UndocuGrads: Funding & Professional Development

Browse funding opportunities for undocumented graduate students such as grants, fellowships and financial aid.

• Graduate Fellowships, Grants and Awards
• Birgeneau Perelman Fund for Undocumented Students
• Transcending Beyond Berkeley Fellowship
• Undocumented Students Emergency Grants
• Undocumented Students Resource Sheet
• Basic Needs Emergency Fund (non-AB540 Eligible)
• Graduate Assembly Funding
• UndocuGrads Scholarships, Graduate School Pipeline Programs & Professional Development Opportunities
• Graduate Division Conference Travel Grant Awards
• Student Parent Grant
• Caregiver Grant
• Graduate Student Research Funding Opportunities
• Work-Study for Undocumented students (must be Dream-Act eligible with DACA Status)
• California Dream Loan for Undocumented Students
• Dreamers Graduate Loan Program

UC Berkeley Resources

• Berkeley Career Engagement: Get Career Ready! bCourses
• Career Services Resources presentation by Debra Brehens, Ph.d
• GradPro For students 
• Student Learning Center

Undocu Life After Cal Workshop Series

•  [Recording] Entrepreneurship Mindset
• [Recording] Understanding the challenges of entrepreneurship

How to become an independent contractor, LLC, etc.

• Income Generation Options for Undocumented Students
• Understanding what it means to work for yourself

Tips on becoming competitive in the Job market

• Academic Job Search
• Curriculum Vitae

Podcasts

• Office Hours with Dr. Lacy
• The Professor Is In?

Blogs & Social Media

• Gradlifegrind
• MyUndocumented Life
• BLK + IN GRAD SCHOOL
• Embracingundocumented