Battenfeld Scholarship Hall

The Scholarship Hall system at the University of Kansas is a unique living environment with rich traditions. Within the "schol hall" system there are six men's halls and six women's halls. Each hall houses around 50 students and shares a Scholarship Hall Director (SHD) with one other hall. The SHD is a graduate student who lives in the hall, makes sure everything runs smoothly and acts as a liaison between the halls and the Department of Student Housing.

Residents selected to live in the 12 scholarship halls pay thousands less each year than their residence hall counterparts. In these small cooperative houses, residents complete 4-6 hours of household tasks each week. The schol halls are also self-governing; involvement is a strong tradition in the schol halls.