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Apply for BAföG. Online, step by step.

We guide you through the application, generate the forms and submit everything to your responsible office.

Every field is explained before you fill it in.

Your office is found automatically.

BAföG application, Step 3 of 5

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Documents

ID card recognised

8 details filled in automatically

Name

Lena Schneider

Date of birth

14.03.2004

Place of birth

Leipzig

Nationality

deutsch

Certificate of enrolment

A photo fills in 3 details

Responsible for you

Studierendenwerk Berlin

Good to know

BAföG is paid from the month your application arrives. There's nothing retroactive. Every month you wait is a month you'll never get.

How your application works.

You can pause at any time. Your answers are saved and you pick up exactly where you left off.

1

The check

Twelve questions about your situation. At the end, you know what you're entitled to.

Free
2

Your details

About you, your studies, housing, money and bank account. Every question explains what it means.

Free
3

Documents

Photograph your ID and certificate of enrolment. That fills in many details for you.

4

We review

We generate the forms and check everything is complete for you.

5

Submit

We find your responsible office and send the whole application there.

19,95 €

Which documents you need.

Only two are mandatory. And both save you work: photograph them once and they fill in details for you. Then they're stored in the Safe for your next application.

ID card

Fills in 8 details for you

Mandatory

Certificate of enrolment

Fills in 3 details for you

Mandatory

Rental agreement

Proves your housing situation

Optional

Your parents' tax assessment (2024)

Basis for Form 3

Optional

The forms, briefly explained.

You don't have to fill in or print any of them yourself.

Form1

We create it

The application itself

With your details: personal, studies, housing, income and assets.

Form2

We create it

University certificate

For university, the certificate of enrolment is usually enough.

Form3

Your parents fill it in

Your parents' income declaration

They fill it in themselves. You don't need their figures.

What it kostet.

The check and filling in are free. You only pay when you submit.

19,95 €per application, one-off, incl. VAT

With Pro only €10.00. Compare plans

What's included

Forms generated and checked for completeness

Submission to your responsible office

Submission confirmation and proof of receipt

Your details are then stored in the Safe

Example: You submit your BAföG application and pay a one-off €19.95, or €10.00 with Pro. We send you the submission confirmation; the office sends you its decision by post.

Frequently asked questions.

Still have questions? The AI assistant in the app explains every step, even mid-application.

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BAföG is paid from the month your application arrives.

There's nothing retroactive. Every month you wait is a month you'll never get.

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