Exchange Students

Online applications for 2023– 2024 residence open on February 1, 2023 at 10:00 am ET.
Application deadline is June 21, 2023 at 4:30 pm ET to be included in the Room Lottery on June 23. Applications to be able to apply to a waitlist will re-open after June 26.
For other important dates and deadlines, please click here.

Please note that you must have an ID number issued to you by Carleton University (the first three digits will start with ‘101’) before you can apply for residence.

Step 1: Log on to My Carleton and select Carleton Central.

Step 2: Go to Main Menu >> Housing Services >> Apply to Residence.

Step 3: Pay the $35 non-refundable application fee.

The $35 application fee can be paid by credit card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express, any Visa/Debit* cards) or by Interac, also through Carleton Central. Please note that only customers of RBC Royal Bank, TD Bank, First Nations may use the Interac option, through Carleton Central. *If you are using a Visa/Debit card, select the Pay with your Credit Card section on Carleton Central to make payment.

Step 4: You will receive an email within 48 hours with further instructions and a link to our Residence Information Form.

A number of spaces are reserved for exchange students in both traditional and suites residence. Applications received over and above the number of reserved spaces will be entered in the Residence Lottery held on June 23.

Based on available space, students will be forwarded an Offer of Residence Accommodation or a waitlist assignment number. Applications received after June 20 will be added to the waitlist, or offered space if available. Space will be offered in waitlist order, as it becomes available through cancellations.

It is important that you set up and check your Carleton email account, which we will use to communicate with you. You are also welcome to contact our office to check your status. For more information about being on a waitlist, please click here.

Room Assignment Process

Exchange students have the opportunity to request specific buildings and/or type of residence. Rooms are assigned according to the order determined by lottery. Students may request suitemates/canmates and are otherwise matched according to responses on the Residence Information Form.

Roommate/Suitemate Matching

Roommate matching for suites and traditional double rooms is based on the answers provided on the Residence Information Form. Please answer these questions as accurately as possible so that we can find the best possible match of roommate/suitemate for you.

Some factors that we take into consideration when matching roommates/suitemates are:

• Age
• Faculty
• Request for all gender/single gender floors
• Smoking (although all residences are smoke free)
• Answers regarding personal lifestyle

If there is someone with whom you would like to share a room, you can indicate so on the Residence Information Form. Click here to learn how to indicate your roommate preferences.

Room Changes

We will begin accepting room change requests on September 29. Room changes are offered on a first come, first serve basis according to student type and availability. While every attempt is made to accommodate room change requests, a new room assignment is not always readily available. Residents will be contacted if and when there is a new room assignment to consider. More information regarding room changes can be found here.