Accommodation guarantee at ANU

The ANU Accommodation Guarantee has been extended to all international students for 2023. Click here for more information.

ANU guarantees an offer of accommodation in one of our Residences or other approved accommodation to all of the following undergraduate students commencing in the first semester of their first year of study at the Australian National University:

• Indigenous students
• Students with a disclosed disability*
• Tuckwell Scholars
• Incoming exchange students
• First-year, first-semester domestic undergraduate students
• First-year, first-semester international undergraduate students
• Transferring students from another Institution
• ANU Medical School students
• ANU College Foundation Program (Standard program - February commencement only)
• Up to 50 local places for residents of the ACT or surrounds who live in a suburb which has one of the following postcodes: 0200, 0221, 2600-2612, 2614-2620, 2900-2914.

Please note that the guarantee does not provide a guarantee of your accommodation preference, but every effort will be made to give you an offer to your preferred residence.

* You must disclose a medical or special requirement condition at the time of your application please be aware that we cannot consider your requested preference.

ANU is pleased to announce it has extended the 2023 Accommodation Guarantee as per the below:

ANU guarantees an offer of accommodation in one of our residences or other approved accommodation in Canberra for all international students in 2023.

International Students wishing to take advantage of this guarantee for Semester 2 2023 must apply for accommodation by midnight Sunday 2 July 2023 AEST. 

This guarantee expansion applies to both new and returning international students studying in 2023 for their 2023 accommodation. 

Please note that the guarantee does not provide a guarantee of your accommodation preference, but every effort will be made to give you an offer to your preferred residence. The University will prioritise students to be placed in an on-campus residence, students will only be referred to another approved accommodation location in the event all on-campus places are full.

Please note that international students under the age of 18 are not eligible to apply for Semester 2, 2023. The university accepts three accommodation arrangements for international U18 students: 

1. Reside with a parent or legal guardian in Canberra, until the age of 18. 
2. Reside with an eligible relative over the age of 21 in Canberra, until the age of 18. 
3. Reside in a Homestay organised through the Australian Homestay Network. 

While we do not guarantee accommodation to the following students, we expect to be able to offer accommodation to:

• Postgraduate coursework students not covered by the above guarantees
• Postgraduate research students not covered by the above guarantees
• Current undergraduate students living off campus not covered by the above guarantees
• Students who submitted a late application

Terms and Conditions

• The ANU guarantees an offer of accommodation in one of our student Residences or other approved accommodation in Canberra as per the defined two categories. The guarantee does not provide a guarantee of accommodation preference, location or room type.
• To be guaranteed, a student must apply for accommodation by the guarantee date.
• Postgraduate students may be offered a room in a residence that is not a dedicated postgraduate residence.
• Guarantees are based on single occupancy only.
• All residential students must maintain an active enrolment at all times in accordance with their Occupancy Agreement.
• Students who have already completed an ANU accommodation contract are not guaranteed, unless they fall into the two categories outlined above.  Students from second year onwards, and wish to return to the accommodation the following year, will have a separate opportunity to apply for accommodation.