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How do you finance your studies?
If you would like to look at other options for financing your studies in addition to the job exchange and the Career Service's funding programmes, you will find what you are looking for here. We have put together a comprehensive collection of links on the subject of financing and funding.
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Tips and information on BAföG

BAföG and housing benefit
BAföG

The Federal Training Assistance Act, better known as "BAföG", is a state education assistance programme that benefits school pupils and people in further vocational training, as well as students in particular.

BAföG is granted half as an interest-free loan and half as a grant.

You can find everything else about this under the links:
Housing benefit

Students who are not entitled to BAföG or have lost their entitlement or only receive a loan under BAföG are generally entitled to housing benefit.

Further information is available at the Bürgerservice Karlsruhe

Scholarship links

Stipendien und Stiftungen
Foundations

Scholarships


Scholarship databases

Help at the KIT

Financing information - Starting your studies at KIT
On this page, Student Services has compiled a lot of information about student financing
To the Student Services

AStA- KIT
The general student committee offers a lot of information on their website and can help you in emergencies.
To the AStA

Support organisations for student life

KIT-Freundeskreis und Fördergesellschaft e.V.
As the official KIT Sponsors' Association, we actively support campus life at KIT and thus promote communication between active members, alumni and external partners
We support young academics through scholarships and scientific exchange
We manage free donations, earmarked donations and foundations to promote science, innovation and teaching

To Freundeskreis und Fördergesellschaft e.V.
KIT Heinrich Hertz-Gesellschaft
The Heinrich-Hertz-Gesellschaft (HHG) has been closely associated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) since its foundation in 1966. Members of the Heinrich Hertz Society are leading figures from science, business, government, culture, the arts and the liberal professions in the Karlsruhe technology region. It promotes dialogue between representatives of these groups through its monthly events. It supports the next generation of academics at all Karlsruhe universities with scholarships and promotes the operation of the ‘Heinrich Hertz’ guest lecturer centre on the south campus.

To the Heinrich Hertz-Gesellschaft
KIT-Stiftung
The KIT-Stiftung promotes sustainable research, teaching and academic life at KIT.
Excellent science needs sustainable support - for outstanding research, excellent teaching and a vibrant academic life. With this in mind, private individuals and companies have jointly established the KIT Foundation. The KIT Foundation promotes the important work of scientists, supports students and implements outstanding projects. The KIT Foundation is transparent, efficient and personal. It is open to all interested citizens and companies and offers new and old friends and supporters of KIT innovative forms of private commitment to science.

To the KIT-Stiftung
Solar- und Umweltverein Fridericiana e.V. (solarfri)
The Solar- und Umweltverein Fridericiana e.V. (solarfri) is a student university group at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. The purpose of the association is to promote solar energy and environmental protection, in particular ecological and sustainable behavior and ways of thinking in the student and academic context. To this end, the association uses income from the operation of the PV system on the roof of the canteen on Adenauerring to finance student projects that pursue socially or ecologically sustainable goals.

To Solarfri
Studentisches Kulturzentrum
The Studentische Kulturzentrum was founded in 1992 as a non-profit limited company. The founding shareholders - and the current ones - were the Karlsruher Studentendienst e. V., the Studentenwerk Karlsruhe AöR and the University of Karlsruhe.

To the Studentischem Kulturzentrum