Applying for accommodation at Adowa Living is very easy. Head over to adowa.co.za/apply and fill out the application form. Make sure you use a computer and have a stable internet connection to make the process easier. Please get in touch with us at [email protected] if you have any more specific questions and we’ll get back to you ASAP.

The online application platform will generate an email to you as confirmation of your ongoing application status. Click on the provided link to access the confirmation email. Please email [email protected] for more information.

You will receive an email saying that you’ve been accepted and then you can sign your lease online. If you haven’t received your email yet, your application may still be going through the vetting process. You can contact our technical team for an update on the process through the chat support button on adowa.co.za/apply

ADOWA Living’s Ellis Park Student Village opens for occupation from 1 February 2023. You can apply now through adowa.co.za/apply. You can move in as soon as you have been accepted.

ADOWA Living’s Frederick Street Student Accommodation opens for occupation from 18 February 2023. You can apply now through adowa.co.za/apply. You can move in as soon as you have been accepted.

You will receive an email to confirm that you have been approved for accommodation at ADOWA for 2023.

ADOWA Living does accept NSFAS funded students. Proof of NSFAS funding is required with application for accommodation. The student must be approved NSFAS funding. Student must have qualified for entry into the learning institution first, and then have approved NSFAS funding.

From the total funding amount, a certain amount per month is allocated for accommodation. Rental for NSFAS students was R4,554 per month in 2022. Applications are open to all students, not just 1st year students! Students who have successfully been granted funding for ongoing study (based on academic performance) are also eligible.

There is no cost to apply. If your application is accepted, there is a lease fee of R700. Please note that this fee does not apply to NSFAS and Bursary students.

Cash/Private Student: Deposit equivalent to 1 month’s rental.

Foreign students: Deposit equivalent to 2 months’ rental.

If you have technical issues with your applications, please go back to the application page (adowa.co.za/apply). Then go to the chat box at the bottom of the page. Click on the Instagram DM or Facebook Messenger logo and you can talk to the tech team. They will be able to answer your technical questions

The online application platform will generate and send an email to you as confirmation of your ongoing application status. Click on the provided link to access the confirmation email. Please email [email protected] for more information

You can apply on site and get assistance with your online application from our team. This does not mean you can move in the same day as your application will still need to go through the vetting process to be accepted.

The vetting process is the process that occurs once you have submitted your application. Our team will then go through your application to ensure all the relevant documents have been submitted and all information us correct. You’ll then receive further communication as to whether you have been accepted or not.

Yes, you will need to apply again to live at EPSV in 2023. You can apply through https://adowa-living.co.za/ and we will be in touch with you shortly.

Adowa EPSV opens for occupation on 1 February 2023. You can move in once your application has been approved.

Adowa Frederick Street opens for occupation on 18 February 2023. Cash and bursary student can move in after 18 February if your application has been approved. Unfortunately, NSFAS students cannot move in yet, as we are still awaiting accreditation from TUT.

Please submit all documents with your online application. If you are unable to provide all your documents immediately, apply online and then make sure to get your documents sorted. When you have your documents, send them to [email protected] ASAP.

Yes, NSFAS students can apply for single rooms. A top up might be required if your NSFAS rate is less than our single room rental rate. Please get in touch with us at [email protected] if you have any more specific questions and we’ll get back to you ASAP.

There are currently no single rooms available at Ellis Park Student Village.

There will be single rooms available at Frederick Street, so when we are NSFAS accredited we will let students know that they are able to apply to stay at Frederick Street.

Yes, you do need to get an approval letter from NSFAS. But if you do not have one yet, you can still apply and can send this to us at a later stage.

The UJ NSFAS code for ADOWA Ellis Park Student Village is 881.

We are not currently NSFAS accredited at Frederick Street Student Accommodation. As soon as we receive our accreditation we will give students more information, including the NSFAS code.

Yes, you do need to get an approval letter from NSFAS. But if you do not have one yet, you can still apply and can send this to us later on.

Please submit all documents with your online application. If you are unable to provide all your documents immediately, apply online and then make sure to get your documents sorted. When you have your documents, send them to [email protected] ASAP.

