Graduate Student Association

Welcome to the Graduate Student Association at the University of California Riverside!

The GSA consists of hardworking and talented graduate students such as yourself, who are elected and appointed to serve in student government and provide the graduate and professional students at UCR with some fundamental services and opportunities. Our mission is to advance the academic, social, and physical environment of current and future graduate students at the University of California, Riverside.

We are your go-to source of information, whether you're looking for travel grant funding, instructions for running your own departmental GSA, networking opportunities and social events, participating in student government, and more.

GSA Resources

We coordinate regular networking and professional development events and activities for graduate students such as Grad Bash in fall and spring, and Grad Social in winter. We also provide travel grant funding for graduate students to attend national and regional conferences, and we provide funding for departmental (mini) GSAs to host events and provide opportunities for their graduate students.

Additionally, we provide information regarding the Graduate Student Health Insurance Policy (GSHIP), and information for other UCR resources available to graduate students such as the Well, R'Pantry, the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Sexual Harassment, the Office of Sustainability, and more.

Finally, the GSA serves as an opportunity for those interested in gaining experience serving in student government or other democratic entities such as local, state, and national government or non-profit organizations. Our annual elections are held in May, and appointed positions are filled in June for the following academic year. All graduate students are encouraged to apply.

Click on the links below to learn more.