For students in need of financial support, we offer two different grants:
- ÖH Social Grant: a one-off grant of up to €1,500, available to all Austrian students every 12 months.
- Hufak Hardship Fund: a fund for regular students of Angewandte, who have gotten into an emergency situation, as a further possibility of support. The maximum funding amount is 800€.
- Mental Health Support Fund: The aim of this pot is to provide financial relief to students who wish to seek professional psychological help in the form of psychotherapy and clinical psychological treatment.
ÖH Social Grant
We have a cooperation for the social grants with the Federal Representation of the Austrian Students Union (ÖH). It offers students who are members of the ÖH and find themselves in a special financial emergency the opportunity to receive a one-off grant once every 12 months. There is no application deadline.
The emergency situation may have been caused by, for example: suddenly increased housing costs, study-related expenses, expenditures for the care and support of one’s own children, expenses for medical/psychological/psychiatric treatments, as well as other emergency situations.
To submit an application, fill out the application form and attach the necessary documents (in copies). If everything is complete, processing can happen faster. Incomplete applications must be rejected.
You can send us your application via email or post. If you send us your application via email, we kindly ask you to send all documents combined into one PDF to the email address sozialfonds@oeh.ac.at. By post, the application should be sent to the address listed on the first page of the application form.
Due to a very high volume of applications, the processing time is currently around 3 months. Once processing is complete, you will receive a letter with the notification.
Requirements for support from the ÖH Social Fund are met by students who:
- are in social need within the meaning of the Guidelines of the ÖH Social Fund,
- do not receive federal student financial aid (Studienbeihilfe) (or not the full amount),
- have positively completed 16 ECTS or 8 semester hours from courses and exams in the last academic year (*no recognitions/equivalencies). Exception: No academic performance needs to be proven in the 1st semester.
- are enrolled at a higher education institution with a cooperation between the local student union and the ÖH Social Fund,
- have not exceeded twice the minimum duration of study (Example: Bachelor’s degree takes 6 semesters – you can apply for the ÖH Social Fund up to and including the 12th semester).
The grant amounts to up to €1,500.
In order to be considered for funding, the applicant must submit, among other things, the following documents:
- Copy of a personal identification document with a photo,
- Income confirmations of the applicant and spouse or registered partner,
- Confirmations of support payments from other bodies or persons,
- Confirmations regarding the receipt of maintenance payments,
- If a bank account exists, consecutive bank statements for the last three months of the applicant and spouse or registered partner,
- Confirmations of incurred expenses for housing, basic fees for telephone and radio, household insurance, health insurance, and necessary travel at and to the place of study, etc.,
- Registration form (Meldezettel) of all family members living in the household,
- Confirmation of continuation (Fortsetzungsbestätigung) as well as a student record sheet for the current semester and a confirmation of academic success,
- If applicable, proof of disabilities (disability pass, medical certificate).
For further information and assistance, please visit the website: https://www.oeh.ac.at/en/service/funding-pots/social-fund/
Hufak Hardship Fund
–Applications are closed during the summer break.–
A decision on the approval of the application can only be taken if it is submitted completely according to the guidelines. Please attach all documents in PDF format only and properly labeled.
A complete application can only be submitted via this link and consists of:
- completed application form
- continuous bank account statements of the last 3 months for all accounts of the applicant, including the current account balance (a turnover list “Umsatzliste” does not count as a bank statement)
- Proof of the ECTS achieved (attention: the Curriculum Analysis “Studienplananalyse” is NOT a confirmation of academic achievements). You can get the “Sammelzeugnis” here: Online-Service für Studierende under PDF-Aktuell> Aktuell
- Current confirmation of enrolment (You can get the “Studienblatt” here: Online-Service für Studierende under PDF-Archiv > Fortsetzung)
- Registration form (“Meldezettel”)
- Rental agreement
- Birth certificates of own children, if applicable
- if necessary, further documents
https://cloud.hufak.net/apps/forms/s/A8w3dfWcgk3MxYodG4FK2reS
Mental Health Support Fund
Opening of this fund will be announced soon!
The aim of this pot is to provide financial relief to students who wish to seek professional psychological help in the form of psychotherapy and clinical psychological treatment, so that the promotion, maintenance and restoration of mental health is facilitated as far as possible. This is a voluntary benefit on the part of hufak. This fund is only available for regular students of the angewandte and from ALL citizenships.
Allocation and procedure
The student must send the paid invoice and the confirmation of payment to the therapist and provide an account number so that the subsidy can be granted. A collected submission of all invoices for a maximum of 10 therapy and treatment units is also possible.
Psychotherapy and clinical-psychological treatments that were used entirely before the semester beginn cannot be subsidised. Only treatments units in the current semester and in the following are eligible for funding.
By awarding funding on the basis of this guideline, psychotherapy and clinical-psychological treatments are subsidised with max. 30€ per therapy unit for a maximum of ten (10) therapy sessions (total maximum 300€). Unless the deductible is less than 30€, in which case only the amount of the deductible will be subsidised. Funding is subject to budget availability and will be awarded until the designated fund is exhausted.
The applicants will be informed about the decision of the allocation of the funds by e-mail. If approved, the amount of support distribution will take place once and not in instalments. In principle, all applications will be processed as quickly as possible according to the first come first serve principle. Thus take in consideration it could go up to some weeks.