Hardship grants Payment procedure and forms

After your hardship grant has been approved by the selection committee from the necessity and the academic/qualitative perspective, we must verify your formal funding eligibility, especially concerning budgetary rules and social security law. The Graduate Academy will contact you by email to request the necessary information and the following documents:

• Information for the receipt of a hardship grant
• if applicable: Compatibility of funding and (previous) employment at Heidelberg University
• if applicable: Application for child benefits

Please do not submit the application form for child benefits or any funding eligibility forms along with your original grant application. Wait until your grant application has been approved and you have been requested to submit the necessary forms.

Once your funding eligibility has been successfully verified, you will receive an official awards notification, which will contain all the essential information regarding your funding.

The hardship grant can only be paid out once you have submitted the following declaration of acceptance to the Graduate Academy:

• Confirmation of acceptance of the grant