BAföG counseling

Dealing with the BAföG-Amt/Studierendenwerk is often its own job on top of the numerous responsibilities students already contend with. To support students struggling with the BAföG-Amt, our counselors always takes the side of the students as peer-to-peer advisors and will try to help you navigate your case within the narrow boundaries of BAföG. 

If you have questions, problems or doubts with BAföG, send us an email, and please do so before you send the Amt anything that could be hard to retract. 

Together we will look for solutions and answers to all BAföG-related questions. We offer help on the following topics:

• BAföG for students with non-German passports (EU and beyond)
• Auslands (study abroad)-BAföG / temporary or complete study (internship) abroad
• Changing your major/minor/study discipline
• Showing proof of credits earned (called Formblatt 5)
• Transition from Bachelor to Master
• Asset and income accounting
• PhD beyond the regular study period ("BAföG extension")
• BAföG that is parent-dependent and parent-independent
• BAföG repayment or repayment for overpayments

Please bring any letters or forms with you or attach them to your e-mails.

Counseling Hours

Counseling via email: please write us an email and send us scans of any relevant documents so we can best help you!

In person counseling: every other Wednesday 11 - 4pm

Please email us in advance to schedule an appointment for an in-person session. If you don’t manage to schedule an appointment ahead of time, you are also welcome to come by on a Wednesday (or call the AStA  and ask if this Wednesday we are there) and see us without an appointment.