Fall Residence Application for New Students

Looking for our Summer 2022 residence application? Visit our Summer Application Page for more information.

Application Process for September 2022

Apply Now to Guarantee Your Spot

You don’t have to wait to receive an offer of admission in order to apply for a room in residence. In fact, you’re encouraged to apply right away. Students at Trent participate in a room selection process and time slots are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis—and students who apply sooner rather than later are more likely to obtain their preferred choices of living arrangements (college, Living Learning Community, and/or roommate). And, what’s more, new students who meet the application requirements by the application deadline are guaranteed a room in residence.

Please note: This video was created as a walkthrough for the 2020-2021 application. Please refer to the Housing Portal for the updated dates and details for the 2022-23 application!

How to apply

To apply for a room in residence, please complete the following application requirements:

1. Submit a fully completed residence application on the Housing Services Portal along with the $50 non-refundable residence application fee (your way of guaranteeing your spot in the first-come, first-served residence room queue)
2. Submit a $500 residence deposit.

Please note: The residence deposit is in addition to your tuition deposit that you will be making as part of the university acceptance process.  The residence application fee and application deposit are only taken through the Housing Portal when you apply and cannot be made to your student account. 

The 2022-23 Residence Application opens January 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm EST

How do I get to the application?

1. Login to MyTrent
2. Click on the "Support" tab at the top right
3. Click Housing Services on the left side menu
4. Click on the Housing Portal icon

Note: Bachelor of Education students are not guaranteed residence, but are welcome to apply.

Accessibility & Unique needs in residence

If you are requesting individualized accessibility & unique needs in residence due to medical, disability or religious needs please complete the Accessibility & Unique Needs in Residence request form in the application process and refer to the Accessibility & Unique Needs in Residence request website for additional information.

Residence Learning Communities 

If you are applying for a living learning community your application will be reviewed and you will be notified if you have been selected. For more information on Residence Learning Communities available please refer to the Residence Learning Communities page.

How to Apply

• Fill out a Residence Application: applications for the 2022-2023 Academic Year will open on January 24, 2022
• Complete the Living Learning Community OR Academic Clusters section of  the residence application

Living Learning Communities

• Rank your top 3 preferences of Living Learning Community themes
• For each LLC preference, you will be asked to answer three questions about your motivation for applying to the LLC
  • Why are you interested in applying for this LLC theme?
  • What experiences and/or skills are you hoping to gain while living in the LLC?
  • What will you contribute - experiences and/or skills - to the LLC?

If you leave a section blank, your application will be considered incomplete. Please answer all the questions on the application. Applications are reviewed and scored by the Residence Life and Education team following the application deadline at the beginning of June.

Applicants will be selected based on their effectiveness in demonstrating their experiences and genuine interest in the theme of the LLC; a commitment to continuous learning within the theme; and ability to contribute creatively to the theme.

Important Notes:

Should you be successful in receiving a placement in one of our Living Learning Communities, you will be assigned a room. If you have selected a roommate on your residence application, you must both be accepted to the same Living Learning Community to live together.

Academic Clusters

• You can indicate what Academic Cluster you would like to be a part of
• Ackowledge that you will be assigned a room
  • Indicate your room preference

You will be notified if you are selected for a community placement, as you will be assigned a residence room.

Will the residence application fee and deposit be refunded if the fall term 2022 is affected by COVID-19?

• Trent University is expecting (and planning for) in-person learning at our Peterborough and Durham campuses for fall 2022 and winter 2023. Recognizing the unique circumstances surrounding COVID-19, the $500 residence deposit for fall 2022 will be refundable, to students who have cancelled their residence application prior to June 29, 2022 related to one of the COVID-19 criteria below
• Travel restrictions and/or the ability to secure visas prohibit you from travelling to Trent;
• The University changes the published start date of courses (more than 4 weeks);
• The University experiences significant changes to the method of delivery of courses for fall 2022 (e.g., courses transition from in-person to online delivery); or
• The University is unable to open sufficient rooms to accommodate students as a result of public health guidelines, including physical distance regulations.

If your personal circumstances change, and you wish to cancel your residence application outside of the COVID-19 criteria above, you will be eligible for a refund of $250. You must cancel your application prior to June 29, 2022.

Residence deposits will not be refundable if you cancel after June 29, 2022. Students or families that are adversely affected by the pandemic, either medically or financially, are invited to contact Housing Services to discuss exceptional circumstances to this policy.

Please note, the residence application fee is a non-refundable $50 fee, required to access and use Trent’s Housing Portal application software.

When you’ll hear back from us

You will receive a room selection timeslot letter to your email address on your residence application in early July, provided that you have met all the application requirements by the residence application deadline (11:59 pm on June 1, 2022). Room selection timeslots are ordered on the first-come, first-served residence room queue. When room selection is available to you, you will log into the Housing Portal and select your room from the bed spaces that are available to you.

• July 6, 2022 - Timeslots to be emailed to the email attached to your residence application
• Week of July 18 2022 - Residence self-selection week

Note: If you have forwarded an accessibility & unique needs in residence request, you will receive a letter with a room assignment prior to the end of June. More information about accessibility & unique needs in residence requests is available on the accessibility & unique needs in residence requests page.

If you have applied and have been accepted into a living-learning community, you will assigned a room in the designated community location, if you have indicated you would like to be part of an Academic Cluster you will be assigned a residence room. More information about our living-learning communities and academic clusters and their locations are available on the Themed Residence Learning Communities page.