The summer 2026 intern application is NOW LIVE!!! 

Feel free to start an application by clicking the "APPLY" button up above.  

Conditions of Occupancy: Cornish Commons is located on the campus of Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University. Intern housing is available to any person who was enrolled at an accredited college or university during the immediately previous term/semester, or upcoming term/semester, and actively participating in an internship. You do not need to be enrolled at Cornish College of the Arts. As part of the application process, you will have to provide a .edu email address as verification that you are a student at a college or university.

Application Fee: $20

To cover the cost of processing a background check, a nominal fee of $20 is associated with our lease application. This fee must be paid to complete an application and move forward with the process. 

Availability: Cornish Commons is available for housing on a rolling basis for our summer session (May-Aug). After we have received your application with arrival and departure dates, we will confirm space availability for those dates. 

All spaces will be assigned based on application order. If your preferred room type is sold out at the time of your application processing, we will offer the next closest room type to your original preference. 

Lease: Once we have received and processed your application and background check, we will send a lease offer for you to sign. You should expect the lease offer about ten (10) business days after submitting your application. 

A lease offer has a time period of 48 hours to be signed. If the lease offer is not signed within 48hours, it will be cancelled. 

Rent Payment: The rent payment for your entire stay is due on or before arrival; before you check in to your room. The Flat Rate for your Summer Stay will be included in your signed lease. We have a strict no pay, no key policy at check-in.

All residents will be able to submit payment multiple ways including: online ResidentPortal payments (card, bank information) or in person (check only). 

Roommates: If you select a double or triple room and have a roommate that will also be staying at Cornish Commons, please note your roommate on your application. All leases are individual. If both roommates each sign their respective leases, we will work to pair them together as roommates. If only one roommate completes a lease, or roommates are offered different room types, we will not be able to accommodate that roommate request. 

If you have already applied and have a roommate request, both roommates need to email cornishcommons@seattleu.edu to add that information to your accounts. 

Parking/Transportation: We do not have onsite parking. However, we are centrally located in downtown Seattle with easy access to the SoundTransit system which includes buses, Link light rail, streetcars, and the Washington State Ferry system. If you do want to bring a vehicle, parking in a downtown garage will cost about $300 a month. There are a few parking garages near Cornish Commons. We do not have any affiliation or discounts with any garages and often suggest a google search and reviews of the area to find local garages.