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    The Graduate Division serves more than 13,000 students in over 100 graduate degree programs. We are here to help you from the time you are admitted until you complete your graduate program.

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    We're thrilled you're considering Berkeley for your graduate study. We offer more than 100 programs for master's, professional, and doctoral students to pursue their dreams.

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    Working toward obtaining your graduate degree at Berkeley is an exciting and challenging endeavor, but funding your graduate education shouldn’t be your greatest challenge.

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    We're here to support you as you progress through your degree, and help you understand the policies and procedures that inform your graduate education.

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    GradPro, the Graduate Writing Center, and the GSI Teaching & Resource Center can support you in your academic and professional development at all stages of your degree program and in preparing for your career.

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    The Office for Graduate Diversity provides support and services for prospective and continuing students in an effort to support and sustain a more diverse graduate student community.

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    Your gift allows us to deliver an inclusive, world-class experience to graduate students, so they can make a difference at Berkeley and beyond.

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December 2015

Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships — 1/04/2022

Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships are awarded to candidates who have outstanding undergraduate records, have demonstrated a need for financial assistance, are citizens of…

R. Kirk Underhill Graduate Fellowship — 3/15/2021

The R. Kirk Underhill Graduate Fellowship provides $30,000 to a UC Berkeley graduate student whose research focuses on Anglo-American affairs, including but…

Jim Fahey Safe Homes for Women Fellowship — 3/1/2020

The Graduate Division is now accepting applications for the Jim Fahey Safe Homes for Women Fellowship. The Jim Fahey endowment was established in 2007 to provide scholarships for…

Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowship — 1/27/2020

The Institute of Governmental Studies will award three Synar Graduate Research Fellowships of up to $3,000 each. The Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowship is…

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Switzer Environmental Fellowships — 1/6/2020

The Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program offers one-year Fellowships to highly talented graduate students in New England and California whose studies and career…

Summer Arabic Language and Media Program (SALAM) — 12/31/2019

Full Scholarship Opportunity to Study Arabic Next Summer The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) announced its Summer Arabic Language and Media (SALAM) program, a fully-funded intensive…

Library News: Documentaries at Doe and Change in UC Berkeley Library Permissions Policy

Summer is the time for Documentaries at Doe, a summer film series showcasing thought-provoking independent documentaries in the libraries’ video collection. This…

Postdoctoral Fellowships for Graduate Research Training in Alcohol Problems and Alcohol-Related Disparities — 6/30/2019

The Alcohol Research Group, in association with UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, is currently accepting applications for two-year postdoctoral fellowships sponsored…

The Berkeley-Haas Women in Leadership Conference — 3/16/2019

The Haas MBA Women In Leadership group is holding their annual conference on March 16th! Berkeley Haas Campus Saturday March 16, 2019…

Philip Brett LGBT Studies Fellowship — 3/15/2019

Philip Brett, musician, conductor, researcher, teacher, and alumnus (photo: Kathleen Karn) The Philip Brett LGBT Fund will provide an award of up…

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Craft Your Three-Minute Thesis and Submit Your Grad Slam Video by 2/18/19

You could win cash prizes and state-wide recognition while you take your professional development to the next level!

Foreign Language and Area Studies Awards — 1/29/2020

The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships provide funding to students to encourage the study of less commonly taught foreign languages in…

Nuclear Nonproliferation Fellows Program — 2/1/2019

This fellowship provides financial support for exceptional students pursuing technical doctoral research relevant to the field of international safeguards. Participating universities foster…

Taiwan International Internship Program — 2/28/2019

The Taiwan International Graduate Program  is a unique all-English Ph.D. program supported by Academia Sinica, the most prestigious research institution in Taiwan.…

NEH Senior Research Fellowship Program — 1/24/2019

National Endowment for the Humanities Senior Research Fellowship Program The CAORC National Endowment for the Humanities Senior Research Fellowship Program supports advanced…

L’Oréal USA For Women In Science Fellowship — 2/1/2019

This postdoctoral fellowship recognizes and rewards the contributions women make in the STEM fields and identifies exceptional women researchers committed to serving…

Bloorview Research Institute Pursuit Award — 2/4/2019

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital’s research institute (the Bloorview Research Institute) is now accepting submissions for the prestigious 2019 Pursuit Award competition…

Sydney Ehrman Fellowships — 2/22/2019

The Sydney Ehrman Fellowship is open to candidates in any field of study who wish to study at King’s College in Cambridge…

Clark Foundation $10,000 “Investment in Community” Graduate Fellowship — 1/31/2019

The Clark Foundation $10,000 “Investment in Community” Graduate Fellowship is awarded each year to one (or more) deserving graduate student(s) born, raised and/or…

UC MEXUS-CONACYT Postdoctoral Research Fellowships — 2/25/2019

UC MEXUS-CONACYT is providing fellowships for postdoctoral researchers at the ten UC campuses or at Mexican institutions of higher education or research.…

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The Graduate Division is committed to expanding the diversity of Berkeley’s student body, and supporting students from all backgrounds, especially those from underrepresented groups, in their academic, personal and professional journeys. We’re here to help you build community and make our campus your new home.

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