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How to apply
Provided you hold an offer to study at the
University, take a look at our
Student
Accommodation
brochure and choose your
preferred accommodation. You should complete
To be covered under the guarantee you must
complete the online application form before
30 June 2015.
Your accommodation offer
You will be allocated your room when you have
met the terms of your academic offer and have
firmly accepted your offer to study at Newcastle
University. No offers of accommodation should be
expected before the end of April. Please refer to
When you are offered University-owned
accommodation, you will receive an e-mail that
directs you to your online contract and you will
have seven days to respond. If you accept this
offer you are electronically signing a legally binding
agreement in which you undertake to live in the
accommodation for the full period of the contract.
If you are offered a contract in one of our Managed
Partnership schemes (where the University has
Postgraduate international students are
guaranteed accommodation for your first year,
provided that you:
• have firmly accepted our offer of a place at
Newcastle and met all conditions of the offer
before 30 June 2015
• are coming alone to the University for the full
academic year
• have completed the online Accommodation
Application by 30 June 2015
• make an application fee payment of £500
(refundable against your summer term’s rent)
by 30 June 2015
Erasmus, Non-EU Exchange
and Study Abroad students
Erasmus, Non-EU Exchange and Study Abroad
students studying at Newcastle for the whole
academic year are guaranteed a place in University
accommodation if you meet the above conditions
for undergraduate students.
If you are here for only part of the academic year,
we cannot guarantee you a place in University
accommodation, but still recommend that you
make an application for accommodation. We
anticipate being able to make you an offer of
accommodation by early September. Your
accommodation is likely to be a twin room,
shared with a student of the same gender.
If there are no rooms available, we can offer
advice and assistance on finding private
rented accommodation (see the private sector
accommodation section on page 18).
Most of our residences offer self-catered
accommodation with kitchen facilities for you
to prepare your own meals. We provide catered
accommodation at our Castle Leazes site, which
includes your breakfast and evening meal from
Monday to Friday during term time. All food is
freshly prepared on site and we provide small
kitchens for the preparation of drinks and
light meals.
Take a more detailed look at what each residence
provides at
Accommodation Guarantee
The following section applies to full-time
international students completing their degree
programme at Newcastle University. If you are
an Erasmus, Non-EU Exchange or Study Abroad
student, please go to the next section.
Undergraduate students are guaranteed
accommodation for your first year, provided that
you:
• accept our offer of a place at Newcastle as your
firm choice university before 30 June 2015
• are coming alone to the University for the full
academic year
• have completed the online Accommodation
Application by 30 June 2015
At Newcastle, most undergraduate
students spend their first year living
in University accommodation and
then live in private accommodation
for the remainder of their course.
Postgraduate students live in a
mixture of University and private
accommodation, depending on
their personal circumstances.
We offer:
• an extensive range of great-value
accommodation, from
en suite
to standard
rooms
• accommodation close to our city-centre campus
or within easy reach by public transport
• a range of options to suit your budget and
preferences
• catered or self-catered facilities
• free personal possessions insurance
• free Internet connection
