Summer Housing
Summer Housing
**Our summer application is now LIVE! Please click the link below to access the application. Summer housing is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and priority is given to our current GSAS residents.**
Eligibility and Priority
Summer 2013 housing will be offered in Conant Hall and is open to full-time, registered Harvard graduate students on a first come, first-served basis. Priority will also be given to current residents of the GSAS residence halls. Incoming students and students graduating in May 2013 are not eligible for summer housing.
Please know that there are more large rooms in Conant Hall than small rooms; applicants who list a small room as their first housing preference may receive a summer room offer contract for a large room once all the small rooms have been assigned. Also, if the demand for rooms exceeds the number of rooms available, students will be placed on a waiting list based on their application submission date.
Duration of Contract
Long-term summer housing is available in Conant Hall. Due to the limited availability of rooms, short-term housing will not be available.
1. For those students who receive summer housing and are currently living in the GSAS Residence Halls, the summer housing contract will officially begin at 12pm on Friday, May 31, 2013 and will end at 12pm on Saturday, August 10, 2013. Residents will stay in their current academic year room until Friday, May 31, at which point all residents will move to Conant Hall for the summer, unless his/her room is available for an earlier move.
2. For students not currently living in the GSAS Residence Halls, the summer housing contract officially begins at 12pm on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 and ends at 12pm on Saturday, August 10, 2013.
Bathrooms
There is one bathroom on each floor of Conant Hall.
Furniture
Each room is equipped with a bed, desk, chair, dresser and lamp. Under no circumstances may furniture be removed from a room in Conant Hall.
Meal Options
There is no meal plan associated with summer housing in the GSAS residence halls.
Laundry
Washers and dryers are located in the basement of Conant Hall. These machines can be operated with coins or Crimson Cash. Linens are not included in the room fees. Residents must provide their own sheets, blankets, towels, and pillows.
Fees
All housing fees are term billed through the Student Receivables Office. The summer room fee is billed in two installments. The first installment, a $150 non-refundable housing deposit, is billed to all students who are assigned a room. This $150 deposit is billed shortly after our office assigns students to their summer rooms. Once a student is assigned a room, the $150 deposit is non-refundable, even if the room assignment is canceled.
The second installment is the remainder of the summer housing fee, dependent upon the room assigned. The second installment is typically billed to all students in July.
Housing Fee Amounts:
Conant Small: $1,720 ($150 deposit fee plus second installment of $1,570)
Conant Large: $2,020 ($150 deposit fee plus second installment of $1,870)
Application Process
Students interested in summer housing should submit an online housing application. By submitting a housing application, students are agreeing to abide by all policies and regulations set forth by GSAS Housing Services.
Our summer housing is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and priority is granted to current GSAS residents. Please note that small rooms tend to be assigned more quickly than large rooms. A housing deposit fee will be placed on a student's term bill when a student is assigned a room. Once assigned a room, this fee is non-refundable. If GSAS Housing Services is unable to assign you a room, the $150 deposit fee will not be charged.
The remainder of the summer housing fee will be billed to all students' term bills in July.
Assignment Process
Assignments will be based on a first come, first-served basis, with priority granted to current GSAS residents. If demand for rooms exceeds the number of rooms available, a waiting list will be kept for the remaining applicants. The Housing Office will begin emailing assignments to applicants in March 2013.
Special Preference
Special preference for a room may be given because of medical needs or physical disability. GSAS students who have a physical disability or medical condition that they believe necessitates being given special preference for an assignment should submit a letter describing his or her condition, as well as a letter from his or her physician, to the FAS Accessible Education Office.
Students from other Harvard Schools should submit documentation to the Disability Coordinator at their School.
Information for Current Residents
Current residents of the GSAS Residence Halls who are assigned summer housing will be permitted to stay in the residence halls between academic year move-out on Thursday, May 23, and Commencement move-out on Friday, May 31. Summer move-in is on Friday, May 31, unless one's summer room is available on an earlier date for move-in. More specific information regarding moving procedures and guidelines will be available in late April or early May 2013.
Cancellations and Cancellation Fees
The assignment process used by GSAS Housing Services assumes that students who are assigned rooms will accept them. All cancellations must be made in writing to GSAS Housing Services.
Students who have been assigned summer housing, and who decline their assignments on or before the date on their room offer contract, will only lose the $150.00 housing deposit fee.
Students who accept a summer housing assignment and then cancel their assignment before April 15, 2013 will lose the $150.00 housing deposit fee and be charged an additional $100.00 cancellation fee.
Students who cancel their summer housing assignment between April 16 and May 3, 2013 will lose their $150.00 housing deposit fee and will be charged a cancellation fee of $200.00.
Students who cancel their summer housing assignment on or after May 3, 2013 will lose their $150.00 housing deposit and will be charged a cancellation fee of $250.00, plus the applicable housing charges through the date on which their room is vacated and their key is returned to the Housing Services office. GSAS Housing Services must be provided a minimum of 10-days notice of a resident's intent to vacate a room.
Payment
All applicants will be term-billed the $150.00 housing deposit fee at the time they are assigned a room. The remainder of the summer room fee will be charged to residents' term bill in July. Any cancellation fees will be term billed shortly after the date the cancellation notice is received by GSAS Housing Services.
Important Dates
February 1st, 2013
Summer housing application and contract is available online. Application must be submitted online. ROOMS WILL BE ASSIGNED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS. Priority is granted to current GSAS residents.
March 2013
First round of summer housing assignments will be sent via e-mail. Waiting list notifications sent via e-mail.
March/April/May 2013
Late applications welcome. Rooms assigned on a space-available basis.
Friday, May 31, 2013 at 12pm
Summer contract begins for current residents of the GSAS residence halls (May 31 is the primary summer move-in day for 2012-2013 academic year GSAS residents). Keys for summer housing may be picked up at the GSAS Housing Services Office, Dudley House #B-2.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 12pm
Summer contract beings for non-current residents (June 4 is move-in day for students who did not live in the GSAS residence halls for the 2012-13 academic year). Keys for summer housing may be picked up at the GSAS Housing Services Office, Dudley House, Room #B-2.
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Summer contracts end at 12pm, August 10. Absolutely no extensions will be granted.
It is unlawful and contrary to Harvard University policy to discriminate on the basis of age, creed, national origin, race, disability, sex, or sexual orientation.
GSAS Housing Services
Harvard University
Dudley House, Room B-2
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-5060
Fax 617-496-5169
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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