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BAföG Digital
BAföG Digital will not be available from 7 January 2026 until the end of January 2026 (presumably at the latest until 26 Jan 2026). Thus please submit applications via BAföG Digital before 7 January 2026.
If you would like to submit a BAföG application between 7th and 26th January 2026, please send it by post.
BAföG Service Centre (BSZ)
It's currently not possible to arrange appointments for a BSZ consultation. You can, however, still contact the staff members in charge of your application during their phone office hours on Tues, Wed and Thurs from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Sign language telephone
The BAföG hotline of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space will be offering a sign language telephone starting 1st December 2025.
Deaf and hearing-impaired citizens will thus be provided the possibility to receive important information regarding BAföG by means of sign language and video calls.
The new free-of-charge service is accessible online via video calls at https://www.gebaerdentelefon.de/bafoeg.
Further information can be found at www.bafög.de in the section "Gebärdensprache".
Studienstarthilfe – apply online for receiving support at the start of your studies
Students must apply online for the "Studienstarthilfe" via bafoeg-digital.de. The application platform for Studienstarthilfe applications will presumably be available from September 2024 onwards via bafoeg-digital.de.
Further information on the Studienstarthilfe can be found in our German Studienstarthilfe FAQs.
Semester abroad – who is in charge
We would like to point out that the Studierendenwerk München Oberbayern's BAföG Office (Amt für Ausbildungsförderung) is not in charge of dealing with financial support for semesters spent abroad ("Auslandsförderung").
If you would like to apply for this type of support, you need to submit your application to one of the 18 “Auslandsämter” in Germany.
Have a look here to find out which office is responsible for which country!
BAföGdigital App
The new BAföGdigital App is now available in App Store and Play Store. The BAföGdirekt App is no longer active.
The BAföGdigital App includes the new “BAföG-Rechner”, which can calculate the amount of BAföG you will presumably receive. You can also find the tool at www.bafoeg-digital.de.
27 February 2024
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