Graduate Residence

To be eligible for graduate residence, students must be accepted into a degree program at the graduate level and be enrolled in full-time studies. Preference is given to students who currently study at Carleton.

Online applications for 2023 – 2024 residence open on February 1 at 10:00 am ET.
Applications deadline is June 8 at 4:30 pm ET to be included in the Room Lottery held on June 13.
For other important dates and deadlines, please click here.

You must first accept your offer of admission before you can apply for residence. There may be a delay of 3 or 4 days between the time you accept the offer of admission and are able to apply for residence.

Application Steps

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

Step 2: Go to Main Menu >> Housing Services >> Apply to Residence. The online process is available after 10:00 am on February 1. 

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 instructions and a link to the Residence Information Form

Based on available space, students will be forwarded an Offer of Residence Accommodation or a waitlist assignment number shortly after the Room Lottery on June 14. Any applications received after the deadline of June 8 will be added to the end of the waitlist. Space will be offered in wait list 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

Graduate students are assigned to the 6th floor and one wing on 5th of Leeds House, which consists mostly of 2-person suites. The floor is co-ed, and upon request through the Residence Information Form (RIF), suites can also be gender inclusive.

Please note that there are no facilities for family accommodation. Students of any gender may request to share a suite, including the meal preparation and bathroom facilities by indicating so on the Residence Information Form.

Suitemate Matching

If you do not indicate a suitemate preference, we will match you with one based on your answers on the Residence Information Form. Please answer these questions as accurately as possible so that we can find the best possible match of suitemate for you.

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

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

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.