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What is the ÖH social funds?
How can I contact you?
Who can apply for social funds?
How is social funds made up?
How can I apply for social funds?
How long does the processing take?
Consultation during the pandemic?
Does my local ÖH have a cooperation with social funds?
For which funds can I apply?
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The Austrian Students Union (ÖH) offers all students that encounter unforeseen financial emergencies the opportunity to receive a subsidy in form of a one-off payment once every 12 months. emergencies could be caused by: the sudden increase of rent, expenses incurred for your studies, the need to provide for children, a one-off payment for a medical procedure or other, similar emergencies that where caused by some accident.

How can I contact you?

Consultation hours:

Due to Covid-19, counseling is primarily available via phone or e-mail. If there is an urgent and exceptional situation requiring personal counseling, a face-to-face meeting may be scheduled during our counseling hours. Please be aware that you need to make an appointment with the respective department within the counseling hours (via phone or e-mail) first. Personal counseling without appointment is not possible.

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Address:

Sozialfonds der ÖH-Bundesvertretung
Taubstummengasse 7-9/4. Stock
1040 Wien

E-Mail:

sozialfonds@oeh.ac.at

Phone:

+43/1/310 88 80 -44
+43/1/310 88 80 -45

To be eligible to funding, the applicant:

must live in social deprivation as defined by the guidelines HERE,
do not receives the federal student grand,
must prove an appropriate academic success in his /her studies (16 ECTS or 8 semester hours in last two semesters)(unless you are in 1st semester),
cooperation with the local ÖH must exist check! and
not exceeded the double of minimum duration of study (for exemple: bachelor minimus duration of study are 6 semester – you can apply until the 12th semester)

The social funds are financed by the federal delegation of ÖH, the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (bmbwf) and the local delegation of ÖH at your personal academic institution by a third respectively.

To apply fill out the application form Downloads and attach a copy of all the required documents. Please complete this form carefully as incorrect or incomplete requests must be rejected.
You can turn the form in per e- mail or mail. If you apply per e-mail, please send you document as one PDF. You can find mail and email address on the social funds form.

How long does the processing take?

Please note that the processing of the applications can take up to 6 - 8 weeks, we try our best to be as fast as possible. The results will be automatically delivered by mail as soon as the form is processed.

Consultation during the pandemic?

During the pandemic we have consultation via e-mail and phone. You can contact us by calling during our consultation hours or write an e-mail (we will be answering in 1-2 workday(s)).

If you local ÖH have a cooperation with social fonds than you can apply for it. This universities and FHs (Universities for applied sciences) have a cooperation with us:

Universities:
Wien:

Universität Wien
Technische Universität Wien
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
Medizinische Universität Wien
Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien
Akademie der bildenden Kunst
Universität für angewandte Kunst
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst

Graz:

Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz
Technische Universität Graz
Kunst Universität Graz
Medizinische Universität Graz

Innsbruck:

Universität Innsbruck
Medizinische Universität Innsbruck

Linz:

Johannes-Kepler-Universität Linz
Kunst Universität Linz

Leoben:

Montan Universität

Klagenfurt:

Universität Klagenfurt

Salzburg:

Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg
Mozarteum

Fachhochschulen:

FH Campus Wien
FH BFI Wien
FH Technikum Wien
FH St. Pölten
FH Wiener Neustadt
FH Krems
FH Burgenland
FH OÖ
FH Salzburg
FH Kärnten
FH Vorarlberg
FH Kufstein
FH Joanneum Graz
FFH Ferdinand Porsche
FH MCI Innsbruck
FH Gesundheit Tirol

Private Universitäten:

Central European University
Sigmund Freud Universität
Musik und Kunst Wien
Donau Universität Krems
Karl Landsteiner Universität Krems
Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität

Pädagogische Hochschulen:

PH Steiermark
PH Niederösterreich
PH Tirol
PPH Linz
PH Wien
KPH Wien
PH Salzburg
PH Oberösterreich

For which funds can I apply?

Social Funds
To apply for social funds you have to meet the guidelines .Who can apply for social funds?

Fund for Childres
You have child/rens and you must pay kindergarten fees (etc.). Or you have an unexpected one-off payment arises with the purpose of providing for the applicants child(ren) or if faced with other extra financial burdens (e.g.: costs of medical care, therapy, furniture for children, etc.) the ÖH can grant funding as set out by the guidelines.

Psychotherapy fund
Are you already in therapy but you can not afford it anymore, or you will start a therapy and do not know how to pay it? Then you can submit an application to the psychotherapy fund. Please note our guidelines!

Mediation Support Funds
For students that don’t receive the lawfully granted maintenance claim from their parent(s), the Austrian Students Union offers mediation between the student and his/her family member(s). Please note our guidelines!

Living Funds
The Austrian Students Union can provide aid to support students with housing costs, if the applicant meetsthe conditionsset out by the guidelines. You must have your own flat or room and live there for three months.

Funds for students with disabilities
For students with a degree of disability of at least 50%, the Austrian Students Union offers special financial. Please note our guidelines!