Checklist

This list will help you to complete your application and accelerate our processes.

Please note if you are submitting the application on paper:

In individual cases, it is possible that further documents may be required due to special circumstances: Your BaföG agent will inform you about this.
Please complete all fields of the forms with the required information, if not applicable please write "0" (i.e. your income/ assets).
Please do not forget to sign the application if you do not submit it via BAföG-Digital.

If you submitted the application via BAföG-Digital, you can upload the documents in your user area.

if you are not german: copy of current passport/ visa (including the page with the residence permit)
copy of rental agreement/ proof of registration (both only if you do not live with your parents)
proof of health insurance (if you pay your own insurance)
proof of own income in the applicable period (i.e. orphan pension, scholarship)
For assets higher than 15,000 euros: proof of assets/ debt on the date of application (i.e. bank statements, estimated value of personal car and vehicle registration)
further proof in the case that assets have been transferred to other people/ family members within 6 months prior to application
curriculum vitae: Complete and uninterrupted career history
proof of completion of your vocational training (degree/bachelor's certificate) and periods of employment or replacement periods (e.g. unemployment, illness)

Current certificate of matriculation with subjects (“Immatrikulations-/ Studienbescheinigung”).

Form 3 (income declaration)

including proof of income of your parents/ spouse/ registered partner from 2023 (income tax or similar - translated into German). If income tax is not available, please submit the December salary statement showing annual income.
if applicable, copy of school, study or training certificate for siblings from grade 10 or from the age of 15

Form 4 (Children of the trainee )

to apply for the childcare allowance for own children: copy of the birth certificate of the child(ren).

if funding is applied for from the 5th semester onwards, proof of ECTS points,
if the office has a general stipulation from the department or you have achieved at least 30 credit points per semester, otherwise form 5 (certificate of achievement according to § 48 BAföG)

(additional application, if the current income of your parents/ spouse/ registered partner has worsened compared 2 years earlier (i.e. due to unemployment, illness or retirement))

You can find the requirements and documents here.

Apply online via BAföG-Digital.