Permit rate information for all permit types can be found on our Student Parking Permits page. 

Timeline Overview 

For quick reference only, please review deadlines and details below: 

• June 15: Residential Lottery Opens 

• July 1: Commuter Permits Sales Open 

• July 6: Residential Lottery Closes; Hillel Sales Open 

• July 13: Lottery Winner Sales Close; Gutterson Only Lottery Opens 

• July 20: Gutterson Lottery Closes 

• July 27: Gutterson Lottery Sales End 

• Late October: Permit Renewal – required for permit holders seeking spring parking! 

• Late December: Spring Permit Lottery 

Commuter Student Permits 

Commuter permits for the fall semester will go on sale via the parking portal at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1.  Commuter students are required to reside outside the proximate zone to obtain full day commuter parking privileges; proof of address must be uploaded when purchasing a Commuter Brown Permit (no photos of your vehicle, please!).  

Commuter students living within the proximate zone may only purchase a Commuter Evening permit. Please note that Commuter Permits are not restricted in quantity -- they will not sell out. 

Residential Student Permits 

Resident Hillel student permits will go on sale through our parking portal at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 6. All other residential permits will be sold via a lottery system, details below. 

Lottery Process Overview: 

Residential permits for the Fall semester will be sold for all areas via a lottery system. The permit totals made available depend on parking available in each area and will be as follows: 

170 Resident Purple Permits 

110 Resident Black Permits 

675 Resident Red Permits 

There will be a separate lottery of 90 Gutterson Garage Only permits available only for Resident Red students who failed to get a permit from the Resident Red lottery. The odds of getting a permit depend on how many students end up signing up for the lottery in each residential area of campus. 

Registration for the lottery will open at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 15 and will remain open until Monday July 6 at 10:00 a.m.; winners will be randomly selected and notified via email by the end of that day. 

The chosen students will have until 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 13 to purchase their permit. Any unsold permits will be randomly selected by lottery again, and those chosen students will be notified by email. Any students that are unsuccessful in this drawing will be notified by email. Resident Red students who are unsuccessful in the lottery will receive information on how to sign up for a separate, second lottery for 90 permits that will be sold for the Gutterson Garage. The Gutterson Garage lottery sign up will be available from the time you receive the unsuccessful lottery email on Monday, July 13 until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 20 when the winners will be chosen by lottery and notified by email. 

All residential students will know no later than July 27 whether they will have a parking permit for the fall semester. 

How To Sign Up For The Lottery 

If you would like to participate in the lottery, please visit your parking portal after 10:00 a.m. on June 15; select “Permits” and you will see a button to join the permit lottery. 

There will be separate permit lotteries held for our three residential parking areas: Resident Red, Resident Purple, and Resident Black. Lottery eligibility depends on the area of campus that you will be living in. We have assigned all students an area based on housing data received from University Housing and Dining Services. If you have changed your housing assignment recently and have the wrong area available to you online, please email our office at parking@uvm.edu with proof of your housing transfer at least 2 business days before the lottery closes and we will help get you into the correct lottery. 

If you don’t know your housing assignment area (Red, Purple or Black), you will not be able to sign up for the lottery. If you are a transfer student and don’t receive your housing assignment until after the lottery has occurred, you will not be able to get a permit through the lottery. Once you have a housing assignment, you will be able to buy permits online for your residential area if they didn’t sell out during the lottery process. If the permits for your area are sold out, you will need to wait until the Spring permit lottery to have a chance to obtain a permit. 

Other Important Parking Information 

For more information on which lots you may park in with your permit please visit the Student Parking Permits page and scroll down to the appropriate permit type. 

Permit lottery eligibility requires a class standing of Sophomore or above (a minimum of 27.0 completed academic credits, as defined by the University). First-year students are not eligible for residential permits. Information regarding parking exceptions is available on the TPS website. 

There are no lot-specific permits. Permits are sold by residential area zones only. Regrettably, we cannot guarantee that you will always have a spot in the lot next to your residence. 

If you live in Redstone Lofts or Redstone Commons you are NOT eligible for any UVM parking permits. Please check with Redstone Lofts or Apartments administrative offices concerning your need for parking. 

If you live in Catamount East, please contact universityhousing@uvm.edu or (802) 656-3434 for information regarding parking at Catamount East. Please note that Catamount East is within the Proximate Zone; residents are only eligible for a Commuter Evening Permit to park on campus. 

Students with state-issued Accessibility Placards must register their placard with UVM Transportation & Parking Services. Guidance regarding accessible parking on campus can be found on our Accessible Parking page. 

Think carefully and plan accordingly regarding transportation alternatives in the event you cannot purchase a permit.

You must not bring a vehicle to campus if you have not purchased a permit in advance.  Vehicles parked on campus without the proper permit will be subject to parking violations, which can be avoided with proper planning. 

 **NOTE: Under no circumstances are you allowed to register a vehicle that belongs to another student or their family, nor are you allowed to use another student’s permit. Any student found in violation of this policy will have their permit and their parking privileges revoked for the entirety of the academic year. ALL participants involved will be held accountable and no refunds will be granted to the people involved. Please contact our office with any questions.