Study start-up assistance

You can apply for start-up assistance if you:

• in the month of application, you receive one of the following benefits alone or through a community of need:
  Bürgergeld (formerly: Arbeitslosengeld II)
  Sozialhilfe
  Grundsicherung
  Eingliederungshilfe
  Kinderzuschlag (≠ Kindergeld)
  or you live in an inpatient institution for child and youth welfare or in a foster family
• you are under 30 years of age
• the enrolment deadline has not yet passed on the day of application
• and you wish to enrol for the first time at a university within the area of responsibility of the Studentenwerk Schleswig-Holstein and were not enrolled at a university outside Schleswig-Hosltein.

You must submit the application before the start of your studies, i.e. after admission and before enrolment.

How do I submit the application?

• Download the application form from our website and fill it out.
• Copy the proof of the state benefits you receive.
• Add the letter of admission for subjects with restricted admissions or the application for enrolment for subjects without admission.
• Send the complete application and the required documents to beratung.ki@studentenwerk.sh for a preliminary check. We will then check at short notice whether you are eligible to apply and send you further information.
• If everything fits, we will transfer 800 € to your account.

Attention! As of 1.5.2023, different guidelines will apply to start-up aid. There is also a new form. You can find both below. Please use them if you want to apply after 1.5.2023.