Hostel News
Hostel Application for UC Non-local Students during Non-guaranteed Year in 2025-2026 opens from 29 October to 5:30pm on 15 November 2024.
Non-local undergraduates wishing to reside on campus in their non-guaranteed year have to submit hostel applications to the College as instructed. A quota will be set aside for them but they will have to compete according to the prevailing selection criteria. These will include (a) academic performance, (b) participation in extra-curricular activities and (c) participation in hostel activities.
Incomplete forms and late applications will not be considered. Please read the following “Notice to Applicants for UC Hostel Accommodation” carefully before applying.
The appeal results with the 2nd round room allocation and the updated waiting list for freshmen in UC student hostels have been announced on 20 September 2024. To view the results, please login by your CUHK email and the password which was sent to your email.
Successful applicants will receive their billing notification from the Finance Office of the University by e-mail.
Student residents are advised to check-in at their respective hostels from 20 to 25 September 2024. Late admission without notification to Warden and the College will be treated as relinquishing the hostel place. For further information on check-in procedures, please refer to the “Guidelines for Registration at UC Student Hostels” as below.
The payment due date of tuition and hostel fees for the Term 1 of 2024-2025 is 30 September 2024. If you wish to defer your payment due date because of financial difficulties or other reasons, please complete an Online Application Form (https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13695082) and upload relevant documents as instructed on or before 1 pm on 25 September 2024 (Wednesday). Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.
The room allocation results for upper-year students have been announced on 29 August 2024. Please login by your CUHK email with the password to view the results. The password has been sent to you by email.
Student residents are advised to check-in at their respective hostels between 1:00pm to 6:00pm on Sunday, 1 September 2024. For details and documents required upon check-in, please refer “Guidelines for Registration at UC Student Hostels (2024-2025)”.
The hostel application results with room allocation for freshmen have been announced on the College website on 29 August 2024. Please login by your CUHK email with the password to view the results. The password has been sent to you by email.
Successful applicants will receive their billing notification from the Finance Office of the University by e-mail. They are required to pay the hostel fees at the same time as the tuition fees. Those wishing to relinquish their hostel places must notify the Working Committee on Selection of Resident Students by email (hostel.uc@cuhk.edu.hk) before 6 September 2024.
The hostel places vacated by students opting to relinquish their rooms will be assigned by the College to students on the waiting list. Unsuccessful applicants may lodge appeals to the Working Committee on Selection of Resident Students via the College online form https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13693798 before 10:00 am of 6 September 2024 if they have special reasons not previously mentioned in their applications. Relevant documents should be uploaded together as instructed. Results of appeals and second-round allocation will be announced on the College website on 20 September 2024.
Student residents (local freshmen) are advised to check-in at their respective hostels between 1:00pm to 6:00pm on Sunday, 1 September 2024. For details and documents required upon check-in, please refer “Guidelines for Registration at UC Student Hostels (2024-2025)”.
Applications for UC student hostel accommodation for 2024-2025 will be open from August 22 to 10 a.m. on August 26, 2024. UC local freshmen who want to experience hostel life can apply via the webform. Relevant documents should be uploaded as instructed. Students who have received the UC Free Hostel Scholarship should also submit their applications. Incomplete forms and late applications will not be considered. Please read the “Notice to Applicants” and “Student Hostel Regulations” carefully before applying.
*Non-local freshmen do not need to submit application for the hostel places in 2024-2025 since the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid has already arranged with the College.
The appeal results and 2nd round hostel places allocation for UC regular-term residence 2024-2025 have been announced on 28 June 2024. Please login by your CUHK email with the password which has been sent to you by email to view the results.
Successful applicants will receive their billing notification from the University Finance Office by email. They are required to pay the hostel fees together with the tuition fees at the beginning of the new academic year. Those wishing to relinquish their hostel places must notify the Working Committee on Selection of Resident Students by email (hostel.uc@cuhk.edu.hk) before noon of 12 July 2024. Otherwise, they will be disqualified from applying for hostel accommodation in the following academic year.
Residents who will reside in UC student hostels and wish to choose roommate(s) should submit applications by completing “Roommate(s) Selection Form” as below before noon of 12 July 2024.
For further information on check-in procedures, please refer to the “Guidelines for Registration at UC Student Hostels” as below. For the students who will reside in I-House, the room allocation and check-in procedures will be informed by I-House Staff via email.
The application results for UC Regular-term Residence 2024-2025 have been announced on 31 May 2024. Please login by your CUHK email with the password to view the results. The password has been sent to you by email.
Residents who will reside in UC student hostels and wish to choose roommate(s) should submit the following “Roommate(s) Selection Form” before noon of 12 July 2024.
Successful applicants wishing to relinquish their hostel places must notify the Working Committee on Selection of Resident Students by email (hostel.uc@cuhk.edu.hk) before noon of 12 July 2024. Otherwise, they will be disqualified from applying for hostel accommodation in the following academic year.
Unsuccessful applicants may lodge appeals by submitting the following appeal application form to the Working Committee on Selection of Resident Students before noon of 7 June 2024 if they have special reasons not previously mentioned or need to submit documents as supplementary information. Appeal results and second-round allocation will be announced on the College website on 28 June 2024.
For further information on check-in procedures, please refer to the “Guidelines for Registration at UC Student Hostels” as below. For the students who will reside in I-House, the room allocation and check-in procedures will be informed by I-House Staff via email.