Undergraduates who are not on an extended licence (which provides accommodation through the Christmas and Summer vacations) can apply to the Accommodation Office for permission to stay in college accommodation throughout the Christmas and Easter vacations. Applications can be made through a link which will be sent out towards the end of Michaelmas and Hilary terms each year.
Please note there is no vacation residence available at the end of Trinity Term apart from students who are taking University exams or are care-experienced/formally estranged. There will be a very small number of rooms (typically no more than ten) allocated for our students who have been awarded college funding for summer internships requiring accommodation in college
Applications can be made for three reasons;
- academic (in which case the tutor will be consulted to assess the level of academic need),
- welfare (in which the Welfare Officer will be consulted and the student will be asked to clarify whether they are formally registered with the university as an estranged student, and whether they have been awarded an estranged student grant by the university)
- other (in which case further explanation should be provided on the form).
Applications can be made to extend accommodation at the end of term, to stay throughout the vacation, or to return early for the next term.
Applications to return for a few days in the middle of vacation will not be granted.
Applications for vacation residence can normally be accommodated but this cannot be guaranteed.
It may be that students will be required to move room to accommodate their request for vacation residence.
Vacation residence will be charged at the normal termly daily rate.
Please note that vacation residence and vacation residence grants are entirely at the discretion of college. They are not to be considered as an entitlement.
Apply for Vacation Residence