BAföG & Student financing

• Online eApplication - fill out online, print off, sign and send (with validity check)
• Application for means testing - if you're unsure whether you're entitled to receive BAföG (simple and non-binding)

Download forms - Domestic and Abroad

• Checklist for domestic application
• Checklist for abroad application
• Formblatt 1 "Application with CV"
• Formblatt 2 "Certificate of attendance"
• Formblatt 3 "Declaration of income"
• Formblatt 4 "Children of the studying person"
• Formblatt 5 "Gade transcripts"
• Formblatt 6 "Additional form - abroad" (find responsible international students' office)
• Formblatt 7 "Update"
• Formblatt 8 "Advance performance"
• Formblatt 9 "Subsequent application for educational grant (for students)"

Download preprints - domestic

• Summary application for deadlines
• Application for funding after changing higher education institute
• Application for funding for further studies
• Application for funding after changing subject/past failure to complete course
• Application for funding despite being above the age limit
• Application for funding after going above the maximum funding period
• Certificate for transferring study periods
• Certificate of support for completion of a course of study

Addition to form 1

• Certificate from the health insurance company
• Certificate from the life insurance company
• Accommodation certificate
• Declaration of inheritance rights
• Declaration of medical elective period - Tertiale (Heidelberg and other unis)
• Declaration of medical elective period - Quartale (Mannheim)
• Declaration of assets (including vehicles)
• Declaration of property and land
• Declaration of unknown parental address
• Declaration of increased income-related expensives (only Cooperative State University Mosbach/Heilbronn)
• Certificate of training allowance (only Cooperative State University Mosbach/Heilbronn)
• Application for 'Härtefreibetrag' from work income due to tuition fees (only private universities)
• Changing the bank account details
• Erklärung zum Studienabschluss oder -abbruch

Addition to form 5

• Application for funding with negative grade transcript

Addition to form 4 (only for spouses/civil partnerships/parents/parent)

• Notification of change of parent or ciblings
• Application from spouse/civil partner/parent for a 'Härtefreibetrag'
• Certification from the employer about spouse/civil partner/parent income
• Spouse/civil partner/parent income declaration if tax assessment is absent

Download pre-prints - abroad (Spain)

• Summary application for deadlines
• Spanish rent certificate
• Spanish internship certificate
• Spanish school certificate
• Spanish study certificate (imma)
• Spanish grade transcript
• Appendix - declaration for form 6
• Corona-declaration (Declaration for the studies at an educational institution abroad during the Corona-pandemic)

Semester fee scholarship of the Studierendenwerk Heidelberg

• Application for the Semester fee scholarship
• Criteria for the Semester fee scholarship