Remission of the tuition fee

Reasons for remission for EU/EEA/CH citizens and for citizens with an equal status:

• Pregnancy/illness: at least two months during the semester
  Proof: confirmation by a medical specialist
• Childcare: care for children up to seven years/school entry age living in the same household as you
  Proof: "Meldezettel" of you and the child, birth certificate
• Care for relatives
  Proof: proof of kinship (certificate of birth/marriage) and notification of care level or confirmation by a medical specialist regarding the need for care (no diagnosis required) as well as "Meldezettel" of you and the person you take care of

Reasons for remission for all students:

• Recipients of federal aid for students in the current or last semester
  Proof: official notification from the Austrian Study Grant Authority ("Studienbeihilfenbehörde")
• Students with disabilities (also if admitted to a non-degree programme): degree of disability of at least 50 %
  Proof: disabled person card issued by the Federal Social Welfare Office ("Sozialministeriumservice")
• Participation in a mobility programme in Austria or abroad
  Proof: confirmation of participation in a mobility programme
• Stay abroad due to mandatory curriculum requirements
  Proof: confirmation from the directorate of studies
• Holders of a victim pass ("Opferausweis") according to the Austrian "Opferfürsorgegesetz"
  Proof: victim pass or confirmation from the administrative office ("Amtsbescheinigung")
• Research grant holders at the University of Vienna
  Proof: award letter

If you study and work at the University of Vienna at the same time (regardless of citizenship), your tuition fee is automatically remitted.

Requirements:

• Employment at the University of Vienna for at least 90 days during the previous semester.
• Your Austrian insurance number is registered in u:space.
• You are not studying at another Austrian university.

Please note that the full tuition fee is prescribed at the beginning of the payment period. This will automatically change after several days, so please do not pay before the remission is registered.

If you perform a function in the Austrian Students' Union, you can apply for remission of the tuition fee. Use the respective form (only available in German).

It is not possible anymore to apply for remission of the tuition fee for reasons of employment, as the Austrian Constitutional Court has withdrawn § 92 (5) UG 2012 due to unconstitutionality on 30 June 2018. No new regulation has been introduced so far. This is a matter within the sole jurisdiction of the federal legislator and therefore cannot be regulated by the universities themselves.

In this case you must pay the tuition fee. Afterwards, you will be able to apply for remission and reimbursement at the same time. These two applications can be submitted for the winter semester until the following 28/29 February and for the summer semester until 30 September. 

If your application for remission is approved, you can apply for the reimbursement of the tuition fee in order to get the money transferred back to your bank account. The application for reimbursement can also be submitted together with the application for remission of the tuition fee.

The processing of your application takes approx. four weeks. You will receive information about the outcome by e-mail to your u:account e-mail address. If your application for reimbursement is approved, the tuition fee will be transferred back to the bank account specified in u:space.