Food

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CalFresh Eligibility Expansion for Graduate Students

The Master of Social Welfare and Juris Doctorate graduate degree programs were recently approved as CalFresh local student programs. Students in these programs still need to meet income guidelines, but no longer need to meet the hourly work requirement to be eligible for benefits. In the past few months, five…
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Know your CalFresh Rights through the Food Justice Project

The Food Justice Project serves UC Berkeley students who have been denied CalFresh benefits. With the understanding that hunger on college campuses is a serious and preventable problem, Berkeley Law students launched the Food Justice Project (FJP) to assist students in navigating the appeals process and provide…

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 an interest in studying the gut microbiome, probiotics and yogurt in human health and wellness (the “Field”). Applicants are encouraged to submit a proposal for a…

Food Resources

If you find yourself needing assistance over the winter break (or at any time of year), here are some options.

Cal Dining Meal Plans Make Eating on Campus Easy

Fall 2018 brings new meal plan options for graduate students.  Meal plans will look different this fall, thanks to Cal Dining efforts to give the campus community more flexible options for eating on campus. Graduate students living off campus, in particular,…

Cal Fresh Ambassador Positions Available Now!

Join the CalFresh team for the upcoming school year! CalFresh is looking for 6 ambassadors who will be PAID at $15/hour for 5 hours a week for the whole school year 6 interns that will be compensated with academic units, 1 (45 hrs) or 2 (90 hrs) This is a fantastic…

UC Global Food Initiative Fellowships — 5/18/2018

The overarching goal of the University of California Global Food Initiative (UC GFI) is “to harness the resources of the University of California — its research, people, expertise, and tradition of public service — to put the world on a pathway to feed itself in ways that are nutritious and…
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UCBe: Basic Needs Secure

The UC Berkeley Basic Needs Security Committee launches its website, highlighting resources for food, housing, and financial wellness.

Spring Farm Bill 2018 Symposium Funds for Students and Faculty — 3/28/2017

Berkeley Food Institute (BFI) is co-sponsoring a symposium in Washington, DC with American University, on March 28, 2017, titled “Farm Bill 2018: Policy, Politics & Potential.” The event will bring together scholars, policymakers, to help demystify the 2018 Farm Bill, diving deep into what is and isn’t included…

Graduate Student Community Engagement & Leadership Fellowships — 3/24/2017

The Berkeley Food Institute (BFI) Community Engagement and Leadership Fellowship supports graduate students to partner with sustainable food systems organizations to work on projects that are in alignment with BFI’s thematic areas: Promote Equitable Access to Good Food; Advance Fair and Healthy Jobs in Food Systems; and Accelerate the…
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UCBe: Food Secure

Learn more about UC Berkeley's efforts to manage student hunger on campus.
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Summer 2016 — La Selva: Featured Student Essay

My research brought me to a mysterious, tropical environment in Peru -- la selva -- to learn more about Peru’s jungle gastronomy, which is unmatched by any other place in the world.