Student counseling BAföG & social (StuBS)

The StuBS social counseling service of the AStA answers your questions from the application process to funding beyond the maximum funding period. Also about compensation for disadvantages in special circumstances.

This counseling service is independent of the Studentenwerk Schleswig-Holstein.

Application for BAföG

You can find information on how to apply, which forms and documents the BAföG office requires on the pages of the Studentenwerk SH.

You can submit your application completely online or you can find the forms for the BAföG application to print out at www.bafög.de. You can send the completed forms by e-mail to the e-mail address bafoeg@studentenwerk.landsh.de.

Adress
Studentenwerk Schleswig-Holstein
Amt für Ausbildungsförderung
Faulstraße 17
24103 Kiel

The 1. BAföG-Application
As a first semester student, you should submit your application for funding in the first month of lectures.
Because if you are funded, BAföG will only be paid retroactively from the month of
BAföG is paid retroactively Studentenwerk SH erster BAföG Antrag.

Applications for further funding
BAföG funding is usually approved for a period of 12 months (the approval period (BWZ) is stated at the top of the BAföG notification). For continuous BAföG payments, you should submit applications for continued funding at least 3 months before the end of the current period! Studentenwerk SH Weiterförderungsantrag

Proof of performance after the 4th semester
The proof of performance according to BAföG § 48 (Form 5) must be submitted to the BAföG office after the 4th semester. Informationen und Beantragung bei der Uni Flensburg

Detailed information on BAföG (such as entitlement, amount of funding, funding period, own income, …) coming soon as pdf.

The consultations are subject to confidentiality and can be conducted anonymously.

consultation hours Information as pdf coming soon.

No way in sight? A personal consultation can shed light on the darkness.

Sometimes everything just becomes too much.You start to stumble and threaten to lose your footing. Silence reinforces your feeling of being at the mercy of others. Psychosocial counseling can offer you support in a personal conversation.

Examples of stressful situations:

• Your work organization is not working and you need new impulses …
• The daily grind plus your studies – how can you manage …
• Psychological stress situations become overwhelming (losses, assaults of any kind, helplessness)

The consultations are subject to confidentiality and can be conducted anonymously.

The consultations are introductory talks and do not replace psychotherapeutic counseling.

Information as pdf coming soon.

Open consultation hours for personal advice. Information coming soon as pdf.

Here is a hint for immediate help:

Telephone counseling

All callers can rest assured that their concerns will be treated confidentially and anonymously. The topics discussed range from university and relationship stress to acute life crises. The service is aimed at everyone – regardless of denomination or ideology. The ESG Hamburg student telephone counseling service is available daily from 8 p.m. to midnight at:

(040) 411 70 411

and  TelefonSeelsorge.de 24/7 under 0800 1110111 or 0800 1110222

For all those who work alongside their studies, there are a number of things to consider, including insurance and BAföG.

Here are examples of types of employment:

Working student regulation: An assessment as a working student can be made if the focus is on the studies and the employment is regularly carried out for no more than 20 hours per week.

Marginal employment: Possible for income up to the statutory mini-job earnings limit.

Short-term employment: Temporary employment, maximum three months or 70 working days in a calendar year with regularly more than 20 hours per week.

Employment subject to compulsory insurance: If the time scope of the working student regulation is exceeded and more than 20 hours per week are worked for a total of more than 26 weeks in the calendar year.

Self-employment: Some typical student jobs are handled in this way and you receive a fee instead of a wage (e.g. at events). With this type of employment, it is important for the health insurance companies to note that the focus is on your studies and that the self-employed or commercial activity is not considered “professional”, because then the voluntary health insurance for the self-employed would apply. In any case, you should speak to your health insurance provider to clarify how it will be classified. On the other hand, self-employed persons are obliged to submit an income tax return. For tax purposes and for BAföG (income limit differs; see below!), only the profit is of interest, i.e. the amount that results after deduction of all operating costs (collect receipts!).

If you work alongside your studies, you should always observe the income limits so that other benefits are not reduced or discontinued.

If you receive BAföG, you are allowed to earn additional income without deductions within the specified allowances. If the allowances are exceeded, BAföG will be reduced proportionately. Changes in income must always be reported to the BAföG office, otherwise repayments may be demanded. There are additional allowances for children and spouses (taking into account their own income) of students.

• In the case of non-self-employment within the approval period (term of the BAföG notification), a mini-job is not taken into account.
• Income from self-employment is calculated separately. The decisive factor here is the operating profit, i.e. the surplus of income over expenditure. One problem with the calculation: the approval period does not correspond to the tax assessment period (usually the calendar year).
• The allowances do not apply to internship semesters and mandatory internships.

In the case of family health insurance for people who are in training and under 25 years of age, or as a spouse, the monthly income is limited to the earnings limit of a mini-job. Short-term employment with higher earnings is possible (the health insurance funds can provide information here).

