Graduate Student Resource Guide

UC Davis Graduate Student Resource Guide

There are countless campus resources for graduate students here at UC Davis. Sometimes it can be easy to get lost trying to find everything. As of 2024, we are working to create a comprehensive Graduate Student Resource Guide with information for all sorts of avenues of graduate student support: professional, academic, financial, communal, and more. If there is anything you think that should be on this list, please reach out to gsasecretary@ucdavis.edu. This list is compiled in collaboration with the CGPSA advisory board.
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Professional Development

GradPathways Institute for Professional Development

  • Supports the professional development of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in 8 core competencies.
  • Contact: gpi@ucdavis.edu

Internship and Career Center

  • Supports students in post-graduation, nonacademia (and some academic!) job and internship pursuits

The Center for Educational Effectiveness

  • Supports graduate students and faculty in refining teaching strategies and provides resources; microcredentials; and more
  • Contact: cee@ucdavis.edu

The University Writing Program

CGPSA

  • The Chancellor's Graduate & Professional Student Advisory Board is made up of graduate students that work with the chancellor to better support graduate and professional students' needs and interests.
  • Contact: gradassistant@ucdavis.edu 

Davis Humanities Institute

  • The DHI works to support graduate students, faculty, and departments in the humanities here at UCDavis by offering funding, workshops, and hosting talks by Davis and non-Davis local speakers
  • Contact: dhi@ucdavis.edu

UC Davis Postdoctoral Student Association

  • The postdoctoral association at UC Davis that represents and serves the postdoctoral community
  • Contact: https://postdocs.ucdavis.edu/Contact

The Mike and Renee Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

NCFDD (non-UCD link)

  • An international, nationally recognized foundation that works to support faculty and graduate students in their academic careers. They provide coworking sessions; courses; webinars; dissertation support; and more--and, it's free for UC Davis graduate students

Graduate Community Support

The Student Community Center

  • Home to several student resources

Student Parent Resources

  • A resource list for student parents that hosts fairs, student parent events, and more

The AB540 Center

Cross Cultural Center

LGBTQIA Resource Center

Women's Resource and Research Center

The Graduate Center at Historic Walker Hall

  • The home of the Graduate Student Association, The Postdoctoral Scholars Association, and Graduate Studies. This building serves as the main hub for all graduate-centered activities and will contain resources such as a Student Parent writing room, multiple meeting rooms for graduate students, and common spaces that will connect graduate students with one another. 

Counseling services

Diversity Support

Cross Cultural Center

Diversity Education Program

LGBTQIA Resource Center

Graduate Diversity Program

Services for International Students and Scholars (SISS)

Harassment and Discrimination Assistance Prevention Program (HDAPP)

Student Disability Center (SDC)

Women's Resource and Research Center (WRRC)

UC Davis Culture Days

Center for African Diaspora Student Success

Financial Support and Information

UC Davis Health

  • Information for health services, insurance, and more

UC UAW Contract: Postdoctoral Scholars

UC UAW Contract: Academic Student Employees

UC UAW Contract: Graduate Student Researchers

UC UAW Contract: Academic Researchers

International Student Resources

How to establish residency

Out of state (new to California) Student Resources

Requirements of All Graduate Students

Registered Student Organizations

Association for Women Geoscientists Davis Chapter (non-UCD link)

Biological & Agricultural Engineering Graduate Student Association

Biophysical Society Student Chapter at Davis (non-UCD link)