BAföG
Financial Assistance Under the German Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG)
Who is eligible?
German students who can demonstrate financial need and meet the criteria described in the BAföG Act. Subject to certain conditions (§ 8 BAföG, information available in German only), financial assistance under the BAföG Act may also be available to international students.
You have questions or want to submit an application for financial assistance under the BAföG Act? Please get in touch with the BAföG office at Studentenwerk Würzburg.
Contact information:
Studierendenwerk Würzburg, Amt für Ausbildungsförderung
Am Studentenhaus, 97072 Würzburg, +49 931 8005-0;
Office hours: 10:00 - 13:00 (Mo, Tu, We, Fr); 13:00 - 15:00 (Th)
More information on the Federal Training Assistance Act can be found on the website of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and in the information sheets that are available on that website (in German only).
You can also call the toll-free BAföG hotline at 0800-223 63 41 (from within Germany only).
You are not eligible for financial assistance under the BAföG Act? Click here to find out what other funding opportunities are available from the BMBF. That information is available in German only.