Since Dutch universities do not have their own housing accommodations (as not allowed under Dutch law), the UvA cannot facilitate housing for all incoming international students. Students are ultimately responsible for finding their own accommodation.

Important dates

Spring semester 2025-2026

• All students who will start studying in the second semester (February 2026) and are eligible to participate in the housing lottery will receive an invitation to join the lottery in the last week of October 2025. You can fill in your housing application as soon as you have received the invitation email; please note that, for technical reasons, not all students will receive their invitation at the same time.
• The application deadline for all students is Monday, 10 November 2025, 23:59 CET. For questions about your eligibility, please contact your faculty.
• We do not work on a first-come-first-served basis. As long as you submit your housing application before the deadline, you will have the same lottery chances as all other applicants.
• For students applying with a medical background that requires specific housing, the deadline to submit the medical form will be during the application period. The specific deadline will be published later. Read more below about applying with a specific medical background.
• We cannot make exceptions for late applications.
• We aim to send the results of the lottery via email within one to two weeks after the application deadline.