On behalf of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe serves around 46,000 students in Karlsruhe and Pforzheim, covering all aspects of student life.
We are your competent partner, if you...

• want to apply for BAföG (Federal Law on Support in Education) or need counselling to finance your studies,
• are searching for a student residence,
• need dining halls and cafeterias,
• want legal advice,
• need short-term loans or degree loans,
• are searching for childcare,
• are interested in student culture,
• need free psychotherapeutic counselling.

Get more BAföG than ever - half of it is a gift. You can find out how it work’s here. And so that you won’t give away money, you can fill out and send us an informal short-term deadline application. Receive up to 853 EUR!]

Office hours
There are no office hours in the Financial Support Agency from 01.08. until 30.08.2019.
Telephone hours
You can reach your personal consultant during their telephone hours.
BAföG Service Office
The Service Office in the beratungsWERK in the foyer of the dining hall Am Adenauerring is open during this period from Monday to Friday between 10.00 - 14.00.

Guests of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe have collected 25 cents for each solidarity meal and 10 cents for each solidarity muffin over the past two semesters for a MISEREOR project, that supports Syrian refugee children in Lebanon. The proceeds in the amount of 7,200 EUR were handed over by Michael Postert, Managing Director of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe, to Eli Kleffner from MISEREOR. At the same time the new project was officially launched: under the motto "Metabolism - turning food into fair jobs" we are collecting in the period 2019/20 for a project from "Brot für die Welt" that supports seamstresses in Nicaragua.

Press release 13.05.2019 (in German)
Solidarity project 2019/2020 (in German)

BAföG is a loan from the state that is transferred in monthly payments on demand and under certain conditions. Half of this monthly amount is donated money. Only the other half must be repaid later as an interest-free loan.

You can download the application forms here
You can find the video filling guide here
Any questions? You can find your consultant here!

„It couldn´t be that hard!“ But sometimes the alleged pleasant student life can be a little bit overwhelming: upcoming exams are prone to cause stress; learning doesn’t leave room for leisure and recreation, and connecting with other colleagues is more difficult to manage as previously thought.
Besides the workshop we also offer individual, group, and family sessions on all topics regarding student life. For questions and further information we are at your disposal.
„Exam anxiety“
Tuesdays, 13.15-14.45, 6 appointments starting from 14.05.2019
„Stress management“
Tuesdays, 15.15-16.30, 6 appointments starting from 14.05.2019
„Meditation – the unintentional intention“
Thursdays, 15.00-16.00, 10 appointments starting from 16.05.2019
Registration and Information: Phone: 0721/93 34 060 (Mon-Fri 09.00 - 12.00)
Here you can find all the information and addresses.

Now open in the dining hall Am Adenauerring: the [pizza]werk® and the pasta manufacture [pasta]werk®. Made here are oven fresh pizzas and homemade pasta. The dining hall Am Adenauerring is producing pasta in the pasta manufacture, [pasta]werk®, for all the dining halls of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe. The customers of the biggest dining hall in Baden-Württemberg have the opportunity to watch the making of homemade pasta creations first hand through the glass windows.

Information and offers can be found below:
[pizza]werk®
[pasta]werk®
press release (In German)

We wish you a good appetite!

Pictures, events and info related to student life now also on Instagram. Follow us! Here you can go directly to our Instagram account! Visit us!

Starting from the 10th of August 2018 the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe will switch to a cloud-supported payment system. As our customer you do not have to do anything. The devices of the individual locations will be successively replaced by us from 10.08.2018 and put into operation. If one of the devices is not ready for immediate operation, we ask for your understanding. All devices receive a new reader or the existing hardware has to be replaced. This will take place as soon as possible. More information here: new payment system