18. Study start-up grant

Students who are under 25 years of age, are taking up their first full-time degree course and have received one of the following german social benefits up to the fill month before the start of their studies:

• Bürgergeld und Ausbildungshilfe nach § 27 SGB II
• Wohngeld
• Leistungen nach dem Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz
• Kinderzuschlag (nicht Kindergeld)
• Leistungen der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (§ 91 SGB VIII)
• Leistungen zum Lebensunterhalt nach § 93 oder § 145 Abs. 1 SGB XIV
• Leistungen zum Lebensunterhalt (SGB XII – Kapitel 3)
• Grundsicherung im Alter und bei Erwerbsminderung (SGB XII – Kapitel 4)

can apply for a one-off study start-up grant of 1000 euros via BAföG-Digital.

Proof of receipt of the social benefits must be provided in the form of a notification, which must not be older than six months. The start-up grant can only be applied for until the end of the second month of study. After that, the entitlement expires.