There are a couple different ways to obtain a Brown ID:

1. When hired as a physician or other faculty member and need access to Brown's electronic resources or buildings, your appointment will be part of your onboarding. When the appointment letter comes from Brown, this will also give the faculty member all the access they need.
2. Before appointment goes through for physicians, or if you are a Lifespan Employee and work with Brown and need those resources, you can get a Sponsored ID. The employee needs to have a Sponsor (Attending / Supervisor who already has Brown access) and needs to fill out the Brown Card Request Template . Once filled out, email this form to Laurie Sawyer and she will submit it to Brown for approval and processing. (This needs to be renewed each year – you will get an email from Brown when the expiration date comes close. Then resubmit this form to Laurie for processing.)
3. In order to obtain a physical Brown ID card, you need to visit the Brown Card office in person.

Brown University
Page-Robinson Hall
69 Brown St., Suite 511
Providence, RI 02912

Brown Card Office

Having a Brown ID:

• Provides you with an @brown.edu email address.
• Gives you Brown Library access
• Allows you to download non-Microsoft software
• Allows you to download Microsoft 365 at a discounted rate 
• Gives you access to Learn-Net; A one-stop website for your training needs
• Allows you to attend Events at Brown
• Provides members with discounts to movie theaters, theme parks, hotels, and more! 
• Gives you discounts at select merchants 
• Enables membership in the Faculty Club 
• Entitles you to a membership to athletic facilities at a discounted rate.
• Allows you to board the Brown University Shuttles *Must show ID*
• Provides you with a RIPTA U-Pass at NO charge (within the state of RI) 

The Brown University Perks and Benefits brochure has more information on the benefits and perks of having a Brown ID.

Perks and Benefits

College Hill Campus Parking 

Clinical Department faculty who have responsibilities for teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses, who serve on University committees, or have leadership roles that require them to park on the College Hill campus can request parking privileges at a designated centrally located lot.

The Warren Alpert Medical School

Clinical Department faculty who teach, advise students, or who fulfill leadership roles at the Alpert Medical School can obtain parking privileges at the medical school.

More information in regards to parking can be found on the Transportation Office website.

*You cannot forward from a Lifespan address to a Brown address. If you want to enable automatic forwarding from your Brown email to your Lifespan email, follow these instructions.

To turn on automatic forwarding

1. On your computer, open Gmail using the account you want to forward messages from. You can only forward messages for a single Gmail address, and not an email group or alias.
2. In the top right, click Settings. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
3. In the "Forwarding" section, click Add a forwarding address.
4. Enter the email address you want to forward messages to.
5. Click Next then Proceed then OK.
6. A verification message will be sent to that address.
7. Click the verification link in that message.
8. Go back to the settings page for the Gmail account you want to forward messages from and refresh your browser.
9. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
10. In the "Forwarding" section, select Forward a copy of incoming mail to.
11. Choose what you want to happen with the Gmail copy of your emails. We recommend Keep Gmail's copy in the Inbox.
12. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.

To turn off automatic forwarding

1. On your computer, open Gmail using the account you want to stop forwarding messages from.
2. In the top right, click Settings .
3. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
4. In the "Forwarding" section, click Disable forwarding.
5. At the bottom, click Save Changes.