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Student grants

Responsibility: Central Government (Federal), Federal Ministry for Education and

Research and Federal Office of Administration (BVA)

Website: http://www.bafoeg.bmbf.de/

Description: Information and forms to download. Students are entitled to a government study allowance called BAföG, which is equally divided between a scholarship and a long-term, low-interest loan. The allowance declines as student's parents' income rises. The loan part of the BAföG has to be paid back at a later date (through BAföG Online). The scheme is administered by the Federal Office of Administration (BVA)and the Credit Institute for Reconstruction (Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau - KfW).

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