- Rooms in Student Residences are offered on a full 7 days per week basis for the full academic year (or the full duration of your Fixed Term Licence to Reside) as normal - this includes all holiday or "no teaching" weeks like Christmas or reading weeks for example.
- Residents will not be able to host visitors to their apartment from outside the Campus residential community - no overnight guests and no daytime casual guests.
- Consider whether a community environment where shared kitchens and (in some room types) shared bathrooms, will meet your needs.
- Choose your preference of apartment type after you have carefully read the information on the different types of accommodation available and the costs associated to living on campus.
- Take into account the method of payment of rent that is required. A designated bank card from which the monthly amount will be collected directly by the university on the due dates. This service is provided monthly however responsibility for rent payment remains entirely with the resident at all times. Due Dates are the same for everyone and we cannot offer to customise Rent Due Dates based on your funding source. You are required to manage your own cash flow and it is important that this is done in advance as your funding pay out dates may differ to your rent Due Dates. Rent that is late can attract a Breach of the Licence to Reside. Consider advance payment of rent for a semester where your monthly dates do not match.
- All apartments are non-smoking. Therefore smoking is not permitted in the living areas or bedrooms of the apartments, in the hallways of the buildings or out of a window. If you smoke, you will have to do so in the open air outside the building. Smoking "out the window" is not allowed. Matches, lighters and any other naked flame makers are not allowed in the residences.
- Diversity: Apartments are mixed and you can expect to live with or near students of any gender, any nationality, any age, any course and at any stage of their course. However using allocations by student category rooms (in general) are offered according to student categories and as far is possible most rooms for postgraduates are together for example as are First Years.
- Do your financial planning in advance, taking into account that you are charged for 7 days a week for the full academic year. Payment dates and rates Check your bank card for daily, transaction or payee limits well in advance and be prepared. Be aware that if the Card Holder is not the student that you need to make sure that the Card Holder is available to "authorise" the payments and that the "Billing Address" details must match exactly the Card Holder details or the Bank will fail the payment.
- Refunds for periods of absence from your room will not be considered or given.
- Living in a community with other students is great and Student Residences will create opportunities for you to meet life long friends. However it can also be very challenging living with people you do not already know and who may have different customs or expectations to you. Think about how ready you are for these challenges and how well you will cope before you book a room.
- The Residence Office will require all residents to use their @mumail address for all correspondence and will not correspond or give information to third parties (even parents) as that is not permitted under our Data Protection Policy. Student Residents must be able to represent themselves in all matters including rent, behaviour issues, concerns, requests etc.
Students who catergorise themselves in the following categories should follow a separate process:
HOW TO SECURE A ROOM ON CAMPUS
APPLICATION STAGE:
- Applications for current or continuing students for the academic year 24-25 will open 08-04-2024 and close 19-04-2024 at 17.00.
- The link will be made available on the Booking Links. At this stage of the application process there is no guarantee of a room it is simply an expression of interest.
- However only those who complete this stage can be included in the random selection for a room booking event.
- There is no charge at the application stage.
BOOKING STAGE:
- We will make a Random Selection from eligible students on the Applications List to select those who will be invited to book a room on campus on the 30th April 2024.
- Randomly Selected applicants will be notified by email and will be given a link and time window within which they are invited to book a room. There will be sufficient rooms for everyone who is invited.
- This Booking Event will have a strict time window and it is important that applicants watch out for the email and act within the time window given. There will be short notice given at this stage so make sure that you are checking for our email (and spam/junk) at the email inbox supplied on your application form. Avoid SPAM by adding residence.office@mu.ie to your contacts.
- Applicants should ensure that the student’s University email address, Student number and PPS number are entered correctly on the application form as these will be used to confirm validity of the application before random selection and for our short notice communications.
- To book a room a €650 non refundable booking fee will apply followed quickly by the due date for the 1st installment (equivalent of 2 month's rent). Please ensure that you have a bank card that works online and that it has been supplied with sufficient funds and that the Card Holder is availabel to "authorise" any payments.
- While there will be sufficient rooms for all, those invited to book will find that the room types (Two room types available- Single room with ensuite bathroom and Single room with shared bathroom.) will be offered on a first come first served basis. There are about twice as many Single Ensuite rooms (higher price) than Single shared bathroom Rooms (lower price) available on campus. So if you have a strong preference you need to login early to have a choice of room type.
APPLICANTS NOT RANDOMLY SELECTED:
A "holding email" will be sent to all those applicants who were not randomly selected for the booking event.
Should any of the first group of students randomly selected from the applications list not wish to complete the booking during the prescribed time frame, a second round of bookings will be held and applicants will be selected from the application list via random selection and invited to a booking and so on until all the rooms are booked. Once all rooms are booked applicants will be notified and applications closed.
Those not randomly selected at this stage are advised to seek out alternative accommodation Maynooth Student Pad will assist.
Before booking a room in Student Residences please consider carefully your own needs, all your other options including commuting and private rented accommodation in the locality, your budget and how well the Student Residences will suit your needs. Please read the "Before Your Book" section to assist you with your decision.
Who is a “Continuing Student”:
- All students who are in their second or subsequent year of study in an undergraduate or post graduate full-time course provided they have a clear behaviour record with Residence Office and the University.
- This includes international students who are returning to study for the academic year 24-25 having spent a year studying here previously.
- This includes students who are transferring from another HEI to Maynooth University or St Patrick’s Pontifical University.
- This includes students who have deferred a course (including first years who deferred via MU Records Office) and will restart in September 2024.
- This includes students who are repeating a first year of an undergraduate or post graduate course.