ADOWA Living does accept NSFAS funded students. Proof of NSFAS funding is required with application for accommodation. The student must be approved NSFAS funding. Student must have qualified for entry into the learning institution first, and then have approved NSFAS funding.

From the total funding amount, a certain amount per month is allocated for accommodation. Rental for NSFAS students was R4,554 per month in 2022. Applications are open to all students, not just 1st year students! Students who have successfully been granted funding for ongoing study (based on academic performance) are also eligible.

Yes, NSFAS students can apply for single rooms. A top up might be required if your NSFAS rate is less than our single room rental rate. Please get in touch with us at [email protected] if you have any more specific questions and we’ll get back to you ASAP.

There are currently no single rooms available at Ellis Park Student Village.

There will be single rooms available at Frederick Street, so when we are NSFAS accredited we will let students know that they are able to apply to stay at Frederick Street.

Yes, you do need to get an approval letter from NSFAS. But if you do not have one yet, you can still apply and can send this to us at a later stage.

ADOWA Living does accept NSFAS funded students. Proof of NSFAS funding is required with application for accommodation.

The student must be approved NSFAS funding. Student must have qualified for entry into the learning institution first, and then have approved NSFAS funding. From the total funding amount, a certain amount per month is allocated for accommodation. Rental for NSFAS students was R4,554 per month in 2022.

Applications are open to all students, not just 1st year students! Students who have successfully been granted funding for ongoing study (based on academic performance) are also eligible.

NSFAS pays the Institution. Each student will need to create an account with the 3rd party in order to make monthly payments to Adowa. The funds are then released and students will pay for their accommodation through a 3rd party merchant (FUNDI & Imbizo, A.E Switch).

The payment process below is explained by UJ on their 2023 welcome letter for students:

• Students will be asked to sign their consent forms online on the UJ Portal.
• Students will then be able to upload their lease agreement and invoice documents online (10 months).
• Verification of documents done by Student Finance at UJ.
• Loading of student allowances by Student Finance at UJ.
• Payment of accommodation by students through various merchants (Imbizo, FUNDI, A.E Switch).

No. The price for accommodation differs for NSFAS students Cash students and Bursary students. If you are a Cash student, you will cover the cost of your room. If you are a NSFAS student, then your bursary will cover the cost of your room.

Yes, you can be evicted. All students, if they do not pay or they violate the residence rules, can be evicted.

There is no top up for NSFAS students at EPSV for shared rooms. There are no single rooms available at EPSV, so no top up is required.

At FSSA there is no top up for our NSFAS students for sharing rooms. The rental will be R4,500 on the sharing rooms.

Bursary and Cash paying students will be charged R4,600 for the sharing rooms.

The single rooms for both NSFAS and Cash paying or Bursary will be at R5,140. Therefore if you are a NSFAS student wanting to stay in a single room, there will be a top up required.

There is no top up for NSFAS students at EPSV for shared rooms. There are no single rooms available at EPSV, so no top up is required.

At FSSA there is no top up for our NSFAS students for sharing rooms. The rental will be R4,500 on the sharing rooms.

Bursary and Cash paying students will be charged R4,600 for the sharing rooms.

The single rooms for both NSFAS and Cash paying or Bursary will be at R5,140. Therefore if you are a NSFAS student wanting to stay in a single room, there will be a top up required.

For all NSFAS students, there is no lease fee that must be paid.

However, for Cash paying students, at both Frederick Street and EPSV, there is a lease fee of R700 that must be paid.

Yes, you do need to get an approval letter from NSFAS. But if you do not have one yet, you can still apply and can send this to us later on.

There is no cost to apply. If your application is accepted, there is a lease fee of R700. Please note that this fee does not apply to NSFAS and Bursary students.

Cash/Private Student: Deposit equivalent to 1 month’s rental.

Foreign students: Deposit equivalent to 2 months’ rental.

Yes, NSFAS students can apply for single rooms. A top up might be required if your NSFAS rate is less than our single room rental rate. Please get in touch with us at [email protected] if you have any more specific questions and we’ll get back to you ASAP.

