Student grants and loans (BAföG and Bildungskredit)
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Student grant and loan (BAföG)
- Subject to certain criteria, students can receive financial support under the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG).
- The amount of the BaföG grant or loan is needs-based and depends on income and assets. You can check the amount that you would be eligible for with the BAföG calculator.
- Submit your application to the Amt für Ausbildungsförderung, which is part of studierendenWERK Berlin.
- studierendenWERK Berlin offers BAföG advice at HTW Berlin at the following times:
- Treskowallee campus
Wednesday, 1.30 to 3.00 pm in building A, room 153 - Wilhelminenhof campus
Thursday, 10.00 to 11.30 am in building G, room 204 | map [PDF]
- Treskowallee campus
Bildungskredit (education loan)
If you are in the advanced stages of your studies, you can apply for an education loan (in German) — a low-interest loan offered by the German government and the KfW Development Bank. Unlike BAföG, the education loan is available to everyone, independent of income and assets.