Application

• Standard application procedure

  Application requirements
  Eligible to live in residents are students of the
  - University of Heidelberg
  - the University of Education
  - the University for Church Music (Hochschule für Kirchenmusik)
  - Heilbronn University
  - Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Mosbach
  - University for Jewish Studies (Hochschule für jüdische Studien)
  - Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Heilbronn
  - Schwetzingen Technical Institute & Graduate Court Registrars' College
  as well as examination candidates of these higher education establishments, as long as they can, according to the relevant regulations, be called on to pay fees.
  
  You can apply without already having matriculated or receiving a letter of admission: however, you must prove your student status at the latest four weeks after you have moved in. If you fail to do this, you are not eligible for accommodation and so your rental contract will be terminated immediately and without a notice period.

  Application deadline
  There are no set application deadlines. Applications should nevertheless be sent in by July 15 for the winter semester and by January 15 for the summer semester, because these are the dates when the housing office starts to allocate rooms and send out contracts. Students who send in late applications have less of a chance of obtaining housing and will have fewer options to choose from.
  
  You can apply at the earliest, nine months before you wish to begin a rental. Applications become void six months after they are received. However, before the six months are up you can send a written confirmation and the application will then remain valid for a further six months.

  Application
  You can apply online.

• Erasmus students

  The application for Erasmus students, which will be sent to you by the International Relations Office, allows you to request a room in a student residence. Information on whether a room has been reserved for you will usually be available at the International Relations Office, about one month before the start of the semester.
  
  Due to the high number of ERASMUS-exchange students and the limited number of rooms in student residences, it is unfortunately impossible for the International Relations Office to offer a room in a student residence to all ERASMUS-exchange students. This applies, in particular, to the winter semester.

• Students from partner institutions/cooperation programmes

  The International Relations Office cooperates with the Studierendenwerk to secure rooms in student residences for international exchange students coming to Heidelberg.
  
  As part of the online application for "Mobility online", you can decide whether you want to have a room in a student residence or you search for a private room by yourself.

• Additional information

  Admission generally proceeds on a first-come first-served basis.
  Priority treatment goes to cases of hardship, e.g.: low income, illness or disabilities. A case of hardship must be proven in writing (e.g. disabled person's pass, proof of parental income, BAföG assessment, etc.). Please send documents to the following e-mail address: wohnen@stw.uni-heidelberg.de.
  You can find more information here and here.