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RISE, or Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs, is a brand-new facility at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. RISE is a unique innovation center with dormitories for 374 students. Residents at RISE must be enrolled at one the 10 UH campuses and be interested in creativity, collaboration, innovation or entrepreneurship.

RISE is managed by B.HOM Student Living as UH’s first externally managed student housing complex. It is being developed as a public-private partnership between the University of Hawaiʻi, the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation and developer Hunt Companies. It is not managed by UH Mānoa Student Housing Services.

Yes, and we hope you do when our building opens in the fall of 2023! For now, prospective residents have the option of reaching out to our virtual leasing consultant to answer any questions about touring prior to opening.

It is as easy as clicking “Apply Now” above to get started! First, you will select your floor plan and any view or premium options available. If you are applying to live with roommates, make sure you all select the same floor plan. From there, click “Apply Now” to start your floor plan-specific application.

We look for applicants that demonstrate interest in creativity, collaboration, innovation or entrepreneurship by either submitting a written response or a multimedia project such as a link to a video, slide deck, blog or portfolio. Residents must be admitted to any of the 10 University of Hawai‘i System campuses. If you are awaiting your admission acceptance, we strongly encourage you to apply to RISE now and not wait until you are admitted so that we can begin your application review. Applicants must also meet our qualifying standards. All residents will undergo a background check and all guarantors will undergo a credit screening and must provide income verification./p>

As part of the online application process, you’ll provide all of the information we need to complete your profile.

In order to guarantee your bed space, we will need a signed lease agreement. Leases are generated once your application is complete, and your screening has been approved.

While completing your application you will have the ability to upload a copy of your identification. We will need this on file prior to your move-in, so you can save some time by uploading it at the time of application. We will also need proof of income from your guarantor when he/she completes their portion of the application.

Most applications are approved within 1-2 weeks. Future residents must have a completed guarantor application on file in order to finalize their application. This is typically the part of the process can take some extra time, so be sure that your guarantor is aware that he/she must complete their portion in order to move forward with the application process.

Most applicants require a guarantor to provide the income verification required to meet the income requirement and ensure you are able to make the monthly installment payments. If you do not have a guarantor, you can either try to self-qualify using your own income or apply to use a third-party guarantor service. Please contact the onsite team for information about our third-party guarantor service.

Note: We do not accept student loan documentation as income verification for self-qualifying applications.

Prospective and current students at any University of Hawaiʿi campus are welcome to apply. We rent to any applicant who meets our qualifying standards.