Financial aid for recognized alternative schools and alternative schools of special educational importance in independent sponsorship Determination

    As a provider of an independent alternative school, you can receive financial aid as a subsidy for your running costs.

    Description

    As an independent alternative school, you can apply for financial aid as a subsidy towards running costs. The same applies to alternative schools of particular educational importance.

    The amount of financial aid depends, among other things, on your pupil numbers, your teaching provision and your social security costs.

    Competent office

    not specified

    Contact point

    The Regional State Office for Schools and Education is responsible.

    Forms

    not specified

    Prerequisites

    The type of school or course of education must be recognized or it must be a substitute school of particular educational importance.

    You can apply for financial aid for the previous school year.

    Action before the administrative court

    Procedure

    In order to receive the grant, you must apply for financial aid from the Regional State Office for Schools and Education in Lüneburg.

    At the end of the school year, you must submit the completed application and the relevant attachments electronically to the Regional State Office for Schools and Education in Lüneburg within one year.

    The regional office will check that the application documents are complete and, if all requirements are met, will grant the state subsidy.

    Deadlines

    Application deadline: 1 year (Den Anspruch müssen Sie für jedes Schuljahr innerhalb einer Ausschlussfrist von einem Jahr nach Ablauf des Schuljahres geltend gemachen. Der Antrag auf Abrechnung muss also bis zum 31.07. des auf das Schuljahr folgenden Jahres eingegangen sein.)

    Processing time

    4 weeks to 2 months

    Costs

    Fee free of charge

    Notes (specifics)

    It is possible to apply for payments on account for the coming school year.

    After the end of the school year, a separate application must be made for the financial aid to be determined and granted. The advance payments received will be offset.

    Further Information

    Unterstützende Institutionen

    not specified

    Welche Dokumente resultieren aus dieser Leistung?

    not specified

    Area of validity

    Lower Saxony

    Official approval

    Officially approved by Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture on 04.09.2024

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 05.02.2025
    Technisch geändert on 27.03.2026

    Keywords

    Allowance

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English
    Technisch erstellt on 22.10.2025
    Technisch geändert on 23.10.2024