Cashless & Convenient
What are Eli Bucks? They’re dining dollar credits applied to your Yale University ID card. They give students and university staff a convenient way to purchase meals across the Yale campus and eliminate the need to carry cash or credit cards for that purpose. To use Eli Bucks, you simply present your University ID card at the time of purchase. Access our new and updated eAccounts management portal below.
Student/Staff Purchase Parent/Guest Purchase
Enjoy many Eli Bucks benefits, including:
- Campus-Wide
Eli Bucks can currently be used at Commons, Elm, Ivy, and The Bow Wow (inside Yale Schwarzman Center), Ramen at Becton Hall, Café Med, Health Center Café, Charley’s Place, McNay Café, Steep Café, The Refectory at Divinity, and West Campus. - Reload – Any Time
Additional Eli Bucks can be purchased at any time, in any amount by active students, staff and faculty with a valid Yale University ID. If your status with the University does not change, your Eli Bucks will not expire, and will carry forward from year to year. - Purchase Securely
Eli Bucks purchases can be completed by credit card, using our secure payment site – or online. Log in to the Eli Bucks secure portal to purchase, view your current balance, look up recent transactions or manage your account in other ways.
Questions? Please contact Yale Hospitality.
*Purchasing Eli Bucks does not grant gate access to residential colleges. To enter a college other than your own, you should be accompanied by a college resident student who can provide access.
*Should you have a remaining balance upon leaving the University, please be sure to request a refund via email.