Winter Residence Application

Applications are now open for Peterborough and Durham Campuses

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 timeslots 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.

How to apply

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

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)
Submit a $500 residence deposit.

The Winter 2021 Residence Application is now open on the Housing Services Portal. You will log into the portal using your myTrent login and password.

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

If you are requesting individualized 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.

When you’ll hear back from us

You will receive a room selection timeslot letter to your email address on your residence application, in Mid-October.

Please note: Winter Term January 2021 residence is not guaranteed.

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.

Why does it say I am selecting into a double room?

We are operating at a single-room basis this upcoming Fall 2020 term, we have closed beds in double and triple rooms accordingly. They may appear as double or triple rooms, but we assure you they are single rooms. Our system cannot override this, but we have made sure no one else can select into those rooms with you.

Wondering what would happen if you changed your mind about living in residence?

Students are encouraged to await the publishing of their class schedules to determine if residence fits their needs for the Winter 2021 term, prior to cancelling their residence application.

Should you wish to cancel their residence application, please use click here for the step by step instruction guide on how to cancel your residence application.

By paying the $500 deposit you acknowledge the following refund schedule.

If you cancel or decline our offer by November 30, 2020, at 4:00pm, you will receive a partial deposit refund of $250.

If you cancel or decline our offer after November 30, 2020, at 4:00pm, you will forfeit your $500 deposit.

If you choose to withdraw from residence on or after Move-In Day, you will be bound by the withdrawal processes stated in our Residence Agreement.

Should students wish to depart residence once they have arrived, we encourage them to reach out to Housing Services by email at residence@trentu.ca for further information on the withdrawal process or reference the withdrawal process outlined in the Residence Agreement that will be available upon selection of their residence room in mid-October.

What if the University reopens residences in the fall and they have to be closed again due to COVID-19? Can I end my residence contract?

Residence will be open for the Fall 2020 term and will operate on a single or one-person-to-a-room basis (which will eliminate the option of double and triple rooms for the foreseeable future), complete with the latest health and safety training and protocols. With your health and safety and academic success as our top priorities, we continue to monitor the evolving Covid-19 situation and develop plans to minimize the risks of contracting and spreading Covid-19.

Students or families that are adversely affected by the pandemic, either medically or financially, may contact Housing Services to discuss exceptional circumstances to this policy by emailing us at residence@trentu.ca.

How to Apply

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

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)

Submit a $500 residence deposit.

*Housing deposits may be refundable for students who no longer wish to live in residence, for a list of possible circumstances related to Covid-19 refunds please see the refund section below.

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.

By paying the $500 deposit you acknowledge the following refund schedule.

If you cancel or decline our offer by November 30, 2020, at 4:00pm, you will receive a partial deposit refund of $250.

If you cancel or decline our offer after November 30, 2020, at 4:00pm, you will forfeit your $500 deposit.

If you choose to withdraw from residence on or after Move-In Day, you will be bound by the withdrawal processes stated in our Residence Agreement.

Will the $50 residence application fee and/or the $500 residence deposit be refunded if the winter term is affected by COVID-19?

The University recognizes the unique circumstances surrounding COVID-19. As such, sshould one of the circumstances outlined below be met, Housing Services would contact all applicants to advise them of a deadline in which they would be required to notify Housing Services by, in order to receive a full refund of their residence deposit. Should the student fail to notify Housing Services of their cancellation prior to the outlined date, no refund would be provided.

Travel restrictions and/or the ability to secure visas prohibit the student from travelling to Trent University;

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 winter 2020 (e.g., courses transition from in-person to online delivery);

If you (the student) or your family are adversely affected by the pandemic, either medically or financially, so that your undergraduate studies at Trent University are no longer viable

The University is unable to open sufficient rooms to accommodate students as a result of physical distance regulations; or

Residences close for winter 2020.

The residence application is a non-refundable $50 fee in order to utilize the application platform.

In order to apply if you deferred your Fall 2020 application:

To apply, your next steps are:

Log in to your MyTrent Account
Click the ‘Support’ tab on the right hand corner
Log in to the Housing Portal
Open a “Winter 2021” application (either Peterborough or Durham)
Once you get to “Step 2: Application Fee”:

Email residence@trentu.ca so we can apply your application fee and deposit to your new application. The deposit fee will be waived only if you had asked Housing Services to hold your deposit to the winter term or it has not been refunded at this time.

If you have decided to defer until the Fall 2021/2022 Academic year, your next steps are:

Ensure your residence application is cancelled

You can use the step-by-step instruction guide on how to cancel your residence application, click here.

2. Email residence@trentu.ca to notify us of your deferral to the Fall 2021/2022 Academic Year, so that we can refund you your $500 deposit.

3. You will need to reapply for the 2021/2022 residence application when it reopens in March 2021 (please note that this date may be subject to change).

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Winter Residence Application