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Welcome! Step into the light.

It’s time to bring UC Berkeley’s motto of “Fiat Lux” - let there be light - to the forefront. The Discovery Initiative is taking UC Berkeley’s innovative spirit and turning it on higher education itself, creating engaged, inspired, and purpose-driven journeys of discovery for all students.

Every journey has a starting point. You've just found yours.

There's a community of support behind each student's Discovery journey. Meet the people and resources to help you, as a Berkeley student, with every step, from developing ideas to finding funding to connecting with mentors and advisors to…celebrating!

Faculty & staff are vital guides for Discovery journey. That’s why we have tools and resources just for you.

Serve as a compass, guide, and resource for our students. Explore grant opportunities, best practices, trainings and more to support faculty and staff as Discovery trailblazers.

A word of advice. Actually, a trove of advice to help advisers support students in their Discovery journeys.

As advisors support students in bringing Discovery to the foreground, there are new resources to guide advisors themselves. Get info on best practices, questions to jumpstart Discovery conversations, resources to connect URM and first-gen students to Discovery -- and more!Read more about A word of advice. Actually, a trove of advice to help advisers support students in their Discovery journeys.

Student Discovery Stories

It's time to start your own journey of Discovery. Hear how students connected to campus, immersed in engaging courses, and developed personalized culminating projects. Watch more student stories >