Applying for Residences
Disability/Medical Information
If you have a disability/medical condition which needs to be taken into account in the allocation of your residences, or of which your Residences Manager should be aware, you should note this on your online application. You should indicate such requirements on your online application even if they would not apply if you were allocated a room in one of the residences you have chosen. Only information provided at the time of the application, along with written confirmation from a medical practitioner, will be taken into account by the Residences Office in the allocation process. All disability/medical information provided will be treated confidentially and only used for the purpose stated above.
If you have been in contact with the Disability Advisor in relation to special requirements due to a disability/medical condition, you must still include information and supporting medical evidence on your online application.
How to apply
Once you have received an offer to study you can make your application for University residences online. When completing your online application you will be asked to make a non-refundable pre-payment of £200 by credit/debit card.
To be guaranteed a place in University residences you must:
- Submit your online application and make the pre-payment by Friday 9 September 2011
- Receive an unconditional offer to study by Friday 16 September 2011
- Accept your online Offer of Residences within 7 days of your room being allocated
- Arrive and collect your room key within the dates/times specified in the Arrival Information
If your offer to study is made unconditional after Friday 16 September 2011 we will still do our best to find you a place in University residences, however, there may be some delay whilst we identify available vacancies.
If you are unable to arrive within the specified dates, your Offer of Residence will be withdrawn and your room allocated to another student. You will no longer be guaranteed a place in University residences and will need to contact the Residences Office when your travel date is confirmed to check room availability.
British Council or Sponsored Postgraduates
British Council or sponsored Postgraduate students are exempt from paying the £200 pre-payment. To qualify for this exemption you must save your online application and forward suitable documentary evidence that you are a British Council student, or alternatively proof of sponsorship of your living expenses, to the Residences Office by email: residences@cardiff.ac.uk or by fax: +44 (0)29 2087 4661. If you do not save your online application and provide this evidence by Friday 9 September 2011 you will not be guaranteed a place in University residences.
