The application process

How to apply

Please make sure that you have read the residence information carefully before you start your online application. You will NOT be able to log in until you are recorded as having firmly accepted your offer of study.

Due to high application numbers from some nationalities, it is necessary for us to allocate single nationality flats.

We will always communicate with you by email and your accommodation offer will be sent by email therefore it is essential that you ensure we have a valid personal email address for you.

When to apply

Pre-sessional students

Complete the online application from 6 February 2012. You will need to have accepted your pre-sessional offer of study and use the following details to log in:

• surname
• date of birth
• student number

Students studying other summer programmes at CELFS

Students studying one of the following programmes should apply for accommodation when they complete the CELFS course application form:

• Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
• Subsidised intensive general English and communication skills
• Intensive general English and communication skills

On the application form, make sure you tick the box to request accommodation. CELFS will pass your information to us after you have paid your course deposit. We will then email you to confirm your application.

Offers of accommodation

Offers will be made from 16 April 2012; first to students starting courses in July, then to students starting courses in August.

Please read carefully all the documents included in your offer and follow the instructions provided. The deadline is usually seven days after your offer is made. If you have problems accessing or responding to your offer you should email the Accommodation Office accom-office@bristol.ac.uk.

Pre-sessional students

By the deadline you will be required to:

• access and accept your accommodation offer online.
• pay your accommodation fees online (by card).

Students studying other summer programmes at CELFS

Students studying any of the following programmes will receive their accommodation offer by email: By the deadline you will be required to:

• sign and return to us (by email) your contract
• pay your accommodation fees online (by card)

How to cancel your accommodation reservation

If you wish to cancel your accommodation reservation for 2012 you must email the Accommodation Office, accom-office@bristol.ac.uk. The message must include your name, your student number and the name of the residence you are booked into.

All students can cancel their accommodation reservation within seven days of accepting it, or up to the cancellation deadline below (whichever is later) and receive a full refund of any monies paid provided they have not already moved into the accommodation.

What to do when you've accepted your offer

We will email you from June onwards with further details about your residence.

Arrival dates

Further details of arrival dates and times will be provided closer to your start date. The arrival dates (by course) are given below.

It will not be possible to move in early so if you are arriving before the move in date you will need to make your own temporary accommodation arrangements. This hotel and guest house list (97.7kB, Word) may help.

What to bring

When you are moving out of home for the first time it is difficult to know what to pack! To help you do this, we have put together some information on what's provided and what to bring.