Since 1984, the federal foundation ‘Mother and Child – Protection of Unborn Life’ has been helping pregnant women in distress. These women receive additional financial support without red tape, designed to make it easier for them to choose to bring their child into the world and continue with their pregnancy.

You can find important information about the new basic child allowance here.

You can find information on maintenance here.

The Vorderpfalz Student Services Organisation offers financial support to students. You can find the options and further information here. For information in English, please click here. General information on studying with a child can be found here (English version: studying with a child here).

Another way to receive financial support is through the Rhineland-Palatinate Scholarship Foundation. This enables Worms University of Applied Sciences to support its students. Details are listed here. For information in English, please click here.

Pregnant students and students with children can receive a childcare allowance as part of their BAföG grant. Further information on the childcare allowance and on extending your funding can be found here.

The "MensaKids" programme run by the Vorderpfalz Student Services Organisation offers children of students free lunches in the canteen. Children up to the age of ten can eat for free when accompanied by a student parent. You can find further information here.

The Protestant Students’ Association (ESG) and the Catholic University Community (KHG) offer support and counselling.

The state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the state’s universities have established the Rhineland-Palatinate Scholarship Foundation to support young academics.

This foundation also offers the funding scheme mentioned above for single parents who are students.