Interested in staying at the Whiteley Center, taking a course, being an intern, or holding a conference/field Trip?  If so, you’re in the wrong place!  Instead, follow one of the links below.

Stay at the Whiteley Center
Take a Course
Become a Summer Research Intern
Hold a Conference or Field Trip

Who should Submit a Visitor/Researcher Application?

Anyone who would like to stay on campus and/or participate in research at FHL must submit an application (exceptions noted below), with all individuals on a research team (e.g. research assistants and students) filling out separate applications, even if planning to share housing or lab space. Principal Investigators (PIs) should make sure that those who will be working with/for them at FHL submit their own applications. Scientists who have signed up to be mentors in the FHL REU program are not excluded from this requirement; if they do not submit an application by the due date for summer reservations, the Visitors Coordinator will not know to reserve a housing unit or lab space for them.

If you have already submitted an application for the calendar year and none of your information has changed, you may request additional stays via brief email to the FHL Visitor Coordinator.

Applications are not required from: 1) accompanying family members who do no need additional housing and will not be working in FHL facilities; and 2) individuals visiting solely as part of a conference, retreat, field trip, or research group that has filed a Group Application.

Note: A group of collaborating researchers wishing to schedule a short visit with coinciding dates and no lab space needs are encouraged to submit a single Group Application instead of individual researcher applications.

Seasonality & Priorities for Accommodation

While we welcome visitors during all seasons, housing space and lab facilities can be limiting during the busy summer instructional period; we thus encourage researchers to consider visiting in the fall, winter, or spring.

Faculty teaching courses at FHL have priority in housing. When space is limiting, priority among research applications is based on evidence of scientific merit, availability of facilities requested, and the need for organisms, environments, or facilities that are especially available at FHL. Scientists who do not need lab facilities, organisms, or field sites for their research should also consider FHL’s Helen R. Whiteley Center, which provides study spaces and housing for visiting scholars.

Other Information

Before applying, researchers should thoroughly review our Research Policies.

If you are interested in mentoring an undergraduate or post baccalaureate student in a project aligned with your research program, consider signing up to participate in the REU-Blinks Summer Internship program: Become a Research Mentor

Application Deadlines

Please submit your application by the following deadlines. Late applicants will be considered as space allows, but only after all others have been assigned housing and lab spaces.

In Summer Quarter, arrangements are more easily made if the period of residency coincides with either one or both academic terms A and B (see FHL Course Dates).

Online Application

Click on the link below to fill out and submit the application, and we will get back to you to let you know if and when we can accommodate your request.  Meanwhile, if you have questions, please contact the FHL Visitors Coordinator.

Visitor/Researcher Application

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University of Washington reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity in education regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran in accordance with University policy and applicable federal and state statutes and regulations. The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the FHL Visitors Coordinator.