There are currently no single rooms available at Ellis Park Student Village.

There will be single rooms available at Frederick Street, so when we are NSFAS accredited we will let students know that they are able to apply to stay at Frederick Street.

Yes, you do need to get an approval letter from NSFAS. But if you do not have one yet, you can still apply and can send this to us at a later stage.

NSFAS pays the Institution. Each student will need to create an account with the 3rd party in order to make monthly payments to Adowa. The funds are then released and students will pay for their accommodation through a 3rd party merchant (FUNDI & Imbizo, A.E Switch).

The payment process below is explained by UJ on their 2023 welcome letter for students:

• Students will be asked to sign their consent forms online on the UJ Portal.
• Students will then be able to upload their lease agreement and invoice documents online (10 months).
• Verification of documents done by Student Finance at UJ.
• Loading of student allowances by Student Finance at UJ.
• Payment of accommodation by students through various merchants (Imbizo, FUNDI, A.E Switch).

No. The price for accommodation differs for NSFAS students Cash students and Bursary students. If you are a Cash student, you will cover the cost of your room. If you are a NSFAS student, then your bursary will cover the cost of your room.

Yes, you can be evicted. All students, if they do not pay or they violate the residence rules, can be evicted.

For all NSFAS students, there is no lease fee that must be paid.

However, for Cash paying students, at both Frederick Street and EPSV, there is a lease fee of R700 that must be paid.

There is no top up for NSFAS students at EPSV for shared rooms. There are no single rooms available at EPSV, so no top up is required.

At FSSA there is no top up for our NSFAS students for sharing rooms. The rental will be R4,500 on the sharing rooms.

Bursary and Cash paying students will be charged R4,600 for the sharing rooms.

The single rooms for both NSFAS and Cash paying or Bursary will be at R5,140. Therefore if you are a NSFAS student wanting to stay in a single room, there will be a top up required.

For all NSFAS students, there is no lease fee that must be paid.

However, for Cash paying students, at both Frederick Street and EPSV, there is a lease fee of R700 that must be paid.

Adowa EPSV opens for occupation on 1 February 2023. You can move in once your application has been approved.

The UJ NSFAS code for ADOWA Ellis Park Student Village is 881.

The residence manager at EPSV is Mathaba Mothata.

Her contact number is +27 84 630 5129.

She stays on the property and if you need help with anything you can contact her.

Apartment Layout with 8-12 students sharing a unit.

2 persons-sharing rooms.

Apartments have their own kitchens and bathrooms. Fully fitted kitchens with dining table, fridge, microwave & stove with oven.

In each bedroom every student has a bed, a mattress, clothing cupboard, a desk with a study lamp, a chair, a bookshelf, a pin board, and a bin.

Laundry facilities

Covered Parking

Biometric access with monitored access control

24-hour on-site security with CCTV and armed response

Water & electricity

Study rooms

Common areas including TV rooms with DStv

Entertainment/games rooms

Back up generator for common areas

Yes. We have Wi-Fi throughout the residence with limitless data. You can connect 2 devices.

Adowa Living will not be providing any transport for students at Ellis Park Student Village as there are lots of transport facilities nearby.

Ellis Park Student Village, 4 Pearse Street, Doornfontein, Gauteng.

EPSV is approximately 100m from the University of Johannesburg’s Doornfontein Campus.

Yes, you will need to apply again to live at EPSV in 2023. You can apply through https://adowa-living.co.za/ and we will be in touch with you shortly.

Ellis Park Student Village has 1,039 beds.

No.

Yes, absolutely. If you want to arrange a viewing, please email [email protected] and book directly.

Yes, Ellis Park Student Village is UJ accredited.

Yes. EPSV accepts students from UJ and Wits.

No.

Operating hours are 08:00am – 17:00pm Monday to Friday.

On Saturday 08:30 – 16:00pm. Then on Sunday the Res Manager (Mathaba) is on standby.

There is no top up for NSFAS students at EPSV for shared rooms. There are no single rooms available at EPSV, so no top up is required.

