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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to 992 EUR (€)
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Everyone should have the possibility to get an education that matches their inclinations and skills – even if the financial means of their parents are not sufficient. Because of this, the Federal Republic of Germany supports students and apprentices with financial services according to the Federal Training Assistance Act (Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz or BAföG).
Benefits
With BAföG, students can partly finance their studies. The many forms may seem overwhelming at first. But it is a secure way of funding that will make it easier for students to concentrate on their studies.
The amount of BAföG funding depends on the income and assets of the student and the income of the parents/spouse/registered partner. The maximum amounts of funding are as follows: If you live with your parents and are under 25 years old, you can receive 671 euros; if you no longer live with your parents and are under 30 years old, you can receive 992 euros BAföG. Both values have been valid since the winter semester 2024/25.
Eligibility
- German students can apply for BAföG, but under certain circumstances, foreign students can receive benefits too.
- It is not possible to say universally if you will receive BAFöG as an international student or not. It depends on diffenrent thing:
- Students who came to Germany solely to study (for example with a student visa) are not eligible. Asylum seekers and asylum applicants are also not eligible.
Foreign students can receive BAföG if they:
- are citizens of the European Union and have a right to permanent residence in line with the EU’s Freedom of Movement Law or are foreign students with a permanent residence permit;
- or one parent are or were employed in Germany and have a corresponding residence permit;
- are recognized refugees.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Germany
Nationality
226 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Under 35
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
Please clarify first with the Amt für Ausbildungsföderung (Office for Educational Funding) if you get BAföG as a foreign student. If yes you can apply with a “quick application” (Kurzantrag) first in order to keep the deadline.