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BAföG
Federal student aid (BAföG)
Up to €934/month for students in Germany — half grant, half interest-free loan capped at €10,010 repayment.
Start application →BAföG is Germany's state-backed student financial-aid programme under the Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz. It targets students at universities and pupils from grade 10 upwards at secondary schools whose parents cannot adequately finance the education. Estimates suggest one in three eligible students never applies — usually because they overestimate parental income limits or are deterred by the paperwork.
Eligibility
You may receive BAföG if:
- You are enrolled at a recognised university or attending grade 10 or above at a qualifying secondary school
- You hold German citizenship or a residence status eligible under § 8 BAföG
- Your parents' income (or your own under elternunabhängiges BAföG) does not substantially exceed the § 25 BAföG allowances
- You had not yet turned 45 when the training started
- Your own assets stay below €15,000 (under 30) or €45,000 (30 and over)