University fees

There are a number of reasons why university fees may be reimbursed or waived (e.g. childcare responsibilities/other similar care obligations). Check whether one of these circumstances applies to you and then submit the relevant application.

Both the “Waiver application” and ”University fee reimbursement application” must be submitted online, within a specific time frame, via the Student Portal under “My applications”.

Under what circumstances may a waiver be granted?

General grounds for a waiver

A waiver of university fees is to be granted to degree studens by fulfilling one of the following conditions:

1. Mobility programmes
   for degree students who can prove that they are taking programmes of study or practical training programmes as part of a transnational EU, state or university mobility programme (Section 92 para. 1 subpara. 1 of the Universities Act 2002).
2. Compulsory overseas study
   for degree students who are completing programmes of study overseas to fulfil compulsory elements of their curriculum (Section 92 para. 1 subpara. 2 of the Universities Act 2002).
3. Co-operation agreement
   for overseas degree students under Section 92 para. 1 subpara. 3 of the Universities Act 2002 whose foreign post-secondary educational institution has a partnership agreement in place with the Austrian university or universities which allows for the mutual waiver of university fees.
4. For overseas degree students
   from the Least Developed Countries under Section 92 para. 1 subpara. 3a of the Universities Act 2002 according to the “DAC List of ODA Recipients” established by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization for Economic Development and Collaboration (OECD).

Special grounds for a waiver

Fee-paying degree students may apply for a university fee waiver on special grounds by submitting an online application on the Student Portal under “My applications” within a set time frame.

One of the following criteria must apply:

• EU/EEA citizens
• Students subject to an international agreement (e.g. Convention refugees, Swiss nationals) that gives the same right to enter a profession as Austrian students
• Students with a residence permit that states “Long-term resident of the European Union” (Daueraufenthalt EU)
• Students who fall under the terms of the Austrian Regulation on Eligible Groups of Persons (Personengruppenverordnung)
• Non-EU/EEA citizens with a residence permit that states a term other than “Student” (Studierender)

1. Illness/Pregnancy
   You can apply for a waiver in this instance if your studies have been delayed by more than two months because of illness or pregnancy during a fee-bearing semester.
    Evidence: Letter from a consultant
   Upon providing the required evidence, the waiver can be applied to a maximum of two consecutive semesters. After the expiration of these two semesters another application is possible if a further waiver can be fulfilled.
2. Childcare / other similar care obligations
   You can apply for a waiver in this instance if you are prevented from your studies because of caring for children of up to seven years of age or older if they start later to go to school or because of other similar care obligations during a fee-bearing semester.
   Evidence of Childcare: the child’s and the student’s current residential registration certificates (the addresses given on each certificate must correspond and the certificates must not be older than one month), the child’s birth certificate and the student’s sworn declaration that he/she is the primary care of the child. Confirmation from the education authority if the child is starting school later than seven years of age.
   Evidence of Care of relatives: confirmation of the level of care or medical confirmation about the need of care; proof of the degree of relationship and the student’s sworn declaration that she/he is the primary care of the relative.
   Upon providing the required evidence, the waiver can be applied to a maximum of two consecutive semesters. After the expiration of these two semesters another application is possible if a further waiver can be fulfilled.
3. Disability
   You can apply for a waiver in this instance if you are assigned a disability of at least 50%.
   Evidence: Certificate of disability issued by the Federal Social Welfare office or confirmation of the level of care or medical confirmation.
   Upon providing the required evidence, the waiver can be applied for the duration of your programme of study. This waiver may also apply to non-degree students.
4. Financial aid
   You can apply for a waiver in this instance if you received financial aid in the previous semester or will receive it in the current semester in accordance with the Student Support Act 1992, Federal Law Gazette no 305/1992, in the current and valid version.
   Evidence: Notification received from the financial aid office.
   Upon providing the required evidence, the waiver can be applied to a maximum of two consecutive semesters. After the expiration of these two semesters another application is possible if a further waiver can be fulfilled.

The waiver of the tuition fee because of the employment status has been suspended per 30.06.2018 by the Constitutional Court.

Other grounds for a waiver set by the University of Klagenfurt

1. Gifted students
   Students nominated by the ÖAD Young Science and who have been admitted to the University of Klagenfurt to attend lectures and seminar courses as part of a non-degree programme, do not have to pay university fees for up to two semesters.
   A further fee waiver may be applied upon successful completion of at least four semester hours (University bulletin dated 20 April 2005).
2. Outgoing Mobility
   Degree students who have completed studies or work placements abroad during one or several semesters in compliance with § 92  para. 1 subpara. 1 of the Universities Act within the scope of transnational European, state- or university-run mobility programmes, and where the period abroad falls within the fee-exempt period of the respective degree programme shall, upon application, be exempted from tuition fees for the duration of the first semester following the end of the fee-exempt period of the respective degree programme. This type of tuition fee exemption may only be claimed once.
   This only applies to instances of outgoing mobility which take place from the winter semester 2016/17 onwards. Please direct any inquiries to studienbeitrag [at] aau [dot] at.

Dates for applying for a fee waiver

The final dates for submitting an application are 31 October for the winter semester in question and 31 March for the summer semester.

Applications for a waiver of university fees can be made online in the Student Portal under “My applications” (Meine Anträge).

If you are unable to submit your application for a waiver of university fees by 31 October or 31 March, or should grounds for a waiver arise later in the semester, such as illness or childcare commitments, the student must pay the university fees in the first instance. It is, however, possible to submit a waiver application by the following 28/29 February for the winter semester and for the summer semester until the 30 September. This application must be accompanied by the evidence outlined above.

A student who obtains a waiver of university fees by wilfully providing incomplete or incorrect information with respect to material facts shall pay double the normal university fees.