Applications for postgraduate accommodation for September 2026 intake open 12 March 2026.

Applications for postgraduate accommodation for January 2026 intake please visit our dedicated January intake pages.

Check if you are eligible

You can apply for postgraduate accommodation if you have a conditional or unconditional firm offer to study at the University of Bath.

Guaranteed accommodation

You will be guaranteed an accommodation place if you:

• submit your application by the 01 August, and
• your offer to study is unconditional firm by that date

You must also meet one of the following criteria:

• you will be a new MA Contemporary European Studies (Euromasters) student
• you will be a new overseas, fee-paying postgraduate taught (PGT) in your first year of study
• you have a specific medical condition or disability
• you are a care leaver, estranged student or refugee
• you are an asylum seeker in receipt of a Sanctuary Scholarship
• you are an exchange or visiting student nominated for student accommodation by the International Mobility team
• you are a summer pre-sessional English student with a conditional or combined offer of admission

If your course status is still conditional firm after 01 August, you are still eligible for our accommodation, but subject to availability when your course offer status becomes unconditional firm.

Applications for postgraduate accommodation will remain open after the deadline, but a space in our accommodation will not be guaranteed and will be subject to availability when your course offer status becomes unconditional firm.

Non-guaranteed accommodation

You can apply for a limited selection of accommodation if you are:

• a home postgraduate taught (PGT) student
• a PHD student

Accommodation for these students is not guaranteed and is subject to availability at the time your course offer becomes unconditional firm. Priority will be given to first year home postgraduates taught (PGT) students.

Our ResLife support team can also provide information and guidance on alternative accommodation options in the private sector.

Your Accommodation Options

Look at the accommodation options available to you.

Allocations Process

We will allocate based on your higher-ranked room type preferences where possible. Due to room availability at the time you become eligible for accommodation we may not always be able to offer you your preferred room type.

Postgraduate allocations are completed only when your course offer changes to unconditional firm. Accommodation offers are sent on a Wednesday from the 06 May 2026 onwards. Offers are sent to your registered email address.

For more information on postgraduate and all other student allocations procedures please see the Accommodation Application terms and conditions.

How to apply

Once you have a conditional or unconditional firm offer from the University, you can register to use the accommodation application portal.

It can take up to 48 hours to access our registration system, after you confirm your course offer with the University.

Before you register you must:

• Know your University username and password (if you have forgotten your password or don’t have your username complete this form)
• Decide the preferred order of your chosen room types
• Read the accommodation application terms and conditions

Once you have registered to apply for accommodation, it can take up to an hour for the system to update and you are able to log in to make your application.