The Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) supports students who are in a proven and current financial emergency due to the corona pandemic. Again, emergency grants are available for the months from November 2020 until March 2021. The grants are allocated through the network of the local student service organisations – the Studentenwerke (STW). .
Attention: you can apply only online for interim financial aid from Nov 20, 2020.

Start your online application here: www.ueberbrueckungshilfe-studierende.de

Important information about the interim financial aid: FAQ for students (In English)

• BMBF-Hotline on interim financial aid:
  Phone: 0800 26 23 003
  E-Mail: ueberbrueckungshilfe-studierende@bmbf.bund.de

Service hoursof the Hotline:
until 23.12.2020, then starting from 4.1.2021
Tuesday, Wensday and Thursday from 8:00 until 16:00
Friday from 8:00 until 12:00,
Phone: 0800 26 23 003

• Technical advice (in English)
  Flowchart (in English)
  BMBF FAQs on interim financial aid (in German)

Press release (in German).