Diversity & Inclusion: a site devoted to diversity and inclusion among graduate students: https://www.bu.edu/grad/dei/
Food Access: Depending on your living or family situation, you might find it challenging to make ends meet. You should know that there are options to help you access food.
For those facing food insecurity, the Department maintains a free food shelf available to any student. It is located in STO 141L in the bottom cabinet adjacent to the mailboxes.
Terrier Meal Share: The BU Office of the Dean of Students provides short-term assistance in crisis situations.
The Project Bread Food Source Hotline at 1-800-645-8333 helps callers find food resources near them and determine eligibility for and complete SNAP applications. They can provide information in 160 different languages.
The SNAP program helps individuals and families stretch their food dollars. Learn if you are eligible for SNAP and how you can apply at MA SNAP Resource Website. You can stretch your food stamps funds even further at farmers markets. Click here to learn more about the Bounty Bucks program.
The WIC program provides access to food, education, and other resources for families who qualify. Learn if you qualify and how to find a nearby clinic by visiting the MA Gov WIC Resource Website or calling 1-800- WIC-1007.
The National Hunger Hotline (1-866-3-HUNGRY or 1-866-348-6479) can help you find emergency food assistance, food pantries, and more. The Greater Boston Food Bank, and BMC (for patients) offer great tools to help you find pantries, community meals, and other food resources in your area.
Emergency Funding: The Graduate School provides emergency loans to all graduate students and advances on stipends to qualified PhD students. The stipend advance may be of particular use to PhD students receiving a non-service fellowship, where the fellowship is paid out monthly. See http://www.bu.edu/cas/emergency-funding-for-graduate-students/ for more information.
