Secure student financing is an important factor when deciding on a degree programme and not insignificant for your academic success.
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In principle, your parents are obliged to support you financially until you have obtained your first professional qualification. This includes continuing your studies if this is what makes it possible for you to work. Many students also earn some extra money through a part-time job.
In addition, there are a variety of funding options (scholarships, loan financing) or social benefits such as BAföG or benefits under the Second Book of the German Social Code (SGB II). The federal government, the federal states, the municipalities or individual cities, for example, also provide additional funding.
‘BAföG’ is the abbreviation for the Federal Training Assistance Act. It is a state social benefit designed to enable young people to complete a course of study - regardless of their social and economic situation.
Almost two thirds of students work alongside their studies - either regularly or occasionally. Ideally, a part-time job should not only provide a salary, but also practical experience relevant to your studies.
Students are generally not entitled to a citizen's allowance under the Second Book of the German Social Code (SGB II) if their training is eligible for support under the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG) and they live…
