Winter Recess Housing

Break Housing

All residents who plan to stay on campus at any point between December 21, 2026 and January 16, 2027 must complete the Winter Recess Housing Application.

• Apartment & Husky Village Residents must submit the application to inform staff they will be on campus over the break
  • You will not be charged a housing fee
  • Meal plans are required for Husky Village students staying over the break
• Mid-Year Move Process: Students staying for winter recess are not eligible to participate in the Mid-Year Move Process
  • Students staying over Winter Recess who want to change rooms may utilize the Spring Room Change Process (application opens in late January)

Winter Recess Housing Application

The application is available November 1 – December 4. Email livingoncampus@uconn.edu to request access to the application via your MyHousing Portal.

• Any student needing to stay on-campus at any point during Winter Recess (December 21, 2026 and January 16, 2027) must submit the Winter Recess Housing Application
• Winter Recess Housing is only available to students currently living on campus
• Ensure the reason for staying on campus is indicated on your application
  • Select “other” if your reason does not match one of the provided options

Winter Recess Housing Charges

Traditional and Suite Style - Placed on Fee Bill in late December 2026

Students who live in traditional and suite style housing can now choose to either remain on campus for all of Winter Recess or for part of the break.

• Remain on campus/have access to your residence hall for the entire break period. This includes occasional days throughout the whole break.
• Remain on campus/have access to your residence hall for the first portion of break. This includes any dates from December 21^st after 12pm to January 3^rd at 4pm.
• Return to campus/have access to your residence hall for any part of the second portion of Winter Recess. This includes any dates from January 4^th up to opening weekend.

Rates

• Winter Recess Housing Charge – Entire Winter Recess: $812
• Winter Recess Housing Charge – First or Second Portion of Winter Recess: $406

Winter Recess Dining

All students living in a dorm/suite will be required to have a Winter Break meal plan, dining at our Rome Dining unit.

• Fall residential meal plans end with dinner on Sun., 12/20/26 and Winter Session meal plans begin Mon. 12/21/26
• All winter break residents not residing in an on-campus apartment are required to have the Weekly Break Meal Plan:

Rate

• Weekly Break Plan: 21 meals per week (1 breakfast, 1 lunch and 1 dinner per day) for $175 per week

Policies

• Unused meals do not rollover to the following day.
• Students assigned to an apartment will not automatically be assigned a Weekly Break Plan
  • Apartment residents may sign up for a meal plan via this link: https://dining.uconn.edu/winter-break/
• Meal plans cannot be pro-rated as they are purchased by the week (Sunday – Saturday)
• All non-apartment residents staying on campus over the Winter Recess that do not select the meal plan option will automatically be assigned the Weekly Break Meal Plan

Eligibility for Winter Recess Housing

Students may request to remain on-campus for the reasons listed below:

Students may request to stay on campus for the reasons listed below. If you qualify, please email livingoncampus@uconn.edu before 12pm noon on Friday December 4^th to request access to the application.

• Enrolled in Winter Intersession course
• Working for University department (must provide proof of employment)
• Academic internship (must provide proof of participation)
• Affiliated with University team requiring accommodations during Winter Recess
• International Student unable to return home.

Other requirements:

• Students on University probation will not be permitted to remain on-campus
• Students requesting Winter Recess housing must have both a Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 housing assignment
• Students requesting Winter Recess housing cannot have participated in the Mid-Year Room Change Process