With the Aufstiegs-BaföG, you can save up to three-quarters of your continuing education costs—regardless of your age, income, or assets. The grant can be applied for any advanced training course (e.g., to become an industrial foreman, business administrator, or business economist). Up to 75 percent is covered by the government.
Subsidies in the federal states
It’s not just the federal government that provides support. Some federal states also offer state-specific support programs (in addition to the Aufstiegs-BAföG):
- Baden-Württemberg (no funding)
- Bavaria (championship bonus)
- Berlin (no funding)
- Brandenburg (no funding)
- Bremen (no funding)
- Hamburg (continuing education bonus)
- Hesse (Hesse promotion bonus)
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Meister-Extra)
- Lower Saxony (no funding)
- North Rhine-Westphalia (no funding)
- Rhineland-Palatinate (QualiScheck)
- Saarland (promotion bonus)
- Saxony (championship bonus)
- Saxony (champion bonus)
- Saxony-Anhalt (no funding)
- Schleswig-Holstein (no funding)
- Thuringia (continuing education voucher)