Resources & Forms
Programs
Graduate Resources
Graduate Division Forms & Applications
grad.berkeley.edu/academic-progress/forms/
For questions about financial aid, registration blocks, and more, visit CAL Student Central
Information for International Students
internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/
Resources Compiled by the Ethnic Studies Department
Medical emergencies – For life-threatening emergencies, call 911.
Medical care (non-emergency) – University Health Service’s urgent care hours are Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For after-hours care: uhs.berkeley.edu/after-hours.
Law enforcement – Contact law enforcement directly if you experience physical harm, direct threats or emergency situations.
Emergencies: 911
UCPD: police.berkeley.edu, (510) 642-3333
Berkeley Police Department: ci.berkeley.ca.us/police, (510) 981-5900.
Campus resources for students:
University Health Counseling and Psychological Services: https://uhs.berkeley.edu/counseling or 510) 642-9494, and an after-hours counseling line at (855) 817-5667
Undocumented Student Program: http://undocu.berkeley.edu/
Gender Equity Resource Center: http://ejce.berkeley.edu/geneq
Student Legal Services: http://sa.berkeley.edu/legal/ or (510) 642-3916
ASUC Student Advocate Office: https://advocate.berkeley.edu/
Multicultural Community Center: http://ejce.berkeley.edu/mcc
Center for Race and Gender: http://crg.berkeley.edu/
African American Student Development: http://ejce.berkeley.edu/aasd
Asian/Pacific American Student Development: http://ejce.berkeley.edu/apasd
Chicanx/Latinx Student Development: http://ejce.berkeley.edu/clsd
Native American Student Development: http://ejce.berkeley.edu/nasd
Muslim Student Association: https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/MSA
Jewish Student Union: https://www.jsu.berkeley.edu/
Student Organizations: http://lead.berkeley.edu/about-student-orgs/
Reporting and getting support in the event of an incident:
Reporting incidents on campus: stophate.berkeley.edu
UC Systemwide Intolerance Reporting Form: https://ucsystems.ethicspointvp.com/custom/ucs_ccc/
UCPD: 1 Sproul Hall, 510-642-6760, http://ucpd.berkeley.edu/
Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination: https://ophd.berkeley.edu/
(racially hostile environment, sexual harassment, and other violations)
National advocacy organizations: http://ejce.berkeley.edu/report-incident/hate-crimes-nao
Resources for faculty and staff:
Post-Election: What Educators Can Do to Support Undocumented Students: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EGNrsdXF0j3CWoHp0i6np0K8xcoFvV22AlL8itwRFus/edit
Faculty Resource List: Advancing Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity:
https://campusclimate.berkeley.edu/faculty/resources
Staff Diversity Office: staffdiversity@berkeley.edu
Community resources:
East Bay Sanctuary (EBS): https://eastbaysanctuary.org/, a long-standing partner of UC Berkeley students and their families in refugee and migrant application processing.
Immigration Legal Resource Center: https://www.ilrc.org/
East Bay Community Law Center: https://ebclc.org/
Council on American Islamic Relations, SF Bay Area Chapter: https://ca.cair.com/sfba/
Asian American Advancing Justice at Asian Law Caucus: http://www.advancingjustice-alc.org
Berkeley Hillel: https://berkeleyhillel.org/
ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/what-do-if-youre-stopped-police-immigration-agents-or-fbi; http://unitedwedream.org/thank-deportation-defense-card-handy-phone/
Designated Emphasis in Indigenous Language Revitalization
lx.berkeley.edu/academics/designated-emphasis-indigenous-language-revitalization
Graduate students in any Berkeley PhD program may apply to join the Designated Emphasis in Indigenous Language Revitalization, which is supervised by a Graduate Group in Indigenous Language Revitalization (and housed administratively in the Department of Linguistics). A Designated Emphasis (link is external) is like a graduate minor.
www.ssrc.org/publications/view/the-art-of-writing-proposals/
Writing a successful fellowship application takes a lot of time, and requires becoming very familiar with the genre. Here are some useful pointers:
Ongoing support at UC Berkeley
grad.berkeley.edu/financial/fellowships/
https://grad.berkeley.edu/news/headlines/guide-to-fellowships-grants/UC Berkeley Graduate Division. A very extensive list of fellowships and awards available to Cal grad students.
