Additional Financial Support for Students with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses

Students doing a study period or internship abroad through the Erasmus+ program and who have a disability or chronic illness are eligible for additional financial support to help them to cover any additional costs associated with their condition. To receive this support an applicant is required to have a chronic illness or a degree of disability qualified as twenty or more. You can consult the Student Mobility Unit for further information on the specific requirements and application procedure.

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You can consult the following support services for further information on studying abroad:

Studying Abroad Advising

International Student Mobility Unit at Freie Universität Berlin

Student Services Center (SSC)

Iltisstr. 4 (near Dahlem-Dorf subway station)

14195 Berlin

This office is accessible to students who use wheelchairs.

Studying Abroad – Direct Exchange

Tel.: +49 30 838-73930

Email: auslstud@fu-berlin.de

Studying Abroad – Erasmus+

Studying Abroad (Outgoing)

Studying abroad with Erasmus+ Europe and the Swiss-European Mobility Program

Tel.: +49 30 838-73401

Email: outgoing-erasmus@fu-berlin.de

Erasmus+ internship

Tel.: +49 30 838-70186

Email: erasmus-support@fu-berlin.de

Studying abroad with Erasmus+ worldwide (outgoing and incoming)

Tel.: +49 30 838-73412

Email: erasmusworld@fu-berlin.de

You can find further information here: Studying Abroad

 

Studying abroad at Freie Universität Berlin (incoming)

Erasmus+ / direct exchange

Tel.: +49 30 838-57993 / +49 30 838-70000

Email: incoming@fu-berlin.de

Erasmus+ Studium Europa & Swiss-European Mobility Programme

Telefon: +49 30 838-73401
E-Mail: outgoing-erasmus@fu-berlin.de

Internship Abroad Advising

Career Service at Freie Universität Berlin

Thielallee 38

Room 218

14195 Berlin

Tel.: +49 30 838-53899

Email: auslandspraktika@fu-berlin.de

This office is accessible to students who use wheelchairs. You can find further information here.

German Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG) Grants for Studying Abroad

You can get information and advice on how to receive the BAföG grant while studying abroad at the Office for Training Assistance (Amt für Ausbildungsförderung), which is located at the following address:

Behrensstr. 40–41

10117 Berlin

Tel.: +49 30 939 3970

The BAföG office is accessible to students who use wheelchairs. You can consult studierendenWERK BERLIN for further information.

Students who otherwise may not be eligible for a BAföG grant based on their parents’ financial situation in Germany may be entitled to one if they are planning on studying abroad. You can find more information on BAföG here.