We are here for you.
Our counsellors are available for your questions and problems concerning BAföG – from the application to the legal requirements to the repayment modalities. Your personal counselors are happy to provide information and advice and to help you with funding your studies.
Department for Grants
Goethestraße 6
04109 Leipzig
Personal office hours on site
Tuesday
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Telephone office hours
Wednesday
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Let’s start!
How to reach us – depending on your request
| Topic/type of question | Recommended Contact |
|---|---|
| General BAföG advice (e.g. change of subject, transcript of records, funding for international students) | BAföG hotline, telephone call with your BAföG Counsellor or in person on site. Very general enquiries, also by email |
| Questions about the application process (e.g. forms, deadlines, technical questions about BAföG Digital) | Telefon call with your BAföG Counsellor or BAföG Digital |
| Questions about the processing status of your application | Telephone call with your BAföG Counsellor or in person on site |
| Questions about whether documents have arrived | Telephone call with your BAföG Counsellor or in person on site |
| Urgent or complex concerns about your application | in person on site |
TIP: If you have any important questions, simply drop by during our office hours – it’s often quicker and we can help you straight away.
The contact channels in detail
- Central BAföG hotline of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research:
For general questions about BAföG, how to apply and how to use BAföG-Digital.
- 0800-223 63 41 (Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Friday 08:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.).
- E-Mail
For general questions about your specific application, in individual cases to arrange an appointment outside office hours.
Please do not send personal concerns, legal advice or queries about the processing status by email.
You can find the email address of your contact person on the page for our BAföG Counsellors. Please enter your surname in the “Your personal contact” section.
- By telephone with your Counsellor
For specific questions about your application.
You can find the telephone number of your contact person on the page for our BAföG Counsellors. Please enter your surname in the “Your personal contact” section.
- Personally on site
The best choice for general and individual, urgent or more complex matters. Applications or missing documents can also be handed in during personal consultation hours. You can find the personal consultation hours at the top of this page.
- BAföG Digital
To apply, upload your documents, notify us of changes (e.g. address or IBAN) if you have already submitted your application online or would like to submit it online at bafoeg-digital.de (german):
- Postal route and letterbox
Applications can be made and documents submitted by post. Changes of address or bank details, for example, can also be communicated. It is also possible to drop them in our letterbox.
Our address:
Amt für Ausbildungsförderung
Goethestraße 6
04109 Leipzig
Who are we responsible for?
The Department for Grants in Leipzig is responsible for students of the following Leipzig institutes:
- Leipzig University (indluding Studiencolleg)
- Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK)
- University of Music and Theatre „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig (HMT)
- Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (HGB)
- HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
- Lancaster University Leipzig
Other responsibilities
The different locations of the iba are not independent and are bound to the supervision of The Hessen State Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts (HMWK). Students of this university are not able to receive support through BAföG.
The Dualen Hochschulen Sachsen (DHSN) are under the responsibility of the Studentenwerk Chemnitz-Zwickau.
- BAföG applications for training programmes at iba | Duales Studium Leipzig should be sent to
Stadt Darmstadt
Amt für Ausbildungsförderung
Frankfurter Straße 71
64293 Darmstadt - BAföG applications for training programmes at the iu Internationale Hochschule should be send to
Studierendenwerk Thüringen
Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts
Postanschrift:
Postfach 100822
07708 Jena - BAföG applications for training programmes at the Macromedia Hochschule should be send to
Studierendenwerk Stuttgart
Rosenbergstraße 18
70174 Stuttgart
