Waiting List
Dormitory Waiting List 2026/2027
International students who do not currently have a dormitory place for the 2026/2027 academic year can apply to the dormitory waiting list.
Registration on the waiting list does not guarantee dormitory accommodation. Students can only be admitted if a suitable dormitory place becomes available.
Before applying, please make sure that you did not receive a dormitory place during the regular 2026/2027 dormitory admission procedure.
Waiting list opens
21 August 2026, 10:00 AM CEST
Applications can be submitted continuously after the opening of the waiting list.
21 August 2026, 10:00 AM CEST
Applications can be submitted continuously after the opening of the waiting list.
Waiting List Timeline
21 August 2026, 10:00
Waiting list opens
The online waiting list application form becomes available.
27 August 2026
First evaluation
The first evaluation of waiting list applications takes place.
Every Thursday
Weekly evaluation
Waiting list applications are evaluated once a week.
Every Friday
Notification
Applicants are informed by e-mail about the result of the weekly evaluation.
Until mid-September
Priority period
Priority is given to first-year Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship students until mid-September.
Continuous
Application remains open
Students can submit a waiting list application after the opening date while the waiting list is active.
Who Can Apply?
The waiting list is available to international students who have an active student status at the University of Debrecen and who did not receive a dormitory place during the regular dormitory admission procedure for the 2026/2027 academic year.
Student groups
- First-year students
- Upper-year students
- Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holders
- Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship holders
- Self-funded students
You may also apply if
- you missed the original dormitory application period, or
- you applied during the original procedure but were not admitted to a dormitory.
Important eligibility rule
Students who were admitted to a dormitory during the regular dormitory admission procedure for the 2026/2027 academic year are not eligible to apply to the waiting list.
This rule also applies to students who were admitted to a dormitory but later cancelled, rejected or gave up their allocated dormitory place.
Applications submitted by these students will be automatically rejected.
Students who were admitted to a dormitory during the regular dormitory admission procedure for the 2026/2027 academic year are not eligible to apply to the waiting list.
This rule also applies to students who were admitted to a dormitory but later cancelled, rejected or gave up their allocated dormitory place.
Applications submitted by these students will be automatically rejected.
How Does the Waiting List Work?
1
Submit your application
Complete the waiting list application form with correct and truthful information.
2
Applications are ranked
Applications are ranked primarily according to the points achieved in the dormitory admission procedure.
3
Application order
After the points are considered, the order of waiting list registration may be taken into account.
4
Weekly evaluation
Available dormitory places are allocated once a week, every Thursday.
5
Friday notification
All applicants who are still on the waiting list receive an e-mail on Friday.
6
Remain on the waiting list
You remain in the weekly procedure until you are admitted or you cancel your waiting list application.
Until mid-September, first-year Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship students are given priority during the allocation of available dormitory places.
Dormitory Selection
You may select up to 3 dormitories where you are genuinely willing to live.
The selected dormitories cannot be ranked in order of preference. Selecting a dormitory means that you are willing to accept a place there if one becomes available.
Please select only dormitories that you are actually willing to move into.
If you are offered a place in one of the dormitories you selected and you reject the offered place, or you do not complete the admission procedure by the deadline indicated in the e-mail, you will lose your eligibility for dormitory accommodation for the remainder of the 2026/2027 academic year.
If you are offered a place in one of the dormitories you selected and you reject the offered place, or you do not complete the admission procedure by the deadline indicated in the e-mail, you will lose your eligibility for dormitory accommodation for the remainder of the 2026/2027 academic year.
Nyíregyháza Dormitory: only students whose place of study is the Nyíregyháza Campus may select Nyíregyháza Dormitory.
Online Waiting List Application
The waiting list application form is available from 21 August 2026 at 10:00 AM CEST.
Applications may be submitted continuously while the waiting list is active.
Please make sure that all information provided in the form is correct.
Do not apply if you already received a dormitory place during the regular admission procedure.
This also applies if you later cancelled or rejected that dormitory place. Such applications will be automatically rejected.
This also applies if you later cancelled or rejected that dormitory place. Such applications will be automatically rejected.
Important Information
Applying to the waiting list does not guarantee a dormitory place.
Students can only be admitted if a suitable dormitory place becomes available. We strongly recommend that you continue looking for alternative accommodation until you receive an official dormitory admission notification.
Students can only be admitted if a suitable dormitory place becomes available. We strongly recommend that you continue looking for alternative accommodation until you receive an official dormitory admission notification.
Provide correct information
Please provide only correct and truthful information in the waiting list application form. Providing false or incorrect information may result in exclusion from the waiting list.
Check your e-mail regularly
Information about the weekly result is sent by e-mail. Please make sure that you regularly check the e-mail address provided in your application.
Weekly Notification
Waiting list applications are evaluated every Thursday. Information about the result is sent by e-mail every Friday.
All students whose application remains active receive information about whether they were admitted during that week's evaluation.
If you are not admitted that week, your application remains on the waiting list and will automatically be considered during the following weekly evaluations unless you cancel your application.
If You Are Admitted
If you receive a dormitory place from the waiting list, you will receive an e-mail containing the official admission information and the required Residence Contract / Accommodation Conditions document.
The admission e-mail will specify the exact deadline by which you must:
- confirm that you accept the offered dormitory place,
- print and sign the required document, and
- return the signed document according to the instructions in the e-mail.
If you fail to respond or return the required signed document by the deadline indicated in the e-mail, you will lose the offered dormitory place and will not be eligible for another dormitory place during the 2026/2027 academic year.
Fees After Admission
Cultural contribution
Students admitted to a dormitory must pay a 9,000 HUF cultural contribution through the Neptun system.
Maintenance contribution
Students must also pay a 9,000 HUF maintenance/damage contribution through the Neptun system.
Cancel Your Waiting List Application
If you no longer need dormitory accommodation, please cancel your waiting list application.
Once your application has been cancelled, you will no longer participate in the weekly waiting list evaluation procedure and you will no longer receive weekly waiting list notifications.
Help with the Waiting List
Contact
If you have questions about the waiting list procedure, please contact us.
If you have questions about the waiting list procedure, please contact us.
