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…
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…
Campus Tips for Eating on a Budget Make food and nutrition a priority when time is short and money is tight.
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…
Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems (InFEWS Fellows) — 2/11/2019 InFEWS (Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems) supports a new generation of students working at the critical juncture…
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…
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…
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…
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is Here The Basic Needs Security Coalition presents a week of fundraising and promoting awareness about basic needs insecurity.
CalFresh Enrollment Super Clinic — 10/20/2017 Learn more about your eligibility for food assistance through CalFresh's enrollment clinic.
You Don’t Have to Take Summer Classes to Buy a Summer Meal Plan The Summer Meal Plan is for any student — including graduate students — who is not living in a residence hall and who…
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:…
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…
Berkeley Crowdfunding Launches New October Projects This October, two of the eleven Berkeley crowdfunding projects are being managed in part by graduate students who are going above and beyond to ensure the campaign’s success.
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.
Expanded UC Berkeley Food Assistance Program The UC Berkeley Food Security Committee has expanded Food Assistance Program, thanks to additional funding awarded by the UC Global Food Initiative.