Criteria for Admitting New Members

We admit applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. As long as we have spots left, we generally admit all applicants who can commit to the expectations of membership in the order in which they've applied. However, we may give preference to people who are applying to live in the co-op for the full year over partial-year applicants.

 

You do not have to be a student to live in MOSAIC. We do not discriminate in accepting new members on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, presence of children, age, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, order of protection status, source of income, whether a person was once homeless, or unfavorable military discharge.

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After You’ve Been Accepted

Once you’ve been accepted, we’ll email you to congratulate you and officially offer you a spot in the co-op. You’ll be sent a member contract to sign, which is a lease with MOSAIC. At that point, you’ll have a limited timeframe to ask questions and sign before we release your spot and offer it to someone else. You can always turn down your offer of membership.

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Contract Periods

We offer yearlong member contracts (leases) from July 1 – June 30. The contracts are divided into four separate quarters, roughly aligned with Northwestern’s academic calendar.

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The contract periods for 2022-2023 are:

• Summer: July 1 – August 31

• Fall: September 1 – December 31

• Winter: January 1 – March 31

• Spring: April 1 – June 30

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You may apply to live in the co-op during some or all of these periods, as well as for specific months of the summer quarter. However, we do generally give preference to people who can live in the co-op during the full academic year including Fall, Winter, and Spring periods.

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Apply HERE

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