What options you have to have your studies funded
[As at: June 2023]
Saxony-Anhalt Investment Bank
The target group is people with their primary residence in Saxony-Anhalt who wish to undergo a fee-based educational program. Depending on income, between 60% and 90% of the tuition fees are funded. The application for funding must be submitted before enrolment. The application procedure for a study place should start at the same time.
https://www.ib-sachsen-anhalt.de/privatpersonen/weiterbilden/weiterbildung-direkt
Advancement scholarship from SBB Stiftung Begabtenförderung berufliche Bildung GmbH
Target group are successful graduates of vocational training programs with at least two years of professional experience; prerequisites are a particularly successful vocational training program with an average grade of at least 1.9 or 87 points
www.bmbf.de/de/das-aufstiegsstipendium-882.html
KfW student loan
Finances living costs during studies; independent of income, no collateral required, flexible repayment; prerequisites: state-recognized university
www.kfw.de/inlandsfoerderung/Privatpersonen/Studieren-Qualifizieren/Finanzierungsangebote/KfW-Studienkredit-(174)/
Further education scholarship
Support for young people, max. 25 - 28 years old (with credit periods) after particularly successful completion of their vocational training with at least 87 points or better than "good" for further professional qualification
www.bmbf.de/de/das-weiterbildungsstipendium-883.html
Qualification Opportunities Act
Age-independent support for in-service training; getting fit for new labour market requirements - keyword: digitalization; right to advice
www.arbeitsagentur.de/unternehmen/finanziell/foerderung-von-weiterbildung
Federal Armed Forces Vocational Training Center
This funding depends on the individual's period of commitment; advice is provided by the Bundeswehr Vocational Training Service (BfD) before the training measure begins. www.bundeswehr.de/de/betreuung-fuersorge/der-berufsfoerderungsdienst-der-bundeswehr-bfd
Consulting
to funding programs that apply in Saxony-Anhalt: through the state initiative Specialist in focus Saxony-Anhalt with its regional advice centers
Information on funding programs
in other federal states can be found at www.wissenschaftliche-weiterbildung.de/foerdermoeglichkeiten.
