Downloads / Forms and Instructions

Please find the required forms for your BAföG application on the web pages of the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung – BMBF). Please note and follow the instructions and submit your applications together with the necessary documents in full. Only complete applications and documents can be processed quickly. Please contact us if you have questions regarding the application or application process. For contact information and office hours, please click here. We are glad to help!

• BAföG Forms (BAföG-Formulare) (in German)
• BAföG Instructions (BAföG-Merkblatt) (in German)
• With BAföG international – Instructions (Mit BAföG ins Ausland - Merkblatt) (in German)
• BAföG Application (Formloser BAföG-Antrag) (in German)
• Proof of Rental Costs (Mietkostenbescheinigung) (in German)
• Change of Information Notice (Veränderungsmitteilung) (in German)
• Application for Reasons for Switching Programme of Study / Quitting Studies (Formblatt zur Begründung eines Fachrichtungswechsels / Ausbildungsabbruches) (in German)
• Application for Assistance without Proof of Assessment (Antrag auf Förderung ohne Leistungsnachweis) (in German)
• Application for Assistance past the Time Limits of Assistance (Antrag auf Förderung über die Förderungshöchstdauer) (in German)
• Declaration on Deduction due to Disability / Exceptional Hardships (Erklärung über Freibetrag infolge Körperbehinderung / außergewöhnlicher Belastungen) (in German)
• Information on Organisations for the Promotion of Young Talent in the Federal Republic of Germany (Infoblatt über die Begabtenförderwerke in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) (in German)
• Information Child Benefits 2007 (Merkblatt Kindergeld 2007) (in German)