1. Application Period: Applications will be open from 00:00 on 17 May to 23:59 on 21 May 2023. 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 2023.
3. Allocation Criteria and Priority: Available hall 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, Grantham Hall and Robert Black
Hall will be closed for proper utilizing the resources for facilitating the maintenance works throughout the Summer while Jockey Club Student
Quarters will be partially open to accommodate Research Postgraduate (RPG) students only. Hall places on offer for Summer Residence 2023
are set out as below.
| Northcote Hall (NH) | Grantham Hall (GH) | Robert Black Hall (RBH) | Jockey Club Student Quarters (JCSQ) |
| Open for application |
Closed for maintenance works |
Open to RPG students only | |
5. Result Announcement: Successful applicants will receive the conditional hall offers via iHostel system on 23 May 2023. To confirm acceptance of
the hall offer, students should reply to the conditional offer in the iHostel system by 23:59, 25 May 2023 and settle all payment listed in the
conditional offer and return the original bank deposit slip to SAO Service Counter, B4-G/F-01, from 23 to 25 May 2023 (09:00 - 17:00) with
his/her full name and student number written on the back of the bank transaction slip. Online payment is highly recommended. 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 2023” (PDF) for the Residential Period, Lodging Charge (which equals weekly
rate x no. of weeks in that residential period), Payment Methods and other details.
Hall Briefing Session on Summer Residence (on 19 April 2023) (PDF)
iHostel User Guide for Summer Residence (PDF Version) (Video Demonstration)
May 2023