Finance and funding

In Austria, there are various funding agencies that support students with disabilities financially and by providing material and services.

Since the funding possibilities differ greatly and are individual, we ask you to contact the respective offices personally. Please note that all information provided is without guarantee and claims to completeness.

Educational leave and part-time education - continuing education allowance from AMS
enables employees to take time off work for continuing training or to reduce their working hours while maintaining an ongoing employment contract. If the requirements are met, employees are entitled to a continuing education allowance from the Public Employment Service Austria (AMS).
www.ams.at/organisation/public-employment-service-austria/working--recruiting---studying

Regional offices of the Sozialministeriumservice (Ministry of Social Affairs)
inform about support possibilities and give individual advice.
www.sozialministeriumservice.at

National Agency Erasmus+ Higher Education
Special funding facilitates students with disabilities study stays and internships abroad in all programs sponsored by the OeAD GmbH, which is the central service centre for European and international mobility and cooperation programmes.
https://oead.at/en/the-oead/our-programmes-from-a-to-z/

Personal assistance regarding work place and/or training (PAA)
The WAG Assistenzgenossenschaft supports people with disabilities in organizing personal assistance.
www.wag.or.at/english/

Students with a degree of disability determined by federal law to be at least 50 percent are subject to the minimum administrative fee of EUR 50.00. The department management approves the reduction to the minimum contribution upon presentation of the proof of the degree of disability.

• The student has to submit the request in written form (mail, e-mail) to the study program director.
• A valid proof of the degree of disability according to federal regulations with at least 50 percent must be enclosed.
• The application for reduction of continuation charges can only be made for one semester at a time and must be re-submitted each semester if required.