Non-residents Germany

Documents to attach for the basic grant

a copy of your ID card or passport

if you apply for the first time, a document stating your bank account details (RIB, “relevé d’identité bancaire”), which you may request from your bank

a final enrolment certificate issued by the given institution

Documents to be attached for the other grant modules

Enrolment fees

invoice that specifies the enrolment fees due for the current academic year/semester
proof of payment of the enrolment fees

Social grant

For the application for social grant, the following documents are required:

The most recent available (latest received) German income tax notice (“Steuerbescheid”) of the parent(s) or the parent and spouse/partner living in the same household as the student.

Attention:

All pages of the tax notice must be attached!
A Luxembourg income certificate of the parent(s) or the parent and spouse/partner working in Luxembourg and living in the same household as the student.
The income certificate must be requested from the Tax Administration (ACD) - Bureau d’imposition Luxembourg Z (email address: pphluxz@co.etat.lu).
- The issue date of the certificate must be recent (no more than 3 months before your application).
- The certificate must pertain to the most recent year for which an assessment took place (a certificate indicating that no assessment has been carried out will not be accepted).
Attention:

The request addressed to the ACD (email address: pphluxz@co.etat.lu) must contain:
- the names of the parent,
- the file number - registration number (or if unavailable, the date of birth) of the parent,
- the address of the parent,
- the authority requesting the certificate and the reason for the request.
If the Luxembourg income certificate indicates: "not taxable by assessment", you must also attach all annual certificates of salary, pension, unemployment benefits (depending on the situation of the parent(s) or the parent and spouse/partner working in Luxembourg and living in the same household as the student).
Note:
- The salary certificate is issued by the employer
- The pension or annuity certificate is issued by the pension fund
- The certificate for unemployment benefits is issued by ADEM
Depending on your situation, other documents may be requested.

Mobility grant

a copy of the lease contract
a proof of payment of the rent
a copy of the mobility contract (only for the mobility semester or Erasmus+)

Documents to attach for residents of Germany

Notification of the financial aid from the country of residence (BAföG)

You must provide us with the official notification (whether positive or negative) issued by the competent German authorities (“Bafög”) for the current academic year.

Certificate with the amount of family allowances or certificate of non-payment of allowances in the country of residence

You must include a certificate from the competent Family Benefits Office indicating the monthly amount of child benefits received for the student. The certificate must be recent and show the amounts received as of 1 August of the current academic year. If you do not receive any family benefits in Germany, please provide us with a certificate that states that you are not entitled to family allowances in Germany and the reason for refusal.

Residence certificate

A recent residence certificate issued by your town hall (concerning your legal home address, not your student address).

Household composition certificate

A recent household composition certificate, which specifies every person living in your household (at your legal home address, not your student address).