Beneficial Links
Further information, contacts and counselling
For students
AStA (TU Darmstadt) executive committee of the students council at the TU Darmstadt. Sub-heading Advisory services
AStA (h_da) executive committee of the students council at the h_da (only available in German)
Evangelische Studierendengemeinde (ESG) protestant students parish (only available in German)
Katholische Hochschulgemeinde (KHG) catholic students parish (only available in German)
Deutsches Studentenwerk (DSW) German National Association for Student Affairs - an organisation providing social, financial and cultural support services to students
For women
Women's representative of the city of Darmstadt (only available in German)
Women's representative of the h_da (only available in German)
Gender Equality Officer of the TU Darmstadt
Wildwasser Specialist counselling about sexual violence for girls and women (only available in German)
Financing
Stellenwerk Darmstadt Job portal for students and graduates
Job portal of the Hochschule Darmstadt (only available in German)
BAföG Federal Education and Training Assistance Act
Tacheles Current information on unemployment benefit II, social assistance and basic security (only available in German)
Beneficial Links for student finance
Financial distress / Debts
Association to support students with financial distress of the h_da (only available in German)
Association to support students with financial distress of the TU Darmstadt (only available in German)
Debt counselling and security of accommodation of the city of Darmstadt (only available in German)
Debt counselling - Caritasverband Darmstadt e.V. (only available in German)
Online guidebook about debts - Caritasverband (only available in German)
Online-Mail-Counselling-Debts - Caritasverband (only available in German)
International Students
TU Darmstadt, support for international students
AStA TU Division for international students
Evangelische Studierendengemeinde (ESG) protestant students' parish (only available in German)
Katholische Hochschulgemeinde (KHG) catholic students' parish (only available in German)
Deutsches Studentenwerk (DSW) - International students
DSW - How to finance your studies
studying-in-germany useful information and tips for International students looking to Study in Germany
World University Service (WUS)
STUBE Hessen, a study accompanying programme for students from Africa, Asia and Latin America
Radio Darmstadt - local radio: International editorial department (websites only available in German)
DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service: Information for foreigners/Ten steps in Germany
DSW: First aid an illustrated Health Dictionary: Information for Foreign Students in Germany
DSW: Living at a student dorm an illustrated Dictionary
Studying with children
Counselling
Family support office (h_da) (only available in German)
Orientation and counselling of studies (TU Darmstadt) (only available in German)
Part-time studies (TU Darmstadt) (only available in German)
Financials
Prof. Sorin Huss Fund (TU Darmstadt) supports students and doctoral candidates of TU Darmstadt in the financing of child care costs
Students loan for single mother students with Christian denomination (Hildegardis association) (only available in German)
Social benefits for families explanatory videos in various European languages
Further information and leisure time
www.familien-willkommen.de Information for families in Darmstadt (only available in German)
Family card Hessen various discounts and support service (only available in German)
All-generations-house (only available in German)
fratz a magacine for families in South Hesse (only available in German)
Studying with a migration background
Studium+M programm for students with migration background
inteGREATer e.V. advocate for integration through education (only available in German)
Geh dein Weg a scholarship and mentoring program from the german Fundation for integration (only available in German)
Studying with disabilities
Counselling and person in charge
Studying with disabilities h_da (only available in German)
Project Handicap at the TU (only available in German)
Information of the "Deutsches Studentenwerk" (German National Association for Student Affairs) (only available in German)
Associations
Club of the disabled and their friends (only available in German)
Radio4Handicaps (only available in German)
Social Psychiatric Association Darmstadt e.V. (only available in German)
Bundesverband Legasthenie und Dyskalkulie e.V. Federation of dyslexia and dyscalculia (only available in German)
Bundesverband Stottern & Selbsthilfe e.V. Federation of stutter and self-help (only available in German)
Offers
Handicap-info (only available in German)