1. Application Period: Applications will be open from 00:00 on 15 April (Tue) to 23:59 on 21 April 2025 (Mon). The online application form is available for access via iHostel system (log in to the Portal → Stu Affairs → iHostel).
2. Eligibility: All full-time students of the University are eligible to apply for Summer Residence 2025.
3. Allocation Criteria and Priority: Limited bed places will be allocated with the following priority which was approved by the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) in March 2020.
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- UGC-funded full-time Research Postgraduate (RPG) students
- UGC-funded full-time Undergraduate (UG) students enrolled in courses offered in Summer Semester
- Other UGC-funded full-time Undergraduate (UG) students
- UGC-funded full-time Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) students
- UGC-funded full-time Higher Diploma in Early Childhood Education HD(ECE) students
- Self-financed full-time students
4. Hall Places on Offer: In order to provide a safe and healthy, friendly and comfortable living place for students, Northcote Hall and Grantham Hall will be open for Summer Residence while Jockey Club Student Quarters will be partially open to accommodate Research Postgraduate (RPG) students only. Hall places on offer for Summer Residence 2025 are set out as below.
| Northcote Hall (NH) | Grantham Hall (GH) | Robert Black Hall (RBH) | Jockey Club Student Quarters (JCSQ) |
| Open for application for Non-RPG students | Closed for maintenance works | Open to RPG students only | |
5. Result Announcement: Successful applicants will receive conditional hall offers via iHostel system on 24 April 2025. To confirm acceptance of the hall offer, students should reply to the conditional offer in the iHostel system by 23:59, 30 April 2025 and settle all payment listed in the conditional offer. Only payment via the Online Payment Portal (OPP) will be accepted. No cash is accepted by the Hall Management Section or the Hall Management Office of each student hall / quarters. All fees paid are non-refundable and non-transferable.
6. Please refer to the “Application Guidelines for Summer Residence 2025” (PDF) for the Residential Period, Lodging Charge (which equals weekly rate x no. of weeks in that residential period), Payment Methods and other details.
- iHostel User Guide for Summer Residence (PDF Version) (Video Demonstration)
- Key Notes for Summer Residence 2025 iHostel Application (PDF Version)
April 2025