Application

The closing date for applications for the summer semester 2025 is July 31, 2025.

The application deadlines are the 1st of February for the following summer semester and the 31st of July for the following winter semester. Moving in or out takes place at the beginning of the university semester.

Who decides about your application?

A committee consisting of current residents and the Heimleitung (house leadership) will determine which applicants will be offered a room. After the committee has made its decision, selections are made by the flats having vacant rooms. It is thus not possible to apply for a specific room. Needless to say, your religious, confessional, ideological and political beliefs as well as your sexual orientation will not affect your application in any way. The house aims to have an international resident population of about thirty percent.

Here are other important documents you should look at before your application:

Application completed? What happens next?
Send your completed application (PDF) by post to the address given. If you would like to apply for a family apartment, please use our family application form (PDF). Please check that your application is complete before submitting it. Incomplete applications cannot be considered.
If it is not possible to send your application by post, please contact us directly by e-mail.

How are applicants selected?
The selection committee, which is made up of residents and the dormitory management, decides on admission to the dormitory. The accepted applicants are then allocated to the available rooms. The shared flats have the opportunity to choose a candidate for themselves. It is not possible to apply for a specific room. Religious, denominational, ideological, political or sexual orientation has no influence on the chances of applying. Care is taken to ensure that at least 30% foreign students live in the DBH.

How/when will you receive feedback?
You will receive feedback by telephone or e-mail.