Ongoing support at UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley Graduate Division. A very extensive list of fellowships and awards available to Cal grad students.
grad.berkeley.edu/financial/fellowships/
Up to $600 within CA, $900 elsewhere in North america, and $1,500 outside of North America. Doctoral students are eligible for two grants per academic career. Due at least three weeks before date of travel.
Graduate Division Student Parent Grant. Up to $11k per year.
grad.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/Parent-Grant-Application-Instructions-Spring-2018.pdf
Graduate Division Student Parent Grant. Up to $11k per year.
grad.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/Parent-Grant-Application-Instructions-Spring-2018.pdf
Philip Brett LGBT Fund. Up to $3500 for grad students researching in queer studies.
grad.berkeley.edu/news/egrad/february-2014/brett-fellowship/
Tinker Field Summer Research Grant. Grant primarily covers travel and field-related expenses for brief periods of pre-dissertation field research in Latin America.
clas.berkeley.edu/2018-tinker-summer-research-grants
Graduate Student Assessment Fellows Program. Semester-long pedagogical training program. $2500 at end of the semester. Due around October.
teaching.berkeley.edu/programs/graduate-student-assessment-fellows-program
Mentored Research Award. For pre-doctoral students seeking to work closely with faculty advisers in order to develop research skills. Up to $16k. Due around March.
grad.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/mentor_research_announcement2018v2.pdf
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships. Up to $15,500 for the year long fellowship to develop advanced training in a language, at the intermediate or advanced level or for dissertation research abroad during the academic year. Due around January.
Institute for the Study of Societal Issues.
issi.berkeley.edu/Graduate_Fellows_Program
Preference for students who have taken their qualifying exams already and working in social sciences. Program provides training in qualitative and mixed methods research in order to understand contemporary social change process in US cities. $10k a year for two years. April 2018.
Catherine and William L. Magistretti Graduate Fellowship. For study of language, cultures, history, and societies of all the Asian Continent, construed broadly and diaspora as well. Between $20k-40k. College of Letters & Science Graduate Fellowship. Must be nominated by the department. Preference given to incoming or pre-doctoral student. Due around late January.
The R. Kirk Underhill Graduate Fellowship. For study of British Isles, British Empire, and its legacies (including Canada and the Commonwealth), or Britain’s relationship with the European Community and the United States. Up to $20k. College of Letters & Science Graduate Fellowship. Must be nominated by the department. Preference given to incoming or pre-doctoral student. Due around late January.
The David and Aileen Wang Family Fellowship. For study of any area in Arts & Humanities (awarded in even years) or Social Sciences (awarded in odd years). Up to $20k. College of Letters & Science Graduate Fellowship. Must be nominated by the department. Preference given to incoming or pre-doctoral student. Due around late January.
UC Berkeley Dissertation Support
criticaltheory.berkeley.edu/academics/#fellowships
Critical Theory Dissertation Fellowship. Student must have a Designated Emphasis in Critical Theory to be eligible. Supports students writing their dissertation with up to $18k. Due around April.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships. Up to $15,500 for the year long fellowship to develop advanced training in a language, at the intermediate or advanced level or for dissertation research abroad during the academic year. Due around January.
Institute for International Studies Dissertation Fellowships. A variety of fellowships in social sciences. Up to $15k.
iis.berkeley.edu/funding-opportunities/graduate
matrix.berkeley.edu/research/matrix-welcomes-2018-2019-dissertation-fellows
Social Science Matrix Dissertation Fellows receive up to $1000 in research funds and a space in the Matrix office, where they can work throughout the year alongside other fellows and staff members, Matrix-affiliated faculty, and visiting scholars, while also participating in Social Science Matrix-sponsored activities.
Townsend Dissertation Fellowship. Due in the fall of each year. Up to $18k.
