Foreign application
If you are studying abroad, you also have the opportunity to receive BAföG for this. You should submit the application together with the necessary supporting documents as early as possible, six months before the start of your stay abroad, and in full to the Office for Educational Support of the Student Union. To ensure smooth processing of your application for benefits under the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG), we recommend that you appoint an authorised person in Germany to represent you in all matters for the duration of your stay abroad - for reasons of postal delivery times alone.
It is best to use BAföG Digital to submit your application. You can use your personal account to upload documents online at a later date and send them directly to our clerks. Alternatively, you can also receive each form individually.
In addition, we also require
- Power of attorney
- Expert opinion from the domestic training institution (not required if participation in an official EU exchange programme, e.g. Erasmus/Socrates, is proven)
- Confirmation from the training centre abroad
Note:
- For one outward and one return journey to Denmark, Iceland and Norway, a flat-rate travel allowance of 250 euros each is granted, i.e. 500 euros per stay abroad. Proof of travel expenses does not need to be submitted.
- The final certificate of enrolment can be submitted on site after enrolment.
- There is no entitlement to domestic BAföG during the stay abroad. It is generally irrelevant for the study abroad programme whether you are on leave of absence at the university in Germany.
