Hi everyone!

We're back with our weekly Free Farmer's Market 2-2:45pm in the Apartment Community Center. See you soon!  

Sticking around UMBC during the Summer? Or are you a current Residentia Life resident moving to your Walker Avenue annual license? Now is the time to start thinking about Summer & Transitional Housing at UMBC! 

Summer Housing Eligibility

To be eligible for residence, students must be admitted and enrolled as an undergraduate, graduate, or special non-degree seeking student at UMBC and meet one of the following conditions:

• Enrolled in at least one course each session;
• Employed by the University for the summer session; or
• Have a permanent address that is more than 30 miles from UMBC’s campus and is enrolled in a UMBC approved in-person internship in the Baltimore metro area.

Students can be assigned to either the Residential Life Apartments ($40/day) or the Residential Life Halls($35/day). For students assigned to the Residential Life Halls, a Summer Meal Plan is also required. 

The Summer 14 Meal Plan - $30.83 per day / $215.81 per week.  

You can apply for Summer Housing via the Housing Portal starting May 1 For more information regarding Summer Housing please visit our website

Summer Session I Application Priority Deadline:  May 15, 2026 at 5 p.m.

Residential Life to Walker Avenue Transitional Housing

What is Transitional Housing? Transitional Housing is the period from the end of the Spring Semester to the start of the Walker Avenue Annual License (June 1, 2026).

Residential Life residents moving into a Walker Avenue Apartments Annual License can apply for Transitional Housing via the Summer Housing Application in the Housing Portal 

Students approved for the Residential Life > Walker Avenue Apartments Transitional Housing will be charged to their UMBC Student Accounts $40/day from the end of the Spring Semester to their check-in date for Walker Avenue. 

If you have questions and/or concerns, you can reach out to the Office of Residential Life