There are three housing options available to ELI students:
- homestays arranged
through OvECS
- apartments
in the university area and nearby neighborhoods
- university
dormitories (summer only)
Homestays
The ELI is partnering
with OvECS to arrange homestays for students who prefer to live with
a family. Homestay families are supervised by an experienced homestay
coordinator. The student will pay the family a monthly fee that includes
airport pickup, a private room, and two meals per day. Please note that
you cannot cook your own food if you live with a family, and you must
be willing to share a bathroom. Also, many families have pets, such as dogs and cats. Pets usually live in the house with the family, not outside. Please see the OvECS
website for details.
Apartments
Apartments near the university are available and reasonably inexpensive.
Although students are responsible for making their own apartment leasing
arrangements, the ELI Housing Assistant can help students to locate
suitable apartments. The ELI Housing Assistant cannot
find an apartment for students before they arrive. Students MUST make
hotel arrangements for at least 3-4 days. Please
fill out an online
housing questionnaire if you need help from the
ELI Housing Assistant.
The ELI Housing
Assistant can help students ...
- locate an apartment
- make telephone
calls to landlords
- visit apartments
- arrange utilities
(such as phone and electricity)
- take care of
housing problems that develop during the term.
If
you plan on working with the ELI housing assistant and looking for
an apartment when you get here, you MUST make hotel reservations in
advance. You can expect to stay in the hotel for three or more days
while you look for and sign the papers for an apartment. Go to the arrival
page for hotel information.
Neighborhoods in
Pittsburgh
Most students who
choose to live in apartments live in the Oakland
(North, South, Central, or West), Shadyside
or Squirrel
Hill areas of Pittsburgh. Other neighborhoods that also are convenient
and affordable but not as close to the university are Greenfield,
Bloomfield,
Friendship,
Highland
Park, or Regent
Square. Frequent buses go to all of these areas, and you will be
able to ride the bus for free with your Pitt ID.
To see maps of
these areas, go to the Neighborhood
Maps website. To find the location of an apartment, go to Map
Blast and enter the address.
University
Dormitory - Summer Only
During the
Summer Term, housing usually is available in the university dormitories.
A minimum stay of 4 weeks is required.
Send requests
for Summer Term room reservations to:
Housing Office (Click
here for website)
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA.
Housing Resources
