Nelson Mandela University Residence Application : studenthousing.mandela.ac.za

Organisation : The Nelson Mandela University
Facility Name : Apply For Residence
University Location : Gqeberha, South Africa
Website : https://studenthousing.mandela.ac.za/

How To Apply For Residence in Nelson Mandela University?

The process when applying for on-campus residence:
** Applicants must first be accepted by the faculty before they can be considered for on-campus residences.
** The closing date for applying to the University is the end of September each year.
** Receipt of your application for on-campus residence will be acknowledged but this does not guarantee a space in the residence.

** All first year students are expected to share rooms.
** Applicants are grouped and selected within the same faculty so that common academic interests are shared and opportunities to learn from each other are created.
** Nelson Mandela University accepts no responsibility for a student’s personal property. Please ensure that you are insured against such eventualities.
** Priority will be given to applicants with high Applicant Score (AS). In the case of a number of applicants having the same AS, the Quintile 1, 2 & 3 schools (no-fee schools) you come from will determine the applicant’s selection.
** Priority will be given to applicants living outside the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) for Port Elizabeth campuses and outside the George Municipality for George Campus.
** Final acceptance into on-campus residence, for first years will depend on your final examination results.
** Students are advised to come to residence only if they have received a sms clearly specifying the date of arrival.
** Applicants who are not accepted due to on-campus residences being full, will be placed in our accredited off-campus residences.

Nelson Mandela University Residence Registration Fees

** Students staying in any of the Nelson Mandela University residences are liable for a residence registration fee of R500. The fee is debited to the student’s account and is payable every year.
** The payment date for residence registration fees is 30 April and 30 September for new second semester intakes.
** Residence registration fees are not refundable under any circumstances. A student remains liable for the registration fee in the event of residence cancellation.
** Residence fees for the period January to June (semester 1) must be fully paid by 30 April.
** Residence fees for the period July to November (semester 2) must be fully paid by 30 September.
** Students with outstanding semester 1 residence fees will not be re-admitted into residence in the second semester until the first semester debt is settled.

Fees Per Nelson Mandela University Residence

** Upon registration, residence fees are raised per semester for the full academic period. Residence fees cover only the academic semesters and exclude the winter and summer recess periods.
** Students are responsible for their own laundry.
** Residence fees do not include a provision for meals.
** Registration changes are dependent on the previous semester’s residence fees being paid in full.
** Late occupancy credit will only be considered on confirmation from the Student Housing Management provided that the room was not reserved for the student and that all required down-payments have been paid. Residence occupancy after the payment date (30 April for first semester and 30 September for second semester) is subject to immediate payment of the residence fee until the end of the particular semester.
** Residence fees for International students are payable in advance prior to commencement of the respective semesters.

Residence Down Payments, Deposits & Registration Fees

** All outstanding academic and residential debt must be settled before the down-payments can be paid.
** The residence down-payment of R4800 is expected of every prospective resident student before residence registration. Post-dated cheques in respect of down-payments are not acceptable.
** The residence down-payment is the first advance payment towards residence fees.
** Residence registration is subject to the academic enrolment of a student.
** The residence fee is raised on the account when the student registers for occupancy of the room.
** Rooms will only be reserved for students who have no outstanding debt and who have already paid the tuition and residence down-payments by the required dates. Applications for residence accommodation by far exceed the number of available rooms, therefore it is very important to make the required payments in good time.
** Instead of a down-payment, International students are expected to pay 50% of their annual residence fees prior to registration and the balance thereof is due before the start of the second semester.

Down Payment Exemptions

The following students are exempted from paying the residence down-payment, provided that any outstanding debt is fully settled before registration:
** Sponsored students where the sponsor’s commitment covers the accommodation fee;
** NSFAS successful candidates, if the loan covers the accommodation fees; and
** Nelson Mandela University bursary students if the award is sufficient to cover tuition and residence down-payments. Prior to registration written confirmation of the grant/award amount is required from the faculty/department concerned. If the amount is less than the required down-payment, the student will be expected to make up the difference before registration.