Employees’ rights also apply to part-time employment (which also includes marginal employment):

• Vacation entitlement
• Continued payment of remuneration in the event of illness
• Entitlement to special payments (note: under certain circumstances, special payments may exceed the marginal earnings threshold or be offset against BAföG benefits)
• Coverage in the statutory accident insurance

Information as pdf coming soon.

Open consultation hours for personal advice. Information as pdf coming soon.

The consultations are subject to confidentiality and can be conducted anonymously.

In the following, we provide information on compensation for disadvantages in the case of health handicaps ranging from a prolonged illness or chronic illness to a recognized disability.

Illness during studies
If you are ill for a longer period of time and can only complete coursework and examinations to a limited extent, you can apply for compensation for disadvantages. The illness must be documented by a medical certificate. You can find the relevant application forms at the university at the Arbeitsbereich Chancengleichheit

Under BAföG, compensation for disadvantages is also possible for a serious illness that leads to a limited ability to study and results in a delay in studies (funding over the maximum funding period). You must observe the BAföG regulations if you are completely unable to study for longer than 3 months!

The StuBS can answer specific questions in a personal consultation. compensation for disadvantages because of illness pdf

Chronic illness and studying
If you are studying with a chronic illness, your special needs will be taken into account through various compensations for disadvantages. If you have any questions about studying with a chronic illness, the university’s Assignment for diversity responsible. Information and application forms for compensation for disadvantages at the university.

In the BAföG, compensation for disadvantages is possible for a chronic illness that leads to a limited ability to study and results in a delay in studies (funding beyond the maximum funding period). Please note the BAföG regulations regarding a complete inability to study for longer than 3 months!

Your individual situation is always unique, and StuBS can support you in a personal consultation. Information on compensation for disadvantages due to chronic illness as pdf

Studying with a disability
If a recognized disability leads to restrictions in studying, special needs can be taken into account through various compensations for disadvantages in everyday study life and examinations. At euf is also the Assignment for diversity responsible. Information and application forms for compensation for disadvantages at the university.

The BAföG contains various compensations for disadvantages due to a recognized disability (e.g. allowances on income, funding beyond the maximum funding period, …). In the BAföG, it is essential to observe the regulations on a complete inability to study for longer than 3 months!

If you are studying with a disability, the StuBS will provide you with specific information in a personal consultation. Information as pdf coming soon.

The consultations are subject to confidentiality and can be conducted anonymously.

Open consultation hours for personal advice. Information as pdf coming soon.

Below you will find information on compensating for disadvantages during pregnancy and studying with a child.

Pregnancy
In addition to the statutory regulations (e.g. maternity protection, parental leave, etc.), pregnant students have the opportunity to claim compensation for disadvantages in this special situation. For the implementation of compensation for disadvantages at the university, please contact the Familienbüro .

At the Studentenwerk SH  Beratung studentisches Leben you can apply for financial support, among other things.

Under BAföG, female students who have health problems during pregnancy have the opportunity to compensate for this disadvantage (funding beyond the maximum funding period).

The StuBS can show you your options as a pregnant student in a personal consultation. First information on compensation for disadvantages during pregnancy as pdf

Studying with a child
As student parents of child(ren) under the age of 14, you have various options to compensate for disadvantages (e.g. priority registration for seminars, modification of credits, etc.). For the implementation of disadvantage compensation at the university, please contact the Familienbüro .

BAföG provides student parents who live in a household with children up to the age of 14 with, for example, a childcare allowance, funding above the maximum funding limit, income allowances, …).

On the pages of the Studentenwerk SH you will find more informations about ‚studying with a child‘.

Get detailed information in a personal consultation at StuBS. Information as pdf coming soon.

The consultations are subject to confidentiality and can be conducted anonymously.

Open consultation hours for personal advice. Information as pdf coming soon.

Your studies are already full of challenges. Add to this the care of a close relative and it becomes increasingly difficult to cope with all the demands. The mental stress caused by caring responsibilities should not be underestimated either.

The special needs of students who care for relatives with a care degree*, see below, can be recognized for study and examination achievements. It is possible to apply for compensation for disadvantages..

For further information and application forms, please contact the Family Office in the Equal Opportunities Department at the EUF information EUF.

Under BAföG, students who care for relatives* (see below) in their home environment can apply for funding beyond the maximum funding period or for an extension of the submission deadline for the benefit certificate in accordance with § 48 BAföG (Form 5).

*Relatives within the meaning of Section 7 (3) of the Caregiver Leave Act and classified with at least care degree 3 in accordance with Sections 14 and 15 of Book 11 of the Social Security Code.

Information as pdf coming soon.

If you have any questions about studying and caring for relatives, please use our consultation times. Information as pdf coming soon.

The consultations are subject to confidentiality and can be conducted anonymously.