Eligibility

•       Only full time Undergraduate students registered with the National University of Singapore are eligible.
   

•       Students must read and adhere to the Code of Student Conduct, University’s
  Administrative Policies, and Housing Agreement their stay in a NUS student accommodation
   

•       Students who are no longer of full-time status (e.g. on Leave of Absence, withdrew or graduated) are not eligible to stay in NUS student accommodation and will be given 7 days notice to vacate their rooms except under exceptional circumstances.
   

•       Students with outstanding arrears in their accommodation accounts will not be  eligible for an NUS accommodation.
   

•       Students who are barred due to disciplinary or breach of housing agreement will not be eligible for an NUS accommodation for the duration of the barring period.
   

•       Except under special considerations, Undergraduate students whose official status are designated as Graduate students (e.g. students on concurrent degree programmes) are not eligible for Undergraduate students accommodation and would have to apply for Graduate student accommodation. 
   

•       Only students who have formally accepted their offer to study full time in NUS are eligible for an NUS student accommodation.
   

•       International students (non Singaporean/Singapore PR) are required to have the appropriate and valid passes as issued by the Immigration & Custom Authority (ICA) or Ministry of Manpower (MOM) during the course of their stay in an NUS hostel.
   

•         Students are required to be insured under the NUS student insurance scheme or its equivalent throughout their stay in an NUS hostel.

Selection Criteria

•       International Undergraduates (non-Singaporeans and non-Singapore Permanent Residents) are guaranteed accommodation in year 1 and 2 (based on year of admission) of their studies in NUS. This guarantee is only valid for semester 1 applications submitted during the stipulated exercise periods.
  
  International students will have to submit a new application if they wish to secure a place in an NUS hostel for year 2 of their studies. Students on Leave of Absence during the first 2 years will no longer be guaranteed and are required to submit an appeal for accommodation. The appeal will be reviewed and subject to approval by OSA.
   

•       International Undergraduates who have obtained Singapore Permanent Residence (SPR) status prior or after admission to the University will be on par with Singaporean Undergraduate students.

Freshman (year 1)

•       Freshman who wish to apply for a place in one of the 6 the halls during Freshman Accommodation Exercise will be selected based on their pre-University Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) and availability.
   

•       Freshman who wish to apply for a place in the residence during Freshman Accommodation Exercise will be randomly selected and allocated based on availability.
   

•       International freshman (Non-singaporean and non-SPR) not selected by the halls or Residential Colleges will be randomly selected and allocated based on availability.
   

•       Freshman who wish to apply for a place in the Residential Colleges will first need to be accepted into the Residential or USP programme. Please enquire directly with the Residential Colleges.
   

•       Unless stated otherwise, the default selection criteria are based on random selection and availability.

Senior UG (year 2 and above)

•       Senior undergraduate students applying to the halls or residences will be allocated an accommodation based on the prevailing admission criteria.
   

•       International 2nd year Undergraduates (Non-singaporean and non-SPR) who fail to qualify for an accommodation via the prevailing admission criteria will be processed last and randomly allocated based on availability.
   

•       Overseas SEP/NOC students are not assured of accommodation upon their return to NUS. Allocation will be based on the prevailing admission criteria.
   

•       Senior Undergraduates who wishes to apply for a place in the Residential Colleges will first need to be accepted into the University Town’s Residential Programme (UTRP) or University’s Scholars Programme (USP). Please enquire directly with the Residential Colleges.
   

•       Unless stated otherwise, the default selection criteria are based on random selection and availability.

Non Graduating Students

•        Primary consideration for student accommodation will be given to Non
         Graduating Exchange students who are undertaking undergraduate modules in
         NUS.

•        Unless stated otherwise, the default selection criteria are based on random
         selection and availability.

Graduate Students

Single Graduate Accommodation

•        Primary consideration will be accorded to full-time research students,
   particularly new students.
   

•        Secondary consideration will be accorded to the new incoming coursework
   graduate students.
   

•        Unless stated otherwise, the default selection criteria are based on random
   selection and availability.

Married Graduate Accommodation

•        Married students who are accompanied by their spouse will be given priority for the married student apartments.

       For priority consideration, you must submit the following documents into UHMS during application:-

- Marriage certificate (Official translation into English if in foreign language)

- Spouse documents   - passport
                                    - Social Visit Pass / relevant Singapore passes (EP/DP/WP)
                                    - Student card (if applicable) and/or

 

•       For Graduate Student Apartment (GSA), primary consideration will be accorded to married research graduate students with accompanying spouse in particular the new incoming students (GSA max occupancy is 2 adults)
   

•       Consideration may be accorded to current married graduate students with accompanying spouse who would be completing their candidatures by the next semester. The relevant documentation from supervisor or faculty must be submitted during application for Residential Services consideration.
   

•       Students applying for a married accommodation will be processed and prioritised based on their submitted documentations. Applications with incomplete/missing supporting documents may be accorded a lower priority and/or be given a conditional offer if successful for a married accommodation.
   

•       Unless stated otherwise, the default selection criteria are based on random selection and availability.