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Colchester Campus
Saturday 26 October 2013 (booking now)
Southend Campus
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Colchester Campus
Wednesday 6 November 2013 (booking now)

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New students

Most students can apply for accommodation using our online application process. This is normally available through the myEssex Applicant Portal. All deadline dates for applications will be published on these pages.

Terms and conditions

If you are allocated accommodation you will enter into a legal contract with Accommodation Essex and you will be liable to pay the rent for your room for the period stated on your offer letter.
Please read our terms carefully before accepting any offer of accommodation:

Contact our Customer Services Team if you have any queries relating to accommodation applications.

How to apply

Your first year of study

All full-time fully-registered undergraduate students studying at either our Colchester or Southend Campuses are entitled to single accommodation for the first year of study as long as they return their application by the deadline date, Friday 23 August 2013. Students applying after this date will not be guaranteed accommodation.

The guarantee does not apply to students resident within the respective boroughs of Colchester and Southend. If you live within these boroughs you are welcome to apply but will be given lower priority.

What you need to do

When your UCAS status at Essex is showing as either conditional firm or unconditional firm, you can apply online.

You need to:

  1. Create your myEssex applicant portal (see timescales below).
  2. Login to the portal
  3. Go to the myLiving section of the portal, where you will find the link to the online accommodation application form under the Life and Leisure heading.

Timescale

It can take up to 72 hours for the relevant data to be imported into the accommodation application system from the point of creation, so set up your portal as soon as you can.

To be guaranteed accommodation, you must complete the online application form by Friday 23 August 2013.

Reasons you may not be able to apply

You will not be able to apply if:

  • you have not received an offer of academic study at Essex;
  • you have only just created an applicant portal (see timescale above)
  • Essex is not your firm choice;
  • your status at Essex is neither conditional firm nor unconditional firm; or
  • you do not have a PRID (e.g. SMITH12345) in the myAdmin section of the myEssex Applicant Portal.

More information

What you need to do

All full-time, fully registered, postgraduate students studying at Colchester or Southend campuses are guaranteed single accommodation for their first year of study, provided they return their application and GBP250 prepayment deposit after applications open on Tuesday 7 May 2013 and before the deadline date of Wednesday 31 July 2013.

Students applying after this date will not be guaranteed accommodation.

You need to:

  1. Create your myEssex applicant portal (see timescales below).
  2. Login to the portal and accept your offer of academic study.
  3. Go to the myLiving section of the portal, where you will find the link to the online accommodation application form under the Life and Leisure heading.

Timescales

It can take up to 72 hours for the relevant data to be imported into your portal from the point of creation, so set up your portal as soon as you can.

To be guaranteed accommodation, you must complete the online application form by the deadline date of 31 July 2013 and pay your prepayment deposit.

Reasons you may not be able to apply

Please also note that you will not be able to apply if:

  • you have not received an offer of academic study at Essex;
  • you have only just created an applicant portal (see timescale above)
  • you have not accepted your offer of academic study; or
  • you do not see a PRID (for example, SMITH12345) in the myAdmin section of the MyEssex Applicant Portal.

More information

International Foundation Programme

International Foundation Programme students are eligible for an allocation of accommodation in their bridging year and for subsequent years of their course as long as the University classifies them as overseas students.

International Diploma in Business

New students studying for the International Diploma in Business through the International Academy are entitled to university accommodation for the duration of this course.

Colchester Institute

We currently provide a small number of rooms at the University Quays for new undergraduate students studying at Colchester Institute.

  • Contact Irina Gerasimenko (Student Liaison Officer Assistant, Colchester Institute) to apply for accommodation:
    Telephone 01206 712086, E-mail Irina.g@colchester.ac.uk

East 15

All student accommodation at the East 15, Loughton Campus is private sector accommodation. There is information about private sector accommodation, including a student-2-student notice board, on the East 15 website. East 15 students studying at Southend Campus may for accommodation as new or returning undergraduate students.

Erasmus

Erasmus students studying for a full year (three full terms) are eligible for an allocation of accommodation.

Sports bursary

If you have a sports bursary and want to apply for accommodation, please contact the Sports Centre direct.