Townsend Dissertation Fellowship. Due in the fall of each year. Up to $18k.
UC Dissertation-Year Fellowship. Open to all grad students who are in their final year of dissertation work. Up to $20,500. Due around March.
grad.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/uc_dissyear_announcement2018-2-22-18.pdf
Non-Berkeley Sources of Funding
American Philosophical Society and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Fellowships. The APS seeks applicants for predoctoral, postdoctoral, and short-term research fellowships open to scholars at all stages of their careers, especially Native American scholars in training, tribal college and university faculty members, and other scholars working closely with Native communities on projects. These funding opportunities are supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI). Fellows will be associated with the APS’s new Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR), which aims to promote greater collaboration between scholars, archives, and indigenous communities.
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Programs in the Humanities
www.neh.gov/divisions/education/summer-programs
A variety of summer programs from one- to four-weeks long on specific topics. Stipend and travel covered. Up to $3300.
UC Institute for Mexico and the United States
Several small grants and fellowships for students working on Mexico or in Latina/o Studies.
Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowships. Up to $24k for Pre-Doctoral. December of each year.
sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships/
Institute for International Studies Pre-Dissertation Research Grant
iis.berkeley.edu/funding-opportunities/graduate
Intended to support initial fieldwork during summer. Project should be international and/or comparative. Up to $5k. Due around February.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=6201&ods_key=nsf16588
In many fields, including social sciences (including anthropology, geography, law and social science, sociology, see website for details). Must be an undergrad or up to second year in grad school in order to apply. Three years of funding of up to $34k per year.
Several types of funding opportunities.
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Grants for grad students who are “New Americans” (resident alien, naturalized as a US citizen, or the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens, have been granted DACA status). Other eligibility requirements. Up to $25k.
CLIR Mellon Dissertation Fellowship in Original Sources
www.clir.org/fellowships/mellon/
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is pleased to offer fellowships generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the humanities or related social sciences using original sources. The program offers about fifteen competitively awarded fellowships a year in amounts up to $25,000. Each provides a stipend of $2,000 per month for periods ranging from 9-12 months. Each fellow receives an additional $1,000 upon participating in a symposium on research in original sources and submitting a report acceptable to CLIR on the research experience.
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships. Up to $30k. Fall of each year.
The Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF)
www.ssrc.org/fellowships/view/idrf-fellowship/
The Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) offers nine to twelve months of support to graduate students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who are enrolled in PhD programs in the United States and conducting dissertation research on non-US topics. Seventy fellowships are awarded annually. Fellowship amounts vary depending on the research plan, with a per-fellowship average of $22,000. The fellowship includes participation in an SSRC-funded interdisciplinary workshop upon the completion of IDRF-funded research.
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships. Up to $25k for Dissertation. December of each year.
sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships/
Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
woodrow.org/fellowships/newcombe/
For students working on ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. Up to $25k. Late fall each year.
American Association of University Women
For women scholars in all fields of study; only for students in their final year of writing their dissertation. Due Late fall each year. Up to $20k.
Social Science Research Council
Since 1923, the SSRC has awarded more than fifteen thousand fellowships to researchers around the globe. Council fellowship programs are strategic—they target specific problems, promote individual and institutional change, and expand networks. The SSRC’s varied fellowships and prizes share a core commitment to improving conditions for social science knowledge production worldwide. Programs engage themes ranging from global issues facing the United States and Japan to security in Africa and Latin America.
Post-Docs
Stanford Humanities Center
Stanford Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
University of Chicago Center for Race, Politics, and Culture
University of Chicago Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. https://provostpostdoc.uchicago.edu
Yale
Harvard Mahindra Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellowships.
http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/postdoctoral-fellowships
For more information on other sources of funding, please visit the following websites:
http://grad.berkeley.edu/financial/fellowships/
http://grad.berkeley.edu/financial/funding-your-graduate-education/
https://ls.berkeley.edu/divisions-and-units/arts-and-humanities/graduate-diversity-office/continuing-students/graduate
http://grad.berkeley.edu/financial/families/