APPLICATION PROCESS

APPLY FOR HOUSING

Qatar Foundation Residence Life is an important part of the college experience for Hamad Bin Khalifa University students. Related to living on campus, research has shown, among other things, that college students who live on campus have increased grade point averages, demonstrate greater personal growth and cognitive development, greater satisfaction with their college experience and increased rates of persistence to graduation. In other words, students who live on campus are happier about the schools they have chosen, get involved in more events and organizations on campus, get better grades and are more likely to graduate than those students who do not have the experience of living on campus!

With that in mind, QF Residence Life is dedicated to creating environments and offering resources that support students in becoming successful, both in and out of the classroom.

 

Please read the Housing Agreement located here http://www.myeducationcity.com/en/dynamic_pages/download_pdf/360

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR HOUSING

As a New Student, How Do I Apply for Housing?

1. Once you have been accepted to a university/center at Hamad Bin Khalifa University you MUST inform your branch campus that you intend to live on campus. Your university will then provide us with your detailed information, which will be entered into our online system.

2. You will receive an e-mail informing you that you have been entered in the system and the housing application is now available for you to complete.

3. Visit https://qatarfoundation.erezlife.com/index.php?student_login=1 to fill out your housing application.

4. Complete the New Student Housing Application. Instructions can be found here.  During the online application process, you will be asked to attach the following supporting documentation: photo, scanned color copy of your passport, proof of payment of damage deposit (QAR 2000) and reservation fee (QAR 1000) . 

5. Housing assignments will begin in mid-June and we will likely have placements completed by the second week in July.  You will receive notification of your placement and your roommate/apartment mate via the email  provided in your application.

New students may begin to move in to the residence halls on August 22 after 8:30 AM.  Any requests to arrive prior to this time must be submitted to  for approval and will be charged at the Summer Housing daily rate.  You will receive notification of the decision via email.

 

If you are interested in applying to live on campus, contact your branch campus (details below) to let them know of your intent.  At that time, eligible students will have information forwarded to Qatar Foundation Housing and Residence Life and you will be contacted by the email provided to complete your online application and payment of housing fees.

  

Academic Bridge Program - Nihan Mirajkar -

 

Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar – Melissa Deschamps –

 

Georgetown School of Foreign Service in Qatar – Naila Sherman –

 

Northwestern University in Qatar - LaKisha Tillman -

 

Texas A&M University, Qatar - Jeff Sulik -

 

Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar - Lesley Gray -

 

Weill Cornell University, Qatar - Donney Moroney -

 

HOUSING DESCRIPTION

Student housing in Qatar Foundation's residence halls currently provides shared accommodation in 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, located within the heart of campus. Two or three students share each bedroom, and every apartment has its own bathroom and kitchen. Every floor in the residence halls has a common laundry area and each building has on-site security, 24 hours a day. Students have wireless internet access in the residence halls. All halls have a student social room, open 24 hours a day. Some social rooms are equipped with computers and printers available for student use with Ethernet access.

 

Sustainable Learning Community

We also have a new living-learning community focused on Sustainability. All residents share a bedroom with one other roommate. Both males and females have the opportunity to participate in these communities. Hall Director and CDA programming are specifically around the theme of sustainability and developing a sustainable lifestyle. For more information please visit this site: https://sites.google.com/site/qfsustainablelearning/

 

New residence halls:

Our new residence halls are in the process of being built! Please visit the New Residence Halls tab for more information!

Private units will be available for single student occupancy when new residence halls are opened in 2012. These units will have private bathrooms for each student in a single gender environment. Each residence hall floor will have multiple kitchens and laundry rooms with lounges for study and social space. Apartments will consist of studio, one and two bedroom apartments. Each student will have their own private bedroom.

Each single gender complex will have an outside activity space and a convenience store. A mixed gender Residential Community Center will feature a coffee shop, dining services, Residence Life Office Space and a Community Learning Centre. This will enable students to work on projects, presentations and academic work in a mixed gender environment.

The new construction project will adopt both state of the art building principles and design to offer Hamad Bin Khalifa University students an extraordinary living and learning environment, intended to support their academic careers.

 

HOUSING FEES for Fall 2012