Housing Information
The Program can arrange for your housing accommodations (you pay the rent) if you indicate your desire for us to do so on the application form. This is helpful to the participants in many ways: no apartment hunting, shared apartments and rent, and a strong sense of camaraderie with roommates who are participants in the program and have similar academic backgrounds.
Roommates are selected in our office, making the housing process even easier for participants. An advance listing and phone numbers will be supplied. It is possible for you to sublet an alternative apartment. However, you have to do this on your own. You would need to make a trip to Blacksburg prior to the starting date of the program to make your own arrangements.
The apartments are furnished with items such as beds, desks, sofa, table, chairs, microwave and TV, etc.; however, things like cutlery, cookware, linens, CD/DVD players, telephones, computers are not provided. You should contact your roommates to determine who will bring what items to the apartment.
Although 2009 rents have not yet been established, for budgeting purposes, the average rent for a 3-BR apartment with 3 roommates in 2007 was ~$1,800/person for the entire program period.