Emergency Insurance Funds
The Emergency Insurance Assistance for Appointed Graduate Students offers support to graduate students with academic appointments (GSR, GSA, TA, TF, predoctoral trainee, and predoctoral fellow) with a University of Pittsburgh Student Medical Insurance plan who are experiencing a financial hardship related to uncovered medical expenses. Questions can be directed to emergencyfund@pitt.edu.
Additional information on emergency fund resources is available at Hardship Funding and Assistance.
Graduate and Professional Student Lounge
The new Graduate and Professional Student Lounge opened in fall 2019 in the William Pitt Union. This space is just for you! E-mail the Graduate and Professional Student Government at gpsg@pitt.edu for details.
Graduate Study and Dissertation Writing Rooms
Please note that the Graduate Study Room and PhD Dissertation Writing Room are closed during the current phase of the Hillman Library Reinvention project.
For the Graduate Study Room, Hillman Library anticipates making available a temporary space in the library that may be open in late Fall 2024; please check the ULS page for updates.
The PhD Dissertation Writing Room will reopen in 2025.
These rooms, located in 401, 402, and 403 Hillman Library, provide a quiet environment in which graduate students can pursue research and writing.
The Graduate Study Room is a quiet space for graduate students only. Students can get access by submitting their Pitt ID number. When access is granted, students are notified by e-mail, generally within 24 hours during weekdays. Visit Graduate Study Room to download the request form.
The Dissertation Writing Room provides a quiet place to study for students who have passed their comprehensive exams, who are currently taking dissertation credits, and who are pursuing dissertation research and/or are in the writing phase of their program. PhD carrels are available on a first-come, first-served basis and include an assigned desk and locking storage. Visit Dissertation Writing Room to download the eligibility form.
PITT ARTS
PITT ARTS is dedicated to helping Pitt students in all majors and academic disciplines discover and attend performances, tours and hands-on activities– known as our Free Arts Encounters.
Graduate and Professional Students at the Pittsburgh campus are offered Free Museum Visits, Artful Wednesdays, and may purchase Cheap Seats.
PittServes
PittServes helps students to find meaningful local, national, and international service opportunities. The office focuses on sustainability, education, and community development.
Pitt and Community Assistance Resources
The University Library System has compiled a resource list for Pitt students seeking housing, health, and food assistance.
Pitt Farmers Market
The Pitt Farmers Market brings local purveyors and food trucks to campus every Thursday in the fall and select Thursdays in the spring and summer. Local vendors sell produce, pastries, baked goods, freshly pressed juices, pasture-raised meats, eggs, and prepared foods. Dining Dollars, Panther Funds, Lunch Money, cash, and credit cards are accepted.
Pitt Pantry
In addition to ensuring that all Pitt students (and their families) have regular access to a balanced and nutritious diet, the Pitt Pantry also provides nonperishable foods, fresh produce, hygiene items, and school supplies for eligible shoppers. Pitt Pantry is located in the basement of Bellefield Presbyterian Church at 4001 Fifth Avenue.
Thriftsburgh
Thriftsburgh is a student-managed University thrift store that stocks clothing and small household items. At the beginning of the fall term, the store sells gently used items such as clothing, kitchen items, mini refrigerators, storage containers, and other small furniture items that are helpful in furnishing an apartment on a budget.