Study financing opportunities

The Federal Training Assistance Act for Students (BAföG) provides financial support for students, in order for them to complete their studies as well as pay their living expenses. Half of students’ BAföG payments are generally in the form of a grant, whilst the other half is an interest-free loan. Detailed information is available from the  Federal Ministry for Education and Research along with BaföG advice from the students’ union.

Every Monday, the Studierendenwerk holds a BAföG consultation session at the Studierendenhaus from 1.00 pm to 3.00 pm.

Address: Studierendenhaus (C23), Room 04.07, Schöfferstraße 3, Darmstadt

Jobs for students and working student positions can be arranged via: 

• Jobportal at h_da and 
• Students’ Union Darmstadt.

Advice on jobs and studying is offered by:

• The Students‘ Union, 
• The Campus Office des AStA and 
• The Jobcenter.

For employment as an assistant at h_da, please refer to the following information sheet (German) with information on contract duration, scope of employment and remuneration as well as break, disability and holiday regulations.

h_da does not presently offer the scholarship ‘Deutschlandstipendium’. Information on other available scholarships in Germany can be found on the following sites:

• myStipendium.de (german): search engine with over 3000 scholarship programmes,
• Stipendium Plus (Scholarship programmes offered by the 13 state-funded organisations for the promotion of gifted students.),
• the Aufstiegsstipendium (upgrading scholarship programmes for people with job experience).
• Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst e.V. (DAAD): Grants for international students offered by the German Academic Exchange Service.
• ArbeiterKind.de (german): Organisation for the promotion of higher education for non-academic children.