Visiting Scholars/Faculty Housing Policy

"A visiting scholar is an expert in an academic discipline or disciplines with a short-term residency at UConn for mutual intellectual enrichment and collaboration. Normally these individuals are scholars or artists on leave from other institutions. However, ‘Visiting Scholars’ also may be unaffiliated and distinguished in their fields, or they may be representatives of governments or higher education institutions on official business. In the context of this housing, undergraduate and graduate students are not defined as visiting scholars."

The Provost’s Office, with the help of Residential Life, will ‘advertise’ the eleven (11) units reserved for visiting scholars, and receive the applications. It is understood that Residential Life will deal with the contracts, and with the ‘legal’ documents regarding fire, etc., to be distributed to each scholar by Residential Life and by the College/School/Department that holds the lease.

It is assumed that most applications will be ‘routine’, and fit the criteria for ‘visiting scholar’ and length of stay. Thus, the Provost’s Office staff will be able to act independently to allocate units.

This application is not for students enrolled in UConn graduate courses.  These individuals should contact Residential Life to inquire about on-campus housing options.

Pets are not allowed.

THE PROCESS:

The Provost’s office receives the applications, and prioritizes based on principles listed below.

Residential Life manages the keys, occupancy, etc. HOWEVER, it is entirely up to the Host to manage the visit of the guest(s); this is NOT the responsibility of Residential Life or the Provost’s Office.

Please Note: Scholars scheduled to check into a Visiting Scholar Unit between and inclusive of the first day of the month and the fourteenth day of the month will be charged for the entire month’s rental fee.  For example, if a scholar is scheduled to check in before the fifteenth day of the month but does not actually check in until after the fifteenth of the month, the fee will still be assessed for the full month.  Scholars scheduled to move in between and inclusive of the fifteenth day of the month until the last day of the month will be charged for one half of the month’s rental fee.  However, if a scholar is scheduled to check in after the fifteenth of the month and actually checks in before the fifteenth of the month, a fee will be assessed for the entire month’s rental fee. 

PRIORITY WILL BE DETERMINED ON TWO LEVELS:

1. Application date is the first priority (we encourage you to apply at least six months in advance of your visitor's arrival.)
2. Length of stay: Priority will be determined as follows:
   1. less than 2 weeks (Nathan Hale Hotel)
   2. 2-14 weeks
   3. 14-36 weeks
   4. 36+ weeks
   Requests for housing that exceed 36 weeks will receive lower priority.

(The underlying logic here is two fold; first we want the Visiting Scholar housing to be as fully occupied as possible. However, if there is competition for housing, those requesting a year or close to it, may be able to find housing at nearby off campus sites. It is the shorter visits for which it is hard to find housing.)

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR A VISITING SCHOLAR/FACULTY HOUSING REQUEST:

1. Fill out the housing request form completely.
2. Send the completed form and supporting document(s) (invitation letter, payroll authorization, etc.) to:
   
   Visiting Scholar/Faculty Housing Request
   Office of the Provost
   352 Mansfield Road, Unit 2086
   Storrs, CT 06269-2086

Only the hard copy of the form will be accepted - do not send electronically.

DOWNLOAD THE HOUSING REQUEST FORM: MSWord | PDF

For any questions about the form, please contact Lauren Douglas or Dana Wilder at 860-486-2422.

ADDITIONAL AID WITH HOUSING, PARTICULARLY LONG-TERM HOUSING:

1. those wishing to find OFF-CAMPUS housing, and
2. those wishing to list their homes as available.

The web site is: http://offcampushousing.uconn.edu/

You may also contact Ashley Hudd in the Office of Off-Campus Housing at (860) 486-8006.