Accommodation for returning international students
Before you leave your home country, you need to book accommodation for the duration of you stay.
Accommodation information for the duration of your studies
On-Campus Accommodation is available at our Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo and Melbourne (Bundoora) campuses.
Special rates and offers are currently available for enrolled international students.
All On-Campus Accommodation must be booked before arriving in Australia and special rates and offers begin after the completion of all government isolation requirements.
On-campus accommodation
New and Current Students arriving in Australia
Commencing and continuing students who are newly arriving in Australia are eligible to apply for the International Student Arrival Accommodation Support Offer to receive two weeks free accommodation on campus. Find out more below.
For international students who are arriving in Australia to commence or continue studies, we are currently offering two weeks free accommodation on campus with Living at La Trobe upon arrival.
What can you expect?
- Two weeks free accommodation on campus when you first arrive in Australia
Who is eligible?
This two-week free accommodation offer is available to enrolled La Trobe University international students arriving in Australia to continue or commence their studies.
La Trobe University considers you an international student if you:
- Are a citizen of a country other than Australia or New Zealand
- Hold a current International Student Visa or temporary visa
Please note humanitarian visa holders are not eligible for the International Student Arrival Accommodation Support Offer.
Offer subject to availability at time of booking. Further details in the International Student Arrival Accommodation Support Offer terms and conditions.
All accommodation offers begin after the completion of all government isolation and/or quarantine requirements (including two negative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests).
Newly arriving enrolled international students are also eligible for the International Student Accommodation Grant.
All enrolled international students
All enrolled international students, whether arriving in Australia or currently onshore, are eligible to apply for the International Student Accommodation Grant to receive a 20% discount on weekly rent if they sign a contract to live on campus for a semester (22 weeks) or an academic year (44 weeks). Find out more below.
As an international student at La Trobe, we are currently offering an accommodation discount to stay on campus with Living at La Trobe.
What can you expect?
- a 20% discount on your weekly rent when you sign up to live on campus for a semester (22 weeks) or an academic year (44 weeks)
Who is eligible?
This Accommodation discount offer is available to enrolled La Trobe University international students. This includes offshore international students who are returning to or arriving in Australia as well as onshore international students.
La Trobe University considers you an international student if you:
- Are a citizen of a country other than Australia or New Zealand
- Hold a current International Student Visa or temporary visa
Please note humanitarian visa holders are not eligible for this Accommodation Grant.
Offer subject to availability at time of booking. Further details in the International Student Accommodation Grant and conditions.
All accommodation offers begin after the completion of all government isolation and/or quarantine requirements (including two negative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests).
Off campus accommodation
There are a range of off campus accommodation options nearby to our campuses.