), underscore (_), and the @ sign.
Provide a password for the new account in both fields.
Please enter your legal first and last name. We will need to use this name for your background check.
If you prefer to go by something other than your legal name, please let us know here.
Race/Ethnicity
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Your virtual face or picture.
One file only.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: png gif jpg jpeg webp.
Please select from the list below.
Tutoring Experience
Previous experience is NOT REQUIRED.
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(OPTIONAL) Previous experience is NOT REQUIRED. This information will help us understand what experience you bring to the BTC as we match tutors with classrooms and students. There is no need to spend a lot of time on this section, just a quick sentence or two is sufficient.
Competencies
What are some of the competencies you can bring to the BTC?
Please check any of the following areas where you believe you could provide effective tutoring.
Language(s)
Spanish
Please select your level of understanding, if any.
Portuguese
Please select your level of understanding, if any.
Cape Verdean Creole
Please select your level of understanding, if any.
Haitian Creole
Please select your level of understanding, if any.
French
Please select your level of understanding, if any.
Arabic
Please select your level of understanding, if any.
Chinese
Please select your level of understanding, if any.
This information will help us understand what experience you bring to the BTC as we match tutors with classrooms and students. Providence and Pawtucket serve many multilingual students and the following languages are reported as the most commonly spoken in the districts. Please let us know if you have experience speaking, reading or writing any of the following languages. For our purposes, 'proficiency' means that you could support a student's academic work in this language and 'familiarity' means you could engage in a basic conversation in this language. NOTE: this is an optional question; you do not need proficiency in any of these languages to be eligible to tutor.
Engagement Preparation Day
Students engaging through the Brown Tutoring Corps are required to attend one engagement preparation day at the Swearer Center (located at the corner of Stimson/Hope) to complete certain compliance requirements for working with minors.
Brown University students who do not participate in one of the Engagement Preparation Days will not be able to engage through the Brown Tutoring Corps.

Required Engagement Preparation Day:
Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 1 pm - 3:30 pm
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 1pm - 3:30 pm
OR
Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 1pm - 3:30 pm

- No appointment needed, drop-in when you can during the specified times
- Process will take ~20 minutes
- Bring your government-issued ID (passport, driver's license, state ID)
- Bring a laptop or smart phone if you have one
Required Tutor Training
The required BTC Training will be offered in-person, with three dates to choose from, and are 2 hours in length. This training will allow tutors to get to know each other, and learn important updates about the program, scheduling, and site needs.
BTC Tutor Training
Given the choice, which grade levels would you prefer to tutor?
Available Location(s)
Please select all locations you would be willing to tutor at.
How many times per week are you available and interested in tutoring? (Choose maximum)
Please provide your availability for each weekday
Click into each day of the week below and mark off your available times. There's an option at the bottom you can select if you are unavailable that day. No worries if your schedule changes—you can come back and update this form anytime until scheduling period ends. When filling it out, just mark the times you’re actually free and ready to tutor each day (we’ll take commute time into account on our end).
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Information & acknowledgements
We are really excited that you are interested in becoming a tutor. Below is just a bit more information about the requirements of the program.

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Tutor Application Process Overview


Please review the requirements below and check the box that follows to indicate that you have read and understand the requirements you will need to fulfill to be an active BTC Tutor.

  • BTC Application (this form 🤓)
  • Attend EPD for required clearances
  • Complete a BTC Tutor Orientation
  • Review the BTC handbook
  • Log your sessions every time you tutor
Please feel free to write any questions or concerns below.
Submission
Please click 'Create new account' below to submit your application for the Fall '25 BTC Cohort.