How to apply

University graduate accommodation is available to full-time graduate students only. For full details, view our qualifying criteria document.

We are unable to provide accommodation to academic visitors, visiting or part-time students, staff members or the public, however, if you fall into any of these categories we have produced the following information which we hope you may find useful, please visit our alternative accommodation page for further details. 

University graduate accommodation is available to full-time graduate students only. For full details, view our qualifying criteria document.

We are unable to provide accommodation to academic visitors, visiting or part-time students, staff members or the public, however, if you fall into any of these categories we have produced the following information which we hope you may find useful, please visit our alternative accommodation page for further details.

If we have a suitable accommodation allocation once we reach you on the waiting list, we will email you with the accommodation details.  If you are happy with the accommodation, we will then email you a formal offer letter detailing the address, the monthly rent and the opening account balance required. We will also attach a sample Tenancy Agreement, the Tenant Handbook and property EPC and Gas Safety Certificate where applicable.

Please read your offer letter and any attached documents carefully. In order to accept your offer, you will need to pay the opening account within seven days. We are unable to hold the accommodation after this time.

You may be able to arrange a viewing of the property – please contact graduate.accommodation@admin.ox.ac.uk to enquire.

You will be required to enter into a Tenancy Agreement before you are able to occupy your accommodation.

To reserve your accommodation, you will need to make payment of the opening account, which is made up of a refundable deposit and a portion of rent in advance.

This payment is due within 7 working days of receiving your offer of accommodation. If you are receiving a scholarship or grant, please advise the Graduate Accommodation Office, as it may be possible to delay the due date until your scholarship funds are received.

Deposit

This is equal to a month’s rent, and will be returned within 4 weeks of the end of your tenancy (minus any charges for cleaning or damages).

We may use the deposit to cover:

• any damage to the property or its contents;
• cleaning;
• disposing of the tenant’s belongings if left in the property at the end of the tenancy;
• any outstanding payments due, including rent, council tax, utility bills, and any other service charges;
• any legal or professional fees incurred as a result of the tenant breaching the tenancy agreement.

For further details, please refer to your Tenancy Agreement.

Rent in advance

A portion of your rent will be due in advance, as follows:

• If your start date is before the 15th of the month, the rent up until the end of that month will due in advance.
• If your start date is on or after the 15th of the month, the rent up until the end of that month, and the following month’s rent, will be due in advance.

Once you have firmly reserved your accommodation by payment, we will send out a tenancy agreement for signature. This will come to you no sooner than three months in advance of your start date, and will be sent out via our electronic signature software, 'Signable'.

You must sign your tenancy agreement at least 2 days prior to collecting your keys on your tenancy start date. We will send you reminders to sign closer to the time. You will not be able to collect the keys to your accommodation if your tenancy agreement is unsigned. 

To review the standard tenancy terms, please download our Sample Tenancy Agreement below.

Applications for 2026-27 Accommodation

The application process for 2026-27 will open on Monday 13th April 2026 at 00:01. Please select the correct application form button below from that time to complete and submit your application to us.

Singles Application form

Single: Apply for accommodation suitable for one student

Joint Application form

Joint: Apply for accommodation suitable for a couple/family (where both adults are full-time graduate students of the University of Oxford)

Couples and Family Application form

Couple/Family: Apply for accommodation suitable for a couple/family (where only one adult occupant is a full-time graduate student of the University of Oxford)