Set up an appointment for viewing. Email [email protected]

Yes. You can move in to EPSV on Sundays, however it will be slower to process everyone as we only have our Residence Manager, Mathaba, and an assistant on Standby. It will not be the whole team.

For Frederick Street, the whole team will be facilitating move-ins on Sunday 19 February. However, going forward only the residence manager will be available to assist on Sundays.

No.

This will be stipulated in your Lease Agreement.

In each bedroom every student has a bed, a mattress, clothing cupboard, a desk with a study lamp, a chair, a bookshelf, a pin board, and a bin.

There is no top up for NSFAS students at EPSV for shared rooms. There are no single rooms available at EPSV, so no top up is required.

For all NSFAS students, there is no lease fee that must be paid.

However, for Cash paying students, at both Frederick Street and EPSV, there is a lease fee of R700 that must be paid.

Students will be provided with Electricity and Laundry vouchers each month. They will be required to pay a top-up fee should they deplete the electricity and laundry vouchers.

Adowa Frederick Street opens for occupation on 18 February 2023. Cash and bursary student can move in after 18 February if your application has been approved. Unfortunately, NSFAS students cannot move in yet, as we are still awaiting accreditation from TUT.

We are not currently NSFAS accredited at Frederick Street Student Accommodation. As soon as we receive our accreditation we will give students more information, including the NSFAS code.

Apartment Layout with 8-12 students sharing a unit.

2 persons-sharing rooms.

Apartments have their own kitchens and bathrooms. Fully fitted kitchens with dining table, fridge, microwave & stove with oven.

In each bedroom every student has a bed, a mattress, clothing cupboard, a desk with a study lamp, a chair, a bookshelf, a pin board, and a bin.

Laundry facilities

Covered Parking

Biometric access with monitored access control

24-hour on-site security with CCTV and armed response

Water & electricity

Study rooms

Common areas including TV rooms with DStv

Entertainment/games rooms

Back up generator for common areas

Yes. We have Wi-Fi throughout the residence with limitless data. You can connect 2 devices.

Frederick Street Student Village, 455 Frederick Street, Tshwane, Gauteng.

FSSA is approximately 1,5km from the Tshwane University of Technology. The development will service only this institution.

Adowa Frederick Street opens for occupation on 18 February 2023. Cash and bursary student can move in after 18 February if your application has been approved. Unfortunately, NSFAS students cannot move in yet, as we are still awaiting accreditation from TUT.

Adowa Living will provide transport for TUT students staying at Frederick Street. Adowa provides transport to and from TUT main campus only.

Unfortunately, we do not have a shuttle that takes you to Sosha campus.

We only provide transport to and from the TUT main campus.

No. Only students from TUT (Tshwane University of Technology) main campus can apply for accommodation at FSSA.

Our Frederick Street residence has 352 beds.

Operating hours are 08:00am – 17:00pm Monday to Friday.

On Saturday 08:30 – 16:00pm. Then on Sunday the Res Manager (Sylvester) is on standby.

At FSSA there is no top up for our NSFAS students for sharing rooms. The rental will be R4,500 on the sharing rooms.

Bursary and Cash paying students will be charged R4,600 for the sharing rooms.

The single rooms for both NSFAS and Cash paying or Bursary will be at R5,140. Therefore if you are a NSFAS student wanting to stay in a single room, there will be a top up required.

The residence manager at Frederick Street is Sylvester Hlongwane. His contact number is 0695081549. If you have any issues or if you need help, you can contact him.

Set up an appointment for viewing. Email [email protected]

Yes. You can move in to EPSV on Sundays, however it will be slower to process everyone as we only have our Residence Manager, Mathaba, and an assistant on Standby. It will not be the whole team.

For Frederick Street, the whole team will be facilitating move-ins on Sunday 19 February. However, going forward only the residence manager will be available to assist on Sundays.

No.

This will be stipulated in your Lease Agreement.

In each bedroom every student has a bed, a mattress, clothing cupboard, a desk with a study lamp, a chair, a bookshelf, a pin board, and a bin.

