Eligibility
Maximum Tenancy
Applicants with Co-Occupants (Spouses, Domestic Partners, Children)
Applicants with Children
Applicants with Disabilities
Shared Two-Bedroom Apartments and Roommates
Eligibility
Before beginning your Shattuck International House application, please review the following eligibility criteria. Applicants that do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be considered. To be considered eligibility for Shattuck International House, applicants must:
- Be a full-time, registered, tuition-paying, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health student; or, be an accepted student that will be entering in summer or fall as a full-time, registered, tuition-paying student
- Remain a full-time, registered, tuition-paying Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health student for the full duration of the lease. Please refer to the Lease Terms for specific leasing periods.
Harvard Chan School affiliates including research fellows, post-docs, and visiting scholars; and Harvard Chan School alumni are not eligible to live at Shattuck International House.
Maximum Tenancy
The maximum length of tenancy at Shattuck International House is three years. After three years, students will not be permitted to renew their lease.
Applicants with Co-Occupants (Spouses, Domestic Partners, or Children)
A spouse, domestic partner, or child of an eligible student may be permitted to live at Shattuck International House as an authorized co-occupant. Other relatives including parents, aunts, uncles and siblings are not permitted to live at Shattuck International House.
Applicants who wish to add a spouse, domestic partner, and/or child as an authorized co-occupant at Shattuck International House must fill out the Co-Occupant Application. Please review the occupancy guidelines for maximum number of occupants permitted in each unit.
When completing the Co-Occupant Application, you will be require to provide the name and date of birth for all co-occupants, and a copy of your marriage license or statement of domestic partnership (and certified translation if not in English).
Students with co-occupants are not eligible to apply for shared two-bedroom units.
Applicants with Children
There is no daycare offered at Shattuck International House. For more information on child care resources and schools, please visit the Childcare at Harvard or Childcare and Schooling Information provided by Harvard International Office.
Children under 10 years of age cannot be in any common area (park, hallway, stairwell, or anywhere on the ground level) without adult supervision. In no event shall Harvard University be liable for injury to children occurring in any common area even under the supervision of adults. Damages caused by children in common areas shall be the responsibility of the adult tenant of the building who is responsible for the child’s presence.
Please note that parents are legally responsible to provide adult supervision for their children in the parents’ absence. Massachusetts General Laws Regarding Children, 119 sec. 1, requires that children of the Commonwealth are “protected against the harmful effects resulting from the absence, inability, inadequacy or destructive behavior of parents or parent substitutes, and to assure good substitute parental care in the event of the absence, temporary or permanent inability or unfitness of parents to provide care and protection for their children.” The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is required by law to report incidences of neglect of children to the appropriate State authorities.
Applicants with Disabilities
If you or one of your co-occupants require a housing accommodation, please contact housing@hsph.harvard.edu as soon as possible, and prior to the application deadline. Incoming or continuing students must also register with Harvard Chan School’s Local Disability Coordinator and complete a Disabilities Service Request Form.
Shattuck International House has four units that are wheelchair-accessible. These units have been modified in a number of ways to facilitate their occupancy by a resident using a wheelchair. Typically, a wheelchair accessible unit is larger to allow proper turning radius for a wheelchair. Kitchen counters and sinks are open underneath, and the bathroom contains a tub with grab bars.
Please contact the Office for Student Affair for additional information. Learn more by visiting Disabilities Services.
Shared Two-Bedroom Apartments and Roommates
Two bedroom apartments may be leased by two unrelated students as a shared two-bedroom apartment. Students may request a roommate or request to be assigned a roommate. Students with co-occupants (spouses, domestic partners, or children) are not eligible to lease a shared two-bedroom apartment.
For roommate requests, both roommates must individually apply and mutually request each other. Roommate pairs that mutually request each other will be considered one application and will receive one place in the application lottery.
If no roommate is requested, roommates are assigned randomly. There is no type of lifestyle or preference-based roommate assignment, and roommates are expected to live cooperatively with their assigned roommate. Assignments are generally made between same-gender students. Any requests for individual consideration outside of these policies can be made through the Office for Student Affairs.
If offered a shared two-bedroom accommodation, each student will sign an individual lease. Students are individually responsible for rent payments, and collectively responsible for apartment condition, upkeep, and any damages.
