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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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September 2015

DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program — 5/5/2021

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science is now accepting applications for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program.…

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Student Parents: UC Berkeley’s Back-Up Child Care Program is for You — Pre-Enroll Now!

UC Berkeley’s Back-Up Child Care program enables student parents to work on academic projects, teach, or take care of other needs when…

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships — 11/16/2020

Chartotte W. Newcombe The Newcombe Fellowships are provided to Ph.D. candidates at American institutions located in the United States who will complete…

UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program — 11/1/2020

The Program The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients…

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…

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…

National Physical Science Consortium: Fellowships in Science and Engineering — 12/6/2019

The National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) offers fellowships to doctoral students in the physical sciences and related engineering fields. The competition is open to…

Check Out Issue 36 of the Berkeley Science Review!

The Berkeley Science Review is a graduate student-run magazine that aims to highlight the groundbreaking research occurring at UC Berkeley in a…

Bay Area Water Quality Fellowship — 3/15/2019

The Bay Area Water Quality Fellowship is open to graduate students whose studies are related specifically to water quality issues that affect the…

Paul J. Alexander Memorial Fellowship — 4/15/2019

The Paul J. Alexander Memorial Fellowship is awarded for the study of Byzantine, ancient, and medieval history. Advanced Berkeley graduate students studying…

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Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Competition for Recent PhDs — 3/13/2019

ACLS invites applications for the ninth competition of the Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows program. This year the program will place up to 21 recent…

Danone Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Program — 2/25/2019

Danone North America will award two graduate students a grant of $25,000 each. The successful candidates should excel in science and have…

Kavli Ensi Philomathia Graduate Student Fellowships — 10/31/2018

Kavli ENSI Philomathia Graduate Student Fellowships are one-year graduate fellowship positions designed to give promising young researchers the opportunity to work across…

Big Ideas Contest Launches! Pre-proposals Due — 11/14/2018

Big Ideas is an early-stage, student-led, innovation contest that connects students with the mentorship, training, and resources needed to successfully conceptualize, deploy, and…

Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies Scholarships — 10/1/2018

This program is open to all recent Ph.D. recipients and doctoral candidates in the social sciences or law. The Academy Scholars Program…

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Hertz Fellowships for Physical, Biological, & Engineering Sciences Ph.D. Students — 10/24/2018

The Hertz Foundation provides unique financial support to the nation's most remarkable PhD students in the physical, biological and engineering sciences. The merit-based annual competition for graduate fellowships consists of a cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend.

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Ford Foundation Predoctoral, Postdoctoral, and Dissertation Fellowships — 12/6/2018

Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their…

Frank E. Ratliff Fellowship in Classical Antiquity — 3/15/2019

The Frank E. Ratliff Fellowship in Classical Antiquity provides up to $31,000 in stipend and in-state tuition and fees to graduate students…

Yancey/Edgley Fellowship and Award — 3/31/2018

The Dr. Antronette (Toni) K. Yancey and Darlene Edgley Fellowship was created by Ms. Darlene Edgley to continue the work pioneered by…

Harvard University Environmental Fellows Program — 1/16/2019

The HUCE Environmental Fellows Program awards two-year postdoctoral fellowships to outstanding young scholars in any environment-related discipline. This year the cohort will represent…

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