Campus Housing


SIP is a Monday–Friday summer internship program. For students who cannot or would rather not deal with daily commute logistics and are open to a more immersive college experience with other students and program participants, SIP provides optional dormitory housing and meals on the UCSC campus during all seven (7) weeks of the in-person component of the program.

Interns in summer housing reside in UCSC dormitory space (SIP contracts for summer housing with UCSC Conference Services’ summer session) and are grouped on dorm floors (girls and boys on separate floors), with UCSC undergraduates serving as residential assistants (RAs) also in residence on the floors. For most interns, the only available housing option is weekday-only housing (Monday through Thursday nights; meals: Monday lunch through Friday lunch) and they are expected to go home to their families or local guardians on weekends. Out-of-area interns may receive special permission to avail of full-week housing (Sunday through Saturday nights; meals: Sunday dinner through lunch on the following Sunday). RAs provide supervision in the dormitory and for non-academic time social activities around campus on weekday evenings (and weekends for those in full-week housing).

Last modified: Jan 31, 2025