Graduate Downtown Housing Application

New Graduate Student - How to apply  

1. Please complete the Graduate Student Housing Application form on the oneCard portal.

2. Additional information to complete your application will be sent to your McGill email adress in the coming weeks. 

3. Once you receive the email, check in Minerva

   • Log onto Minerva > Applicant Menu > Housing Status > Accept Offer of Admission
   • Read and accept the Room and Board Reservation agreement;
   • Tell us where you'd like to live by ranking your choices of accommodation. (For more specific room choices, please reach out by email to housing.residences [at] mcgill.ca)
   • Tell us a little about yourself by filling out the questionnaire;
   • Pay your room reservation deposit of $1000 (which will be credited towards your student fee account) along with a $35 non-refundable application fee.

Cancellation penalties

Application for residences are accepted and accommodation is assigned based on the understanding that students are making a commitment for the full academic year. Upon acceptance into residences, students are committing to a lease under Québec law. Students who withdraw from McGill University Residences for either academic or non-academic reasons will be held financially responsible. See Cancellation Policies.