Eligibility
Full-time UGC-funded postgraduate and undergraduate students are eligible to apply for the University accommodation in accordance with the Housing Policy. Application approval of student residence is subject to the University’s Admission Criteria governing application for student residence and bed space availability. Submission of application form does not guarantee that offer of bed space can be granted.
Full-time Non-local Research Postgraduate Students
According to the Housing Policy, UGC-funded full-time research students will be accommodated in the University accommodation in their first year of studies if needed. Priorities will be given to those who are awardees of the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme. Please read the General Information carefully and thoroughly before you submit your student residence application.
- Although research postgraduate students have higher priority than others in applying for on-campus student residence, they should forward applications by the specified deadline.
- If a current research postgraduate student is going to continue his / her study in the coming academic year and would like to apply for student residence, no matter he/she is currently residing at any residence of the University, he/she is still required to submit an application by the specified deadline.
- Applicants will receive an email notification after the application closing date. He / She should follow the instructions and indicate his / her acceptance of the bed space. If he/she fails to respond before the specified deadline by settling the accommodation fee and associated fees (i.e. caution money and student activity annual fee), the bed space offer will automatically be forfeited.
Full-time Non-local Research Postgraduate Students
- According to the University's Housing Policy, full-time exchange postgraduate students will be accommodated in the University accommodation during the exchange period, which shall be fixed according to the exchange term as agreed by Hong Kong Baptist University and the home university.
- A successful applicant will receive an email notification. He / She should follow the instruction and indicate his / her acceptance of the bed space offer. If he / she fails to respond before the specified deadline by settling the accommodation fee and associated fees (i.e. caution money and student activity annual fee), the bed space offer will automatically be forfeited.
- There is no guarantee that bed space can be provided due to limited capacity.
Full-time Non-local Taught Postgraduate Students
- According to the University's Housing Policy, full-time non-local taught postgraduate students will be accommodated in the University accommodation in the first year of their studies if needed. Yet, priorities will be given to those whose study programs are UGC-funded. Please read the General Information carefully and thoroughly before you submit your student residence application.
- A successful applicant will receive an email notification. He / She should follow the instruction and indicate his / her acceptance of the bed space. If he / she fails to respond before the specified deadline by settling the accommodation fee and associated fees (i.e. caution money and student activity annual fee), the bed space offer will automatically be forfeited.
- There is no guarantee that bed space can be provided due to limited capacity.
* For the application timeline and procedures, please click here for details.