Grants & scholarships
Checking BAföG before planning a loan
Before filling a student budget gap with a loan, check whether BAföG could be part of the funding plan.
Grants & scholarships
Research BAföG, scholarships and supplementary support.
Grants & scholarships
Organising documents for a BAföG application
An organised BAföG application does not require an elaborate filing system.
Grants & scholarships
Submitting missing evidence efficiently
A request for additional BAföG evidence becomes easier to handle when you break it into specific tasks.
Grants & scholarships
Reading a BAföG decision carefully
A BAföG decision contains more than a monthly payment figure.
Grants & scholarships
Scheduling a BAföG renewal
The end of a BAföG award period is a separate date and does not necessarily coincide with the end of a semester.
Grants & scholarships
When parental income has fallen
If your parents' current income is substantially lower than before, a BAföG calculation based on older income information may not reflect the family's present circumstances.
Grants & scholarships
Planning reliable family support
Family support becomes usable in a student budget when everyone understands its amount, timing and limits.
Grants & scholarships
Checking study-start support separately
Studienstarthilfe deserves a separate check because beginning university creates expenses that are unevenly distributed through the year.
Grants & scholarships
Deutschlandstipendium: start with your university
For the Deutschlandstipendium, begin with your own or prospective university.
Grants & scholarships
Finding scholarships that fit your profile
A scholarship search becomes manageable when it starts with your profile.
Grants & scholarships
Writing a motivation letter with evidence
A motivation letter becomes stronger when its claims can be understood and checked.
Grants & scholarships
Requesting scholarship references early
A scholarship reference needs more preparation than obtaining a quick signature.
Grants & scholarships
Turning scholarship deadlines into a work plan
Scholarship planning needs more than highlighting every deadline in the same calendar colour.
Grants & scholarships
Documenting volunteering accurately
An application describes involvement clearly when the reader can see its scope and your own contribution.
Grants & scholarships
Separating scholarship approval from payment
A scholarship award and a payment arriving are separate events.
Grants & scholarships
Checking whether funding can be combined
Several funding sources may support one course of study, but their conditions need to fit together.
Grants & scholarships
Exploring local student loan funds
A local student loan fund may be an option for a limited financial gap.
Grants & scholarships
Seeking short-term support in a financial emergency
In a financial emergency, start with the next few days.
Grants & scholarships
Preparing a separate Auslands-BAföG application
Treat Auslands-BAföG as a separate procedure when preparing to study abroad.