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Housing

Housing Support Programs


The annual housing supplement is allocated to PhD/MFA students in good standing, pro-rated for the number of quarters students are registered full-time (or $833/quarter). For quarters in which students are registered part-time, they are allocated 1/2 the supplement. Students on filing fee, in absentia, or are on a Leave of Absence, as well as international students who are not in the US are not eligible for the supplement. If students return to regular enrollment status mid-year, their disbursement will be determined by the prorated number of quarters that they are enrolled.

Processing of Housing Supplements will begin after the Fall Quarter Add/Drop/Swap deadline for graduate students. Dispersals to most eligible domestic graduate students will be batch-paid, approximately the first week of December. Dispersals to international graduate students are processed via a manual pay mechanism on a rolling basis. This more complex payment mechanism for international students is required by tax law, and results in longer processing times due to the individualized tax-associated paperwork. There can also be additional delays if required documentation is missing or incomplete. For students who returned to regular enrollment status mid-year, payments will be processed after the Spring Quarter Add/Drop/Swap deadline. 

Reminder:

PLEASE update your payment information (via payee 204 Docusign Powerform link: Payee Setup 204 Form Helper  for your new address if you have recently moved and you receive a paper check. We recommend that, if possible, you sign up for direct deposit). If you are an international student, please make sure that relevant documentation (i.e., Glacier forms signed and dated with current calendar year and “Scholarship/Fellowship” tax benefit displayed on the form) are up-to-date to avoid payment delays.

Program status: In Place
Program available: Fall 2021


  • Must be a new or incoming student in a doctoral or MFA program.
  • Must matriculate within the current academic year OR have matriculated in the previous academic year.
  • Must be relocating from outside of the Santa Cruz region to within 100 miles of the UC Santa Cruz main campus.
  • Must incur expenses related to the change in housing such as transportation costs, housing deposits, loss of income, and household supplies.

Program status: In Place
Program available: Fall 2021


If you are experiencing homelessness, food insecurity, or financial insecurity to cover your basic needs, we may be able to help. Slug Support can provide emergency food and housing resources as well as work with you on a long term plan to help you find resources on and off-campus and navigate various barriers that may be impacting your ability to focus on your academics.

Program status: In Place
Program available: Fall 2021


Sessions specifically for graduate students will be made available and advertised.

Program status: In Place
Program available: Now

Last modified: Sep 16, 2024