Apply for a Meal Plan or Change Your Meal Plan
Apply for a Meal Plan or Change Your Meal Plan
Cornell Dining meal plans are designed to make your life easier while providing convenient, healthy, and delicious options. Why enroll in a meal plan?
Convenience - The best meal of the day is just a few minutes away with about 30 dining eateries campus-wide.
Variety - You can't beat our menu options, with everything from sushi and Grab-n-Go sandwiches, to hearty home-cooked and international entrees, daily kosher menus, and plenty of vegan and vegetarian options.
Flexibility - Big Red Bucks (BRBs) are funds placed in a declining-balance account when you enroll in a meal plan, offering great flexibility. Each BRB equals $1 and can be used to make tax-free food purchases on campus, when and where you want.
- To upgrade a meal plan once the academic year begins, please use the Housing and Dining Portal or submit a Cornell Dining meal plan upgrade request ticket.
- Apply for a meal plan using the Housing and Dining Portal
Meal Plan Requirement:
- All undergraduate students living in on-campus housing* are required to enroll in a meal plan.
- Students subject to the meal plan requirement will be automatically enrolled in the Unlimited plan or the House Meal Plan based on their housing location.
- The Unlimited plan is required for first-year undergraduates.
- All students living in the West Campus House System (WCHS) are required to participate in the House Meal Plan.
- Upper-level and transfer undergraduates may enroll into the Bear Traditional plan or the Collegetown Meal Plan, depending on residence.
- Students who join a qualifying fraternity or sorority may reduce their meal plans by the fall semester deadline or spring semester deadline to the SFL Supplemental meal plan.
* On-campus housing that is subject to the meal plan requirement includes: North and South Campus Residence Halls, the West Campus House System, Program Houses, McGraw Place Residences, and the Townhouse Apartments.
Upgrade, reduce, or cancel your meal plan:
- Upgrade a meal plan by using the Housing and Dining Portal and selecting the "Meal Plan" tab or by submitting a Cornell Dining meal plan upgrade request ticket anytime throughout the year.
- If eligible, you may reduce or cancel your meal plan by the deadlines for each semester. You may enroll in a reduced meal plan by visiting the Housing and Dining Portal.
- Students whose circumstances will change for the Spring semester will receive guidance in November about how to change or cancel their meal plan. These changes in circumstances include study abroad, Fall graduation, leaves of absence, etc.
- To cancel your meal plan, submit a Cornell Dining meal plan cancellation request ticket. Be sure to include your name, NetID, and CUID card number in your message, along with a brief reason for your request.