BAföG - Vocational school in Austria
Are you attending a two or three-year vocational school in Austria and would like to apply for BAföG?
Course description
If you are attending a two- or three-year vocational school in Austria, you may be eligible for training assistance (BAföG).
The basic requirement is
- 276 euros per month if you live with your parents
- 666 euros per month if you do not live with your parents
If you are not covered by family health and long-term care insurance (proof required), this amount may increase.
Prerequisites
- You must attend a vocational school in Austria.
- The vocational school in Austria must have the same recognition as the German vocational school.
Your parents' income will be taken into account!
A one-off travel allowance of 500 euros is granted when you are first approved. It is paid out in monthly instalments.
Required documents
You must submit the following documents:
- Form 1 (Application for educational support, curriculum vitae: please fill in completely and to the month from the end of primary school)
- Form 2 (school certificate): completed by your school
- Certificate of your health and long-term care insurance (if you do not have family insurance)
- Copy of your tenancy agreement (if you do not live with your parents)
- Form 6 (additional form for training abroad)
- Form 3 (declaration of income from your parents and, if applicable, your spouse or partner): from both parents and, if applicable, your spouse or partner based on their income from the calendar year before last
- Income tax assessment notice(s) of both parents and, if applicable, spouse or partner from the calendar year before last
- School or study certificate or training contract from your siblings