Studying has to be paid for. The joy of receiving a place at university is often followed by the question of how your studies are going to be financed. studierendenWERK BERLIN looks after your BAföG application and provides you with advice on financing your studies.
To the BAföG-Application (only in German)
Here you will find the contact details of your personal case officer and the link to make an online appointment at your local BAföG office if you need special advice (change of subject, proof of performance, income update, exceeding the maximum funding period, second degree).
Please submit your BAföG application in advance via BAföGdigital (only in German) if you have not already done so.
You can upload follow-up applications and documents conveniently and securely online via your user area in BAföGdigital (only in German) or via our upload portal (only in German).
If you would like to submit something in person, please use our external mailbox.
If you have any further questions, you can also call the free hotline at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Tel.: 0800-223 63 41 or 0800-BAFOEG1 (Mon. - Thurs.: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Fri.: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.).
The Offices for Educational Support Funding in the local districts are wholly responsible for providing information and submitting applications for school pupil BAföG:
Mitte (Mitte-Tiergarten-Wedding), Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Spandau, Zehlendorf-Steglitz, Schöneberg-Tempelhof
Treptow-Köpenick, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Lichtenberg (Lichtenberg-Hohenschönhausen), Neukölln
