Postgraduate Offer Holders

Financial Information

Financial Liability

All postgraduate students are liable to pay a University Composition Fee (UCF) which is dependent on your fee status. This is determined by your nationality and place of permanent residence as well as the type of course you are taking and the subject you are studying. Please go to the Postgraduate Fees page of the University website for the correct University Composition fee for your chosen course. Your fee status can be found on your self-service pages of CamSIS. The Composition Fee is fixed for the duration of your course.

Maintenance (living costs)

The Student Registry estimates that you will need at least £17,668 in 2023/24 to cover your basic maintenance costs for a 12 month period: this includes room rent, food, books, intranet and personal expenses. Costs will rise each year of your course and it is advisable to build in a contingency amount to cover increased annual costs and/or unexpected expenses. The Student Registry recommends that overseas students allow a further £350 as a settling-in amount. Further information about maintenance costs can be found here.

The Financial guarantee and what it means

One of the conditions of your place at the Pembroke and the University is that you provide the Student Registry (aka Board of Graduate Studies) with an undertaking that you have sufficient financial resources to cover your costs (fees and maintenance) for the whole of your course. The Student Registry will require you to complete and sign a financial undertaking form as one of the conditions of your offer that must be met; Pembroke is responsible for collecting payment of all your University Composition Fee.

Your place will not be confirmed by the Student Registry without this financial undertaking.

Under no circumstances should you sign the form if you are in any doubt whatsoever about whether you have sufficient funds for your fees and living costs. If you are admitted, neither Pembroke nor the University can undertake to support you financially in the event that you experience financial difficulties and you may be asked to leave if you are unable to pay your bills.

The production of this guarantee should be taken very seriously.

In case of financial difficulty, you will be expected to draw on the money in question and you will be expected to honour any promise to take out a loan made as part of your guarantee.

Therefore, if you do not have enough financial support available to see you through the full length of your course, you should not give a guarantee that you do, and you should not start your course or travel to Cambridge in the hope of doing so.

Students who do not pay their fees and agreed maintenance costs will not be allowed to continue on their course.

Loans

If you are applying for a loan to cover your fees and/or maintenance then please ensure that you have the loan money in place well before the start of October. Simple production of proof that you have applied for the loan is NOT sufficient. Loan cheques are sometimes sent to the College for you to collect and are often in the currency of the country where you applied for the loan. Due to bank charges students often find it simpler to return these cheques to country of residence to be banked and the funds then transferred – the whole process can take a number of weeks so please plan well in advance for this.

The Student Registry will be handling all the necessary paperwork for US Graduate student loans.

Caution deposit

All students are required to pay a £350 caution deposit before the start of their course. This deposit will be refunded once you have finished your course and graduated. You will need to pay your deposit before you take up residence, preferably by bank transfer. The College's bank details are available here.

College Bank details

Follow the link for Pembroke College bank details. Remember to identify your payment with your name.

The College bill

Information on the College bill and the timetable for payment can be found here.

If you experience problems meeting the payment date of your College bill please see the College Registrar, Room (LL3) before settlement is due. Unless authorised by the College Registrar unpaid accounts will incur a fine of £20 plus interest charges.

Pembroke specific financial support

The College is committed, within the limits of its available funding, to assist its postgraduate students with fieldwork expenses, presentation of their work at conferences, as well as extramural activities. Further details on the support available can be found here.

Privacy and Accommodation

All students should read the College's privacy notice then go to the Privacy and Accommodation form and complete both sections (all on one form)

Privacy and Accommodation Form

Privacy and Accommodation form (2 sections)

Link to Privacy and Accommodation form

1. Complete your details

2. Read the Privacy information and tick the box

3. Graduate Parlour mailing list - opt in for info on social events

4. Accommodation - if we have offered accommodation, apply here. If you do not need a room, tell us your address here.

All students should complete the form Privacy and Accommodation form

1. Privacy

All students should read the College's Privacy notice (Students) and then acknowledge that you have read this on the Privacy and Accommodation form.

To be included on the Graduate Parlour mailing list and hear about Pembroke social events - tick the box to opt in or out.

2. Accommodation

If we have offered you accommodation with your college membership, use the form to tell us your room preferences for the coming year. We aim to accommodate as many Postgraduate Students as possible, however there is a limited number of rooms so priority will be given to those students who have a confirmed place by 22nd August 2023.

Rooms are either in the College itself or in nearby College owned houses (hostels). Students looking for a flat/couples accommodation should email the College Registrar directly, concerning possible accommodation, however please be aware that the supply of flats is limited.

In 2023-24 weekly rents for bedsits will vary from £121.90.93 to £187.44; the majority of the rooms are £161.23/week or above; rent differences reflect the variations in room size, view etc. Your rent includes electricity, heating, internet connection and insurance for student belongings. Rooms are booked out from the Saturday before the start of Michaelmas term to beginning of September of the following year. Any student on a taught course of one-year or less in duration will be contacted during the April/May before their course ends asking them when they would like to leave. Rent is charged for a 13 week period (i.e. quarterly)

Room allocation - the principal criteria that we consider are your preferred rent and whether you prefer a College or a hostel room, but please indicate on the online form any other details that you would like to be considered, such as being exceptionally tall (as we do have some attic rooms). Although we shall do our best to please you, you should remember that it is not always possible to comply with all wishes.

Facilities

All rooms are bedsits for single occupancy only and:

are furnished (single bed, desk, desk chair, desk lamp, armchair, coffee table, wardrobe/fitted cupboard, chest of drawers);
have central heating (electric heaters can be provided); are provided with duvet, 2 pillows, blanket and mattress cover.
the vast majority of rooms have washbasins. There are a limited number of rooms with ensuite facilities which are situated in College hostels only and are usually in the highest rent category.
College rooms are located in the New Court area of the College. All College staircases and all hostels are of mixed gender.
Students in College rooms share a kitchenette (or ‘gyp’ room) where facilities are limited (hob and microwave, no oven) and suitable for the preparation of light meals only. A ovens cannot, for safety reasons, be used in student rooms.
Hostel rooms - the vast majority of hostels (College-owned properties) are less than 5 minutes walk from College. Students in Hostel rooms usually have access to a full kitchen.
have an internet connection;
are cleaned regularly (cleaners are called ‘bedders’). This service is included your rent.
Bedlinen - provided by you OR
Bedlinen Hire - bedlinen may be hired from the College by completing the online form - a £50 deposit will be added to your College Bill, and refunded once all the bedlinen is returned. (4 sheets, 4 pillow cases, 2 duvet cases, 2 towels); The washing of bedlinen is your responsibility.

Your Arrival Date

We expect you to take up residency on Saturday 30 September 2023, should you wish to arrive before this date, please indicate this on the online form.

You will be charged a nightly pro rata rent for your room before 1 October in addition to your termly rental. If you do plan to arrive before 30 September 2023 it might not be possible for you to occupy the room you will eventually have however we will endeavour to find you another room until your room is available for you to move into; this is why it is imperative to let us know in good time if you expect to be here early; please note we are unable to offer you accommodation before 9 September 2023. It will not be possible for you to see the room you have been allocated before taking up residence.

You will be informed of the details of your accommodation when other information about coming to Pembroke is sent to you in September; please note graduate rooms are not allocated before the beginning of September. In the meantime if you have any queries relating to accommodation please don't hesitate to contact the the College Registrar.