BAföG applications are always decided individually. So please always talk to your contact person at your BAföG office!

If you fall ill during pregnancy, inform your BAföG office immediately. You will continue to receive support, but not beyond the third month. You are obliged to cooperate.

As a student with a child, you will only receive further support under BAföG if you continue your studies!

The most important BAföG rules for you at a glance:

• If you interrupt your studies for longer than 3 months due to illness, BAföG payments will also be interrupted. If you interrupt your studies for any other reason, you are not entitled to BAföG from the month of interruption.
• After the end of an illness, payments will only be continued after notification of resumption of studies. In all other cases of interruption, a new application for BAföG may be necessary.
• If you have to study longer because of pregnancy, birth, care and upbringing of the child, your BAföG will continue to be paid for this longer period as a grant. This only applies if the above-mentioned reasons are the cause of the shortfall in benefits.
• You do not have to repay this grant
• The following periods are appropriate as extensions of the study:
  • For pregnancy: 1 additional semester
  • Up to the 5th year of age of the child: one semester per year
  • For the child's 6th and 7th year of age: 1 semester
  • For the 8th to 14th year of the child: 1 semester
• The extension period can be divided between two student parents if information is provided on the division of care of the child
• The proof of performance must be submitted after the 4th semester. Students' parents may submit it at a later date upon special request if the reasons given were the cause of the shortfall in performance. This must be justified and proven accordingly.
• You can earn more with children during your studies without having your BAföG benefits reduced
• If you have children, higher allowances apply from your assets.

Please contact your local BAföG office for application information and repayment terms for parents.

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