At FSSA there is no top up for our NSFAS students for sharing rooms. The rental will be R4,500 on the sharing rooms.

Bursary and Cash paying students will be charged R4,600 for the sharing rooms.

The single rooms for both NSFAS and Cash paying or Bursary will be at R5,140. Therefore if you are a NSFAS student wanting to stay in a single room, there will be a top up required.

For all NSFAS students, there is no lease fee that must be paid.

However, for Cash paying students, at both Frederick Street and EPSV, there is a lease fee of R700 that must be paid.

Students will be provided with Electricity and Laundry vouchers each month. They will be required to pay a top-up fee should they deplete the electricity and laundry vouchers.

The residence manager at EPSV is Mathaba Mothata.

Her contact number is +27 84 630 5129.

She stays on the property and if you need help with anything you can contact her.

Operating hours are 08:00am – 17:00pm Monday to Friday.

On Saturday 08:30 – 16:00pm. Then on Sunday the Res Manager (Mathaba) is on standby.

Operating hours are 08:00am – 17:00pm Monday to Friday.

On Saturday 08:30 – 16:00pm. Then on Sunday the Res Manager (Sylvester) is on standby.

Yes, you can be evicted. All students, if they do not pay or they violate the residence rules, can be evicted.

The residence manager at Frederick Street is Sylvester Hlongwane. His contact number is 0695081549. If you have any issues or if you need help, you can contact him.

If you do not pay, you will be evicted.

Please report your misconduct directly over email to [email protected] or call +27 12 111 1630. Please be sure to contact the Residence Manager or call the police for these types of situations. Our Instagram DMs are not monitored after hours.

Please inform the Resident Manager of any medical condition or disability that you may have.

Johannesburg : In a life-threatening Emergency dial 10177 from a landline (toll free) and 112 from a cellular phone (toll free).

Pretoria : In a life-threatening Emergency dial 10177 from a landline (toll free) and 112 from a cellular phone (toll free).

No more than 3 visitors per person at any given time, subject to restrictions that may be imposed at management’s sole discretion. Visitors have access to the building from 10:00am – 10:00pm

Sleep overs are permitted: R150.00 per visitor per overnight.

Yes. You can move in to EPSV on Sundays, however it will be slower to process everyone as we only have our Residence Manager, Mathaba, and an assistant on Standby. It will not be the whole team.

For Frederick Street, the whole team will be facilitating move-ins on Sunday 19 February. However, going forward only the residence manager will be available to assist on Sundays.

Apartment Layout with 8-12 students sharing a unit.

2 persons-sharing rooms.

Apartments have their own kitchens and bathrooms. Fully fitted kitchens with dining table, fridge, microwave & stove with oven.

In each bedroom every student has a bed, a mattress, clothing cupboard, a desk with a study lamp, a chair, a bookshelf, a pin board, and a bin.

Laundry facilities

Covered Parking

Biometric access with monitored access control

24-hour on-site security with CCTV and armed response

Water & electricity

Study rooms

Common areas including TV rooms with DStv

Entertainment/games rooms

Back up generator for common areas

Yes. We have Wi-Fi throughout the residence with limitless data. You can connect 2 devices.

No.

In each bedroom every student has a bed, a mattress, clothing cupboard, a desk with a study lamp, a chair, a bookshelf, a pin board, and a bin.

Adowa Living does not provide any transport for EPSV students as there are lots of transport facilities nearby.

Adowa Living will provide transport for TUT students staying at Frederick Street. Adowa provides transport to and from TUT main campus only.

Students will be provided with Electricity and Laundry vouchers each month. They will be required to pay a top-up fee should they deplete the electricity and laundry vouchers.

This will be stipulated in your Lease Agreement.

Lease Agreement.

This will be explained upon signing your Lease Agreement.

Lease Agreement and a Key Slip.

Yes, you do need to get an approval letter from NSFAS. But if you do not have one yet, you can still apply and can send this to us later on.

Please submit all documents with your online application. If you are unable to provide all your documents immediately, apply online and then make sure to get your documents sorted. When you have your documents, send them to [email protected] ASAP.

Lease Agreement.