Hardship Cases and Couples - FAQ

Students suffering from health problems or students in difficult social situations (exceptional hardship) which permanently limit their chances considerably of finding suitable accommodation can apply for preferential admission.

Accommodation for hardship cases is also allocated by means of a waiting list; waiting periods are to be expected.

Financial circumstances do not constitute a case of hardship.

Reasons for a hardship application include disability or a severe chronic illness, significantly and permanently limiting your chances of finding suitable accommodation.

Temporary illnesses and financial reasons are not taken into account.

Please apply online via our online application:

1. Complete the application form.
2. Choose “yes” in the field marked “Disability”.
3. Please additionally send an email written by yourself to haertefaelle@stwm.de, describing your situation and including all the required documents.

Your email must include a detailed description of your personal situation, clearly stating your disability, as well as a description of your thus resulting special needs (e.g. light bell, required accommodation for assistants in the case of wheelchair rooms, etc.).

The description must make your situation clear to third parties. Please also provide supporting documents.

The supporting documents must illustrate and make the hardship case comprehensible to third parties.

Documents might include:

• disability card (“Schwerbehindertenausweis”)
• “Feststellungsbescheid” (official confirmation)
• report issued by a medical specialist
• confirmation issued by the social institution in charge
• in the case of social hardship, confirmation from public authorities

All documents must be submitted in German.

This is a written document issued by the specialist in charge, which includes a detailed description of your state of health including diagnoses, symptoms, treatment and prognosis. The report must clearly illustrate – also to medical laypersons without any profound medical knowledge – from what the patient is suffering. It must clearly state that you have special needs concerning accommodation and that due to your diagnosis your chances of finding suitable accommodation are significantly limited.

All documents must be submitted in German.

You also need to provide a medical report as both the disability card and “Feststellungsbescheid” don’t provide any information on the impact your disability has on your everyday life.

Yes, single parents and students with children can apply for accommodation and will be given priority in the allocation process.

However, this type of accommodation is only available to a limited extent. It is also allocated by means of a waiting list; (possibly shorter) waiting periods are to be expected.

The requirements specified in our Policy for Allocating Accommodation must be met.

Please also note our Application FAQs.

Please have a look at Item 5 of our Policy for Allocating Accommodation.

Apply online via our online application:

1. Complete the application form.
2. Additionally send an email to haertefaelle@stwm.de, briefly explaining your situation.
3. Submit the required documents: 

• maternity record (“Mutterpass”)
• birth certificate(s) of your child/children

Both persons must fulfil the application requirements, which can be found in our Policy for Allocating Accommodation.

Apply online via our online application:

1. Both of you need to complete the application form.
2. Enter your partner’s name in the field provided for this purpose.
3. Additionally send an email to haertefaelle@stwm.de, briefly explaining your situation.
4. Submit the birth certificate(s) of your child/children.

Disenrolled persons are not authorized to live in our halls and must move out.

Please get in touch with the administrative office in charge as soon as possible.

Disenrolled persons are not authorized to live in our halls and must move out.

Please get in touch with the administrative office in charge as soon as possible.