For information about the application and selection process, please see the Lawn Application page and Application FAQs on the Student Affairs website.
Dear Applicant,
On behalf of the members of the Lawn Selection Committee, I invite you to consider applying to live on the Lawn. Life on the Lawn is an incredible, unique, and memorable experience, and the committee will soon begin the difficult task of choosing the 2025-2026 Lawn residents.
Perhaps the most valuable aspect of living on the Lawn is the opportunity to meet and spend time with such a dynamic and dedicated community of individuals, both Pavilion and Lawn residents who will be your neighbors for a year. Watch this brief video to see what six former Lawn residents said about why they applied, what they love about living on the Lawn, and how it's impacted their UVA experience here. We encourage all interested third-years to apply, both traditional and non-traditional leaders. What will you bring to the Academical Village? The Lawn is a community that values diversity in all aspects of a person's identity and respects efforts to be inclusive and welcoming. We urge you to envision how this community will bring joy and meaning to your journey on Grounds.
Applying to live on the Lawn should be something to which you devote a considerable amount of thought and time. Living on the Lawn imparts both privilege and responsibility and should not be taken lightly. You become a representative of what the University values – honor, student self-governance, responsibility, and service. You become a custodian of a historical physical space. And most importantly, the passions and energy that you bring to the space will help to fulfill a longstanding goal to cultivate a Lawn community that reflects all the talents, knowledge, and backgrounds that the student body has to offer. For this reason, we ask that you reflect on your time here at the University, consider the aspects of your UVA experience that have brought you the most joy, and leave your most authentic self on the application. We want to know who you are, why you do what you do, and the impact that you left on lives around you. The Lawn is about bringing together people who have served and contributed to our University Community. This service looks different for everyone, do not worry about scale, but about the substance of your contributions.
You are expected to make your Lawn room your primary overnight University residence and place of abode if selected. In addition, it is expected that students selected to live on the Lawn will not study abroad during that academic year, other than during J-Term.
We ask that no student allows their GPA to prevent them from applying for the Lawn. As you'll notice, there is a brief space on the application for you to explain your GPA if you were affected by extenuating circumstances. Although academic success is one of the criteria for selection, the Committee recognizes that University students may experience personal circumstances that occasionally lead to a student experiencing a rough semester. If that is the case for you, feel free to use this space to explain your circumstances. However, by no means should you feel compelled to use it.
We also hope that your financial situation will not be a factor in your decision of whether or not to apply to the Lawn. If you are on financial aid, you can discuss options with Student Financial Services to accommodate your situation.
Residents on the Lawn must be undergraduate degree applicants in their final year of undergraduate study at the University. Students in a joint degree program may apply to live on the Lawn if they will receive their bachelor's degree in May of 2026.
Please remember that your application must be submitted by 12:00 noon EST on Monday, January 6, 2025 in order to be considered by the Committee. Should you have questions, you are welcome to contact me via email at nrz9pw@virginia.edu or stop by my room, 26 East Lawn, and catch me in person.
Best of luck with the application process and with the remainder of your time at the University.
Sincerely,
Owen Selden
Senior Resident of the Lawn, 2024-2025
Lawn Application for 2025-2026
For information about the application and selection process, please see the Lawn Application page and Application FAQs on the Student Affairs website.
Dear Applicant,
On behalf of the members of the Lawn Selection Committee, I invite you to consider applying to live on the Lawn. Life on the Lawn is an incredible, unique, and memorable experience, and the committee will soon begin the difficult task of choosing the 2025-2026 Lawn residents.
Perhaps the most valuable aspect of living on the Lawn is the opportunity to meet and spend time with such a dynamic and dedicated community of individuals, both Pavilion and Lawn residents who will be your neighbors for a year. Watch this brief video to see what six former Lawn residents said about why they applied, what they love about living on the Lawn, and how it's impacted their UVA experience here. We encourage all interested third-years to apply, both traditional and non-traditional leaders. What will you bring to the Academical Village? The Lawn is a community that values diversity in all aspects of a person's identity and respects efforts to be inclusive and welcoming. We urge you to envision how this community will bring joy and meaning to your journey on Grounds.
Applying to live on the Lawn should be something to which you devote a considerable amount of thought and time. Living on the Lawn imparts both privilege and responsibility and should not be taken lightly. You become a representative of what the University values – honor, student self-governance, responsibility, and service. You become a custodian of a historical physical space. And most importantly, the passions and energy that you bring to the space will help to fulfill a longstanding goal to cultivate a Lawn community that reflects all the talents, knowledge, and backgrounds that the student body has to offer. For this reason, we ask that you reflect on your time here at the University, consider the aspects of your UVA experience that have brought you the most joy, and leave your most authentic self on the application. We want to know who you are, why you do what you do, and the impact that you left on lives around you. The Lawn is about bringing together people who have served and contributed to our University Community. This service looks different for everyone, do not worry about scale, but about the substance of your contributions.
You are expected to make your Lawn room your primary overnight University residence and place of abode if selected. In addition, it is expected that students selected to live on the Lawn will not study abroad during that academic year, other than during J-Term.
We ask that no student allows their GPA to prevent them from applying for the Lawn. As you'll notice, there is a brief space on the application for you to explain your GPA if you were affected by extenuating circumstances. Although academic success is one of the criteria for selection, the Committee recognizes that University students may experience personal circumstances that occasionally lead to a student experiencing a rough semester. If that is the case for you, feel free to use this space to explain your circumstances. However, by no means should you feel compelled to use it.
We also hope that your financial situation will not be a factor in your decision of whether or not to apply to the Lawn. If you are on financial aid, you can discuss options with Student Financial Services to accommodate your situation.
Residents on the Lawn must be undergraduate degree applicants in their final year of undergraduate study at the University. Students in a joint degree program may apply to live on the Lawn if they will receive their bachelor's degree in May of 2026.
Please remember that your application must be submitted by 12:00 noon EST on Monday, January 6, 2025 in order to be considered by the Committee. Should you have questions, you are welcome to contact me via email at nrz9pw@virginia.edu or stop by my room, 26 East Lawn, and catch me in person.
Best of luck with the application process and with the remainder of your time at the University.
Sincerely,
Owen Selden
Senior Resident of the Lawn, 2024-2025