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Apply for BAföG abroad
Service Description
With the education subsidy (BAföG) you can complete a school or university education, depending on your economic background.
If you are pursuing studies, school training or an internship abroad, you can also apply for BAföG.
Funding for studies within the EU is available until graduation. If you study outside the EU, you can generally receive funding for 1 year. In exceptional cases, funding is also possible for 2.5 years. Your tuition fees and travel expenses are also taken into account in the calculation.
In principle, the following supplements to the requirement can be paid:
- Monthly foreign supplement in case of education outside a member state of the European Union or Switzerland.
- Tuition fees for a maximum of one year up to EUR 5,600
- Travel expenses for a round trip within Europe EUR 250, outside Europe EUR 500 (also for an internship)
- Health insurance (also for an internship)
The funding is basically the same as the basic funding.
The tuition fees are always paid as a non-repayable grant.
Process flow
If you would like to apply for BAföG for education abroad online:
- Register with BAföG Digital and create a "simple" user account.
- Fill out the form data fields online using the application wizard and send your data electronically to the relevant office for education funding.
- As an alternative to creating a user account at BAföG Digital, you can also register using the online ID function of your ID card.
If you would like to submit the application in paper form,
- go to the BAföG website and download the application forms that concern you. Alternatively, you can pick up the applications at the Studierendenwerk.
- You can fill out the forms on your computer and print them out, or print them out and fill them out by hand. You must fill in your name at the bottom of the application form.
- Attach the necessary supporting documents.
- Send the completed application forms with the supporting documents directly to your local Office of Student Financial Aid.
The Office for Educational Support will check the documents for completeness. If documents are missing, they will be requested. If the application is complete, it will be checked and the decision will be communicated by notice.
Competent authority
The responsibility of the offices for training assistance depends on the destination country. This also applies if you already receive educational support in Germany or only want to complete part of your education or an internship abroad.
The Office for Education Grants at the Studierendenwerk Thüringen in Jena is responsible nationwide for all applications for education grants for studies, school training or internships in Canada.
For more information and to find the Office for Educational Support responsible for your destination country, please visit the following website:
Requirements
In order to receive funding for a training period abroad, you must prove that you meet the general requirements for funding under BAföG. If you should not receive any educational support in Germany due to the financial circumstances of your parents and/or your spouse/life partner, an application for support abroad could still make sense, as additional requirement rates apply for this. Please note that you cannot take the educational support granted for a domestic education abroad with you.
Which documents are required?
- Completed application
- Certificate of enrollment with the imprint "nach § 9 BAföG" in the original or certificate of the educational institution
- If applicable, copy of the
- identity card,
- passport or
- current residence permit.
- If you do not live with your parents Copy
- of the tenancy agreement or
- the certificate of registration
- If you do not have family insurance: Proof of health and long-term care insurance with legal basis and contribution amount.
- If applicable, proof of your own income during the approval period, for example
- Wage statement, part-time job, contract for work,
- Orphan's pension certificate,
- Scholarship notification,
- Riester pension certificate
- Proof of assets or debts on the day of application, e.g. bank statement
- Proof of income of parents and/or spouse/life partner (tax assessment notice from the calendar year before last or electronic wage tax certificate from the calendar year before last, unemployment notice, etc.)
- Possibly current proof of education and current income of siblings.
- If you have a car:
- Estimate of value, for example, printout from an Internet site with a comparable offer, and
- motor vehicle registration certificate
- For a course of studies: From the 5th semester on: proof of achievement from your university
- For a degree program: confirmation of admission from the Canadian university - name of university, study status (full-time student), start and end of enrollment period(s), subjects/courses studied, level of study, signature/stamp of university (after commencement of study abroad, final proof of enrollment or confirmation of admission must be submitted)
- For a degree program: proof of amount of tuition fees only, indicating whether a reduction has been sought (not including general fees and other incidental expenses).
- For a study program: If applicable, a confirmation of the domestic university about the existence of a cooperation agreement between the German and the Canadian university.
- For a study program: proof of the amount of health insurance abroad
- For a study / internship: power of attorney from parents
- For a school visit: confirmation of admission from the Canadian school - a written confirmation from the foreign school about the type (high school, vocational school) and the duration of your school visit (after the start of the school year in Canada, final confirmation of admission from the Canadian school must still be submitted by student)
- For a school visit: a certificate on which grade level the school education will be started abroad
- For a school visit: a confirmation that the teaching time is at least 20 hours per week
- For an internship: confirmation of admission from the Canadian university (after starting the internship, a final proof of completion of the internship in Canada must be submitted)
- For an internship: internship contract (name of the internship site, name of the intern, beginning and end of the internship, signature / stamp of the internship site)
- For an internship: notification from the internship site, about the amount of compensation and whether free room and board is provided.
- Declarations according to form 6
- Proof of the last funding decision of the domestic office
Depending on the case, further documents may be necessary. Please follow the instructions in the application forms. The Office for Education Funding responsible for you will request any missing documents.
What are the fees?
There are no costs involved.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Submit the application as early as possible and submit it as completely as possible, then a decision on your application can usually be made quickly. The application can initially also be submitted informally in order to meet the deadline.
You must submit the application no later than in the month in which you start your stay abroad.
Processing duration
As a rule, processing your application for international funding takes at least six months.
Legal basis
Applications / forms
- Objection
- Action before the administrative court.
Appeal
Forms available: Yes
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: No
Personal appearance required: No
Online services available: Yes
What else should I know?
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, BAföG Hotline
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Phone |
+49 800 2236341 |
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Opening hours |
Office hours |
Comments
If you have any questions about the benefits and the application, please contact your local Office for Educational Support exclusively and as early as possible before the start of your training. They will advise you individually.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Economy, Science and Digital Society (TMWWDG)
Professionally released on
22.08.2022
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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