Logo muenchen.de - the official city portal (To the homepage)
Educational support (BAföG)
Logo Landeshauptstadt München

BAföG - College, grades 1 to 3

Do you attend grade 1, 2 or 3 at a college in Munich?

Competent authority

Course description

If you are attending classes 1, 2 or 3 at a college in Munich, you may be eligible for educational support (BAföG).

The basic requirement is

501 euros per month if you live with your parents.

822 euros per month if you do not live with your parents.

Prerequisites

You must attend a college in Munich.

If you are not covered by family health and long-term care insurance (proof required!), this amount may increase.

Your parents' income is not taken into account in the calculation.

Required documents

  • Copy of passport as an EU citizen or residence permit as a non-EU citizen
  • Form 1 (application for educational support, curriculum vitae: please fill out without gaps and to the month from the end of primary school)
  • Form 2 (school certificate): completed by your school
  • Certificate of health and long-term care insurance (if you are not covered by family insurance)
  • A copy of your tenancy agreement (if you do not live with your parents)

Duration and costs

Processing time

The processing time varies from case to case.
Submit your application at least four months before the start of the school year.
Funding can be granted for the holiday month of August if you submit your application by 31 August at the latest and you also attended an eligible school in the previous school year. Submit a school certificate for the previous school year as proof.

Links and downloads

Find the responsible authority

You have a question about ...

Related services

BAföG - Vocational secondary school (BOS), preliminary class

Are you attending the 11th grade or preliminary class of the BOS and would like to apply for educational support?

BAföG - Evening grammar school

Are you attending an evening grammar school in Munich and would like to apply for BAföG?

BAföG - Vocational integration class, year 2

Are you in your second year of a vocational integration class and would like to apply for training support?

BAföG - Berufsoberschule (BOS), grades 12 and 13

Are you attending the 12th or 13th grade of a vocational secondary school (BOS) in Munich and would like to apply for BAföG?

BAföG - technical college with vocational training

Are you attending a technical college that requires you to have completed vocational training?

BAföG - University or university of applied sciences in Austria

Are you studying in Austria or completing a semester abroad or an internship there and would like to apply for educational support (BAföG)?

BAföG - Fachakademie

Are you attending a specialised academy in Munich and would like to apply for a training grant?

BAföG - specialised school, two to three years

Are you attending a technical college that does not require you to have completed vocational training and would you like to apply for a training grant?

BAföG - Integration pre-class

Are you attending the integration pre-class and would like to apply for educational support?

BAföG - Fachoberschule (FOS)

Are you attending a specialised secondary school (FOS) and would like to apply for educational support?