Do you have a degree that is required for admission to a degree course? Then you are well on your way to BAföG. There are a few exceptions, e.g. if you are starting a second Bachelor's degree, studying at a private university that is not eligible for BAföG, etc. Simply submit your BAföG application online. We will check your entitlement.
The amount of your BAföG grant is as individual as you are. So that we can calculate it, simply submit your BAföG application online.
Anytime, for example now! You can't apply too early, only too late. Even if you don't yet know which university you will be studying at. If you are starting in a federal state other than Bremen, your documents will be sent there. If you are already studying, your application only counts from the month in which it is received by post. So if you don't want to give away any money, submit an application straight away.
This essentially depends on you! Applications that have been submitted in full can be processed more quickly and conclusively than applications where there are queries or missing documents. It can take up to 10 weeks to process your application once the documents to be submitted are complete.
Actually, yes. Only not if certain topics don't apply to you at all. You'll find help with filling out the online application.
Not as complicated as it may seem at first glance. Before you give up, please ask us for advice.
This does not exist as a concrete figure and must be checked individually.
There are a few possibilities that we will check based on your CV. For example, if you have already completed an apprenticeship and then worked (a total of 6 years) or are over 30 years old at the start of your studies (also applies to the Master's degree). We will be happy to explain other exceptions. Just because you are over 25 years old is not enough!
From the first to the last semester of the standard period of study for your subject, if you submit an application every 2 semesters. In exceptional cases, even longer (e.g. as a student council member or in the event of delays due to pregnancy, raising a child, etc.). In addition to your Bachelor's degree, you can also receive funding for your Master's degree. Let us advise you.
Five years after the end of the standard period of study. You will receive a letter from the Federal Office of Administration with the amount of your loan (limited to 10,010 euros). You can then choose whether you want to pay the total amount directly (there are further discounts!) or in installments (e.g. 130 euros per month).
A maximum of half of the money you received. The other half is a grant, i.e. a gift. Why a maximum? There is a repayment limit of 10,010 euros. So if you have received more than 20,000 euros in BAföG, you will never pay back more than 10,010 euros! An example: If you receive the maximum BAföG rate (from October 2019 approx. 853 euros/month) while studying for a BA and MA, you will receive a total of approx. 51,000 euros BAföG, but will only pay back 10,010 euros of this!
Yes. However, the maximum subsidy amount is lower because the flat-rate housing allowance is then only 59 euros (instead of 360 euros).
It is a combination of your assets (money in accounts, life insurance, etc.), your income (e.g. mini-job), your parents' income from the year before last and the allowances (e.g. siblings!) that can be deducted from this. Tip: If your parents currently earn less than 2 years ago, the current, lower income can be taken into account on application.
If they currently earn more than 2 years ago, this will not be taken into account. By the way: The parents' assets are irrelevant.
An application is usually valid for 12 months. During this approval period, you can earn up to a total of 6,240 euros in a mini-job, for example. That's an average of 520 euros per month. However, it doesn't matter whether you earn the same amount every month or, for example, nothing for a few months and then even more again. If you exceed the earnings limit, BAföG will be capped accordingly. Other limits apply for freelancers, the self-employed, tutors and students with children.
No. It's always about the combination of parental income and amounts that can be deducted from it. There are large allowances for siblings, for example. So if you have parents who earn well, but also a few siblings who go to school, study, do an apprenticeship or an FSJ, etc., you have a good chance of receiving BAföG funding.
So that we can check whether you can possibly receive more BAföG.