BAföG for Refugees

Are you a refugee and have a temporary stay permit, tolerated stay permit or a residence permit for humanitarian reasons? Then you can apply for BAföG to finance your studies in Berlin under certain conditions. In this online lecture, you will find out which requirements you have to fulfil for approval, which documents you need and what else you should consider when applying.

Topics:

• When am I eligible to apply as a refugee?
• When and how do I submit my application?
• Which documents do I need?
• What is initial training?
• Performance conditions and proof
• Study break and changing course of study
• Type of funding and repayment conditions
• What amount of funding can I expect?
• Exclusion criteria (income and assets)

Language:

German with translation into English.

Direction:

Katrin Köhn, BAföG Office of the studierendenWERK Berlin

Organiser:

Centre for Student Refugees Berlin

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