A limited number of rooms are available on campus for visiting students arriving in January 2025. See below for application dates and details.
Applications and waiting lists have closed for all other cohorts.
Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year will open in 2025.
I submitted an application but did not get a room offer. What happens next?
Your application will remain on the waiting list for the village for which you applied. Any rooms that become available due to cancellations, will be offered to students on the waiting list. See the dropdown section below for key dates relevant to you and refer to the FAQ section for further information about waiting lists.
INCOMING FIRST YEAR STUDENTS (CAO APPLICANTS)
Accommodation at Corrib Village, Goldcrest Village and Dunlin Village is fully booked for the 2024-2025 academic year and waiting lists are now closed.
Occasionally, we receive cancellations during the year. Any rooms that become available during the academic year will be offered to incoming first year students on the waiting lists. Room offers will be sent by email from live@universityofgalway.ie
Alternative accommodation
For information regarding alternative accommodation, off-campus, please refer to University of Galway’s Accommodation Advisory Service.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
All new-entrant international students with a course offer from University of Galway are eligible to apply for on-campus accommodation.
Please note we cannot accommodate accompanying family members at this time.
New-entrant postgraduate students:
Applications now closed.
New-entrant undergraduate students from beyond the European Union:
Applications now closed.
Visiting Students: Erasmus, Study Abroad & Student Exchange:
Applications for incoming Semester Two students open 13 November 2024.
A small number of rooms are available on campus for visiting students arriving in January 2025. Rooms will be allocated via an accommodation lottery. In order to be included in the accommodation lottery, you will need to submit an application - see dates below. There is no fee to apply.
Students who are eligible to apply for on-campus accommodation will be sent an email with application instructions on 13 November 2024. Please ensure to save live@universityofgalway.ie to your email contacts now.
Key dates
- 13 November 2024: Applications open
- 19 November 2024: Applications close (3pm Irish Standard Time)
- 20 November 2024: Accommodation lottery
Further information
Please visit the University of Galway Accommodation Advisory Service web page here for the most up-to-date accommodation information. Email: accommodation@universityofgalway.ie
Please also visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for further information.
STUDENTS WITH A DISABILITY
A limited number of places are available for campus accommodation due to impact of disability. These places can only be recommended for students whose attendance would be adversely affected, due to the impact of their disability, if they lived off campus.
Priority consideration is given to students who need to live in accessible accommodation e.g. a wheelchair user, or where a student with a visual impairment would find it very difficult to travel to university. Please contact disabilityservice@universityofgalway.ie for more information.
SCÉIM CONAITHEACHTA GAEILGE
Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year have now closed.
Frequently asked questions
For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please see here.
