Membership & Charges

Once you become a member of Common Room, you will be able to:

Use college facilities like the library, punts and sporting facilities;
Join College clubs and societies;
Dine in College and book Formal and Guest Night Dinners;
And more….

Review the Rules and Details of Membership→

Apply for Membership of Common Room and Visiting Scholar→

Types of membership

Student & Fellow Membership

Graduate students and all categories of Fellow are automatically members of the Common Room.

Associate Membership

Partners and spouses can apply to become associate members of the Common Room. Membership entitles them to a college swipe-card that they can use to access the laundry and library and charge items to their college account (also known as battels). It also allows them to join college clubs and societies and dine in the Hall.

Research Membership

This scheme invites applications from researchers who are employed by the University of Oxford and are engaged in substantial research, for instance, those at post-doctoral or more senior levels without a college attachment. Applications are considered twice each term. Upcoming deadlines are as set out below. All proposals must include a supporting statement from the applicant’s Head of Department.

Application Windows

Michaelmas term 2024 27 September 2024 1 November 2024

Hilary term 2025 3 January 2025 7 February 2025

Trinity term 2025 11 April 2025 16 May 2025

Alumni Membership of Common Room

Student Alumni Membership of Common Room
Former students of the College are eligible for membership if they have successfully completed a qualification or were fully enrolled for a minimum of two continuous years. Please see the application form and rules and details of membership below.

Fellow Alumni Membership of Common Room
Fellows should apply for this membership upon two consecutive years in a Fellowship role. Please see the application form below for further particulars.

Ordinary Membership of Common Room

Membership of Common Room should bring some benefit to the life of the College and is normally offered only to people with permanent posts or occupations in or near Oxford (internal or external to the University). Candidates may live in Oxford or elsewhere. Applicants for Ordinary Membership of Common Room will need to provide the details of a Proposer and Seconder. Both of these individuals must be members of Wolfson, and at least one of these individuals must be a Wolfson Governing Body Fellow. Please see the application form above for further particulars.

Visiting Scholars Membership

This status is to enable invited academics and comparable creative persons to carry out research in Oxford for any period of time up to two years.

Visiting Scholars are elected by the Fellowships and Membership Committee twice each term (weeks ‘0′ and ‘5′ in the University Term). Candidates must be proposed and seconded by two current College members, one of whom should be a Governing Body Fellow who knows the candidate personally or is familiar with their academic work.

Prospective visitors may come for any length of time from a few weeks to two years. There is a termly charge of £250.00 plus £40.00 for membership of common room. Please note that the Summer vacation is treated as a separate term and will be charged as such.