The University guarantees housing to the following students:

• New full-time undergraduates who firmly accept an offer through UCAS, and who complete a housing application form by 1st August;
• Visiting and Exchange students coming to Sussex for a full academic year who return a completed housing application form to the University by 1 August;
• New full-time postgraduates on research degrees (i.e. MPhil/DPhil) who firmly accept an academic offer and who complete a housing application with pre-payment by 1 August;
• New full-time non-EU postgraduates on taught courses (i.e. MA/MSc/LLM/MMath/MPhys/MChem) who firmly accept an academic offer and who complete a housing application with pre-payment by 1 August.

Subject to the following exceptions:

• Students who commence their course after the start of the Autumn term;
• Students only studying at Sussex for part of the academic year (i.e. some Visiting and Exchange students);
• Students bringing dependants (Please see Family Flats for more information)