Student Resources

Graduate Studies Resource Guide

Food/Nutrition

• Aggie Compass: student community space where you can find fresh fruits and vegetables during Fruit & Veggie Up!, get CalFresh enrollment assistance and find resources to help you find stable housing and financial assistance.  Memorial Union, M-F, 9a-5p   https://aggiecompass.ucdavis.edu/
• Fruit and Veggie Up: Mondays and Friday, 11am-12:30pm at the Memorial Union (MU)  https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/services/nutrition-services/fruit-and-veggie-up
• The Pantry: M/Th 11:30a-6:30p, T/F 10a-5:30p, Wed 10a-6:30p, Memorial Union 154 https://thepantry.ucdavis.edu/
• Student Health cooking class: offered quarterly https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/services/nutrition-services/teaching-kitchen
• Healthy Aggies: nutrition/wellness peer counseling and support. MU Aggie Compass desk M-F various hours https://healthyaggies.com/
• UCD Farmer’s Market: Fall (the 6 weeks before Thanksgiving) & Spring, noon hour on the Quad https://healthy.ucdavis.edu/food-nutrition/farmers-market
• Student Farm weekly produce box: approx. $235/quarter  http://asi.ucdavis.edu/programs/sf/eat-our-produce
• Davis Farmer’s Market: Year-round: Saturdays, 8a-1p. March-Oct: Wednesday evenings. Reduced cost produce at the end of the market
• CalFresh: state benefits for food  http://www.benefitscal.org/

Academic Assistance

• Writing Across the Curriculum (Grad Writing Program tutors): offers individual consultations http://writing.ucdavis.edu/wac/consultations and writing workshops http://writing.ucdavis.edu/wac/workshops
• Student Academic Assistance & Tutoring Centers: offers one-on-one tutoring and support https://tutoring.ucdavis.edu/

Travel

• Unitrans (buses): grad students do not qualify for free rides but you can purchase discounted 10 Ride Tickets & Monthly passes.  https://unitrans.ucdavis.edu/
• GSA travel award: offered twice per year https://gsa.ucdavis.edu/funding/travel-awards/
• UCD-UCD Medical Center, Sacramento shuttle: http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/parking/intercampus/
• UCD- UC Berkeley Shuttle for UCD/UCB faculty, staff and registered students: https://berkbus.ucdavis.edu/

Financial Assistance & Funding

• Financial Aid office (Dutton Hall, 1st floor): campus grants, loans, scholarships & work study https://financialaid.ucdavis.edu/graduate/gradstudies
• Student Accounting:  Dutton Hall, 2nd Floor. 
• Complete your FAFSA!!  Opens October, deadline of March  https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa
• UCD Financial Systems info: Answers: Which accounting system? Is it visible on MyBill? Is tax withheld?https://grad.ucdavis.edu/financial-support/financial-info-students
• Emergency, Short-term and Assistant Loans: https://financialaid.ucdavis.edu/loans/short-term
• Grad Studies internal fellowships: Review each one and apply for ones in which you’re eligible. Annual deadline of January 15th. https://grad.ucdavis.edu/financial-support/internal-fellowships/internal-fellowship-competition-current-graduate-students
• Grad Studies Travel Awards – for travel to present a research paper at professional meetings.  Due annually on March 15th and October 15th https://grad.ucdavis.edu/current-students/financial-support/internal-fellowships/travel-awards
• External Fellowships: See Grad Studies’ web site for opportunities in the science: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/financial-support/a-z-listing
• UC Davis Office of Research: Funding Opportunities & Limited Submissions: https://research.ucdavis.edu/proposals-grants-contracts/funding-opportunities/
• Pivot:  https://pivot.proquest.com/funding/search

Graduate Students with Families

• Child Care grants: https://hr.ucdavis.edu/departments/worklife-wellness/student-parent/ucd-funding
• SHIP Dependent Coverage:  https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/insurance/dependent-coverage
• Additional medical coverage under CA’s Medi-Cal Access Program: http://mcap.dhcs.ca.gov/Home/default.aspx
• CA Dept of Public Health Women, Infants and Children Program: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CFH/DWICSN/Pages/Program-Landing1.aspx
• UC Davis Lactation Support Program: https://hr.ucdavis.edu/departments/worklife-wellness/breastfeeding
• Women’s Resources and Research Center (WRRC) Student Parent Resources: https://wrrc.ucdavis.edu/resources/family-activities

Health and Mental Health Care

• UCD Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS): offers crisis and ongoing counseling; individual and groups; suicide prevention; sexual health, etc.  Counseling referrals from SHCS can be made to a Sacramento location.  https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/counseling-services
• Counseling Services specializing in grad student issues: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/resources/help-and-support/mental-health-and-counseling
• UCD Office of the Ombuds: a confidential, independent, impartial, and informal problem-solving and conflict management resource for all members of the UC Davis community.  The Ombuds can assist by listening to concerns, clarifying issues, identifying policies and resources, and providing coaching and communication strategies.     https://ombuds.ucdavis.edu
• Activities & Rec Center (The ARC): Free for students during academic year.  https://campusrecreation.ucdavis.edu/arc
• Campus Recreation: Aquatics, Craft Center, ARC classes, sports clubs, etc.  https://campusrecreation.ucdavis.edu/
• Yolo Co. Communicare: offers off-campus health and mental health services on a sliding scale and through other insurance. Located in Woodland   https://www.communicarehc.org/locations/hansen-family-health-center/
• Sutter Davis Hospital: Emergency room & after hours emergency care

Graduate Student Employees

• UAW 2865 – Union for Tutors, Readers, Grad Student Instructors and Teaching Assistants at UC  http://uaw2865.org/know-your-rights/contract/

Entertainment (free or reduced cost)

• Free access to Xfinity: https://housing.ucdavis.edu/xfinity-on-campus
• Mondavi Center: first ticket free  https://www.mondaviarts.org/uc-davis-students-free-ticket
• Manetti Shrem Art Museum: free to all
• Arboretum events: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/events
• Free admittance to many UCD sporting events with ID card: Here’s the calendar: https://ucdavisaggies.com/calendar.aspx
• UCD Outdoor Adventures: varying costs to experience the outdoors. https://memorialunion.ucdavis.edu/outdoor-adventures

Mentee Resources / Professional Development

• UC Davis Graduate Studies supports and advances graduate faculty-student mentoring through a variety of effortshttps://grad.ucdavis.edu/resources/mentoring/mentoring-resources (scroll down for mentees)
• The GradPathways Institute for Professional Development.  Over 200 workshops, seminars, and panel discussions are offered throughout the year:  https://grad.ucdavis.edu/professional-development/gradpathways