Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative Applications

September 2024 move-in

Applications for this session are now open!
Applications close at 13th May 2024 00:00.
Server time: 3rd May 2024 10:06

First name(s)

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Last name

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Preferred name (optional)

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Phone number (optional)

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I have applied to the co-op before Past applicants get a higher chance in the applications lottery, if you check this your status will be validated with our records by the applications team.

Confidential note Confidential note/request for the applications team that won't be visible to the wider ESHC membership

1. Before continuing, please read over our privacy policy related to this form (https://nextcloud.eshc.coop/s/SPoHiQ7xYyTpSRp) and select ‘Yes’ if you consent. If you select ‘No’, your application will not be considered.

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2. Is there anything that you would like to be considered when we read your application? (eg. dyslexia, English is not your first language)

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3. Why are you interested in becoming a member of Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative? (Max 200 words).

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4. What skills or ideas do you think you could contribute to the Co-op? (Max 200 words).

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5. On our website (https://www.eshc.coop/about/working-groups/) you can find a list of our working groups, and roles that you can take within them – these are crucial in the upkeep of ESHC. Please have a look at these, and tell us below which roles you’d be interested in, and the skills that you would bring to them. (Max 250 words).

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6. ESHC has a Safer Spaces policy (https://www.eshc.coop/about/safer-spaces-policy/), which exists to both protect members and make our expectations of members’ behaviour towards one another clear. Please read it on our website, and tell us in your own words why it is called a 'Safer Spaces' policy. (Max 200 words).

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7. Have you been disqualified from being a company director under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986? Please note this would disqualify you from membership of ESHC, as all members are also directors of the society.

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8. In a few words describe what your ideal flat would be like - preferences, vibes, social-ness, anything! (max 70 words).

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9. Please select if any of the following would be dealbreakers if offered a flat in ESHC. Hold Control/Command to select multiple

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10. Will you be bringing any pets with you? If yes, please provide a brief description.

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11. Using this dropbox (https://nextcloud.eshc.coop/s/kej726RBJtRKKjA), you can upload any kind of file you want to express yourself, for ESHC members to see when deciding to offer you a space in their flat. This could be using our questionnaire template (https://nextcloud.eshc.coop/s/BWnrBKPmJKYSP8X), a PowerPoint, artwork, or anything else! Please note this will likely increase your chances of being approached by an ESHC flat, and select whether you have uploaded anything.

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12. If you move in to ESHC, you will be assigned an existing member as a buddy to answer any questions you have and make the onboarding process as easy as possible. Do you have any preferences (shared interests/characteristics, dealbreakers, etc) with regards to the person you matched with?

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