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BAföG - College, grades 1 to 3

Do you attend grade 1, 2 or 3 at a college in Munich?

Competent authority

Description

If you are attending classes 1, 2 or 3 at a college in Munich, you may be eligible for educational support (BAföG).

The basic requirement is

501 euros per month if you live with your parents.

822 euros per month if you do not live with your parents.

Prerequisites

You must attend a college in Munich.

If you are not covered by family health and long-term care insurance (proof required!), this amount may increase.

Your parents' income is not taken into account in the calculation.

Required documents

  • Copy of passport as an EU citizen or residence permit as a non-EU citizen
  • Form 1 (application for educational support, curriculum vitae: please fill out without gaps and to the month from the end of primary school)
  • Form 2 (school certificate): completed by your school
  • Certificate of health and long-term care insurance (if you are not covered by family insurance)
  • A copy of your tenancy agreement (if you do not live with your parents)

You can find the forms under the heading "Forms & Links".

Duration & Costs

Processing time

The processing time varies from case to case.
Submit your application at least four months before the start of the school year.
Funding can be granted for the holiday month of August if you submit your application by 31 August at the latest and you also attended an eligible school in the previous school year. Submit a school certificate for the previous school year as proof.

Links & Downloads

Find out the competent authority

Evening grammar school
Vocational school
Basic vocational training year
Professional integration
Vocational secondary school (BOS)
Vocational preparation year
Specialised academy
University of Applied Sciences/University
Fachoberschule (FOS)
Technical college
Grammar school from grade 10
College
Secondary school from grade 10
Secondary school from grade 10
Business school

Which training centre, school or university do you attend?

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