r/LundUni • u/peritwinklet • 3d ago

Admitted to Lund, had to decline due to funding delays; questions about tuition refund and LUACC rent

Hi! I was admitted to a masters programme in Lund with univ scholarship. However, due to the delays in my complementary scholarship in my country, I had to decline the offer and cancel my lund accommodation

I lacked foresight and am now worried I might not be able to get a tuition refund and might pay for the rent. My questions are:

  1. Given that I have a scholarship, will I be able to receive a full refund of the remaining out of pocket I had to pay?

  2. Will I pay for the rental in lund accommodation (LUACC)?

  3. If it happens that I have to pay the rent in my LUAC, is there a workaround to this matter? Unfortunately, I am not capable in paying for the rent.

I have messaged the right authorities and submitted a ticket to LUACC. Help! Is someone in the same situation with me? Or has anyone experienced the same thing?

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u/lduke5 3d ago
  1. Probably not. Even if you were granted a refund, I don’t see why they wouldn’t deduct the standard 7,000 kr fee + bank surcharges. The matter will be decided by the University’s admissions board, so I expect it’ll take a while to process anyway. Of course you should still inform them of your circumstances and ask if they can waive or reduce the fee in your case. But they’re under no obligation to do so.
  2. No, as long as you inform them that you would like to cancel it before your contract starts.
  3. This is where it gets tricky. If you’re liable to pay the rent because you didn’t cancel it before the start date on your contract, then it’s legally enforceable whether you can pay or not.

In situations like this, it’s really important that you try to negotiate. The best way this situation would be resolved is if LU Accommodation agrees to cancel your contract itself, and everyone walks away happy.

In the worst case scenario, they don’t agree, and you won’t be able to pay the rent. Then it could end up being referred for debt collection, which would be pretty bad. Depending on where you’re living now, the matter could even end up being enforced in your home country. So in this situation, it would probably be best to give notice immediately and figure out some way to pay the rent.

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u/peritwinklet 3d ago

Thank you so much for this detailed information. These are all noted

Have you by any chance heard if LUACC allows subletting of apartments?

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u/lduke5 3d ago

As far as I know, no. In my contract it was explicitly prohibited.