Refund of Semester Tickets

Every semester students have the option, under certain conditions, to be refunded for their semester ticket fees (Germany-wide semester ticket and culture ticket).

There are different types of refunds. Below you’ll find an overview with all the necessary information regarding requirements and the differend applications. Only complete and timely applications can be considered. There is no legal claim.

For advice please reach out to the AStA’s Department of Social Affairs during its office hours or via email.

NEW!
Some application modalities have been updated for the winter semester 2024/25, partly due to the implementation of the Germany Semester Ticket. The possibility to apply for a partial refund upon exmatriculation has also been added.

 

Refund of the mobility ticket with Disability ID

Refund of the mobility ticket with dual enrollment

Partial refund upon exmatriculation

Hardship refund

Amount refunded

176,40 EURO

176,40 EURO

Depending on the date of exmatriculation. The pro rata
contribution for full months between the time of exmatriculation and the end
of the semester will be reimbursed.

187,92 EURO

Requirements

Refund of the mobility ticket fee (Germany-wide semester
ticket) for students who are entitled to free local public transport under
the German Disabled Persons Act (Schwerbehindertengesetz)

Refund of the mobility ticket fee (Germany-wide semester
ticket) for students who are enrolled at a second German university where a
purchase of the Germany-wide semester ticket is mandatory

Partial refund of the semester ticket fees (Germany-wide semester
ticket & culture ticket) for students who are exmatriculated in the
current semester

Refund of the semester ticket fees

(Germany-wide semester ticket & culture ticket) for
students for whom the payment of semester ticket fees represents a
disproportionate financial burden.

An individual income limit is calculated on the basis of
the current BAföG regulations and (if applicable) additional special burdens.

Application periods

01.04. – 30.05. (summer semester) / 01.10. – 30.11. (winter
semester)

01.04. – 30.05. (summer semester) / 01.10. – 30.11. (winter
semester)

01.04. – 30.09. (summer semester) / 01.10. – 30.03. (winter
semester)

01.04. – 30.06. (summer semester) / 01.10. – 15.01. (winter
semester)

Further details set out in the relevant regulations

Beitragsordnung (BeitrO)

Beitragsordnung (BeitrO)

Beitragsordnung (BeitrO)

Ordnung der Studierendenschaft der
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen über die Leistungen zur Milderung durch
die Semestertickets verursachter finanzieller Härten (LeMSHO)

Go to the application

Application for a Refund of the Mobility Ticket Fees
(Germany-Wide Semester Ticket) With Disability ID

Application for a Refund of the Mobility Ticket Fees (Germany-Wide
Semester Ticket) With Dual Enrolment

Application for a Partial Refund of the Semester Ticket
Fees (Germany-Wide Semester Ticket & Culture Ticket) Upon Exmatriculation
During the Semester

Application for a Refund of the Semester Ticket Fees
(Germany-Wide Semester Ticket & Culture Ticket) Under the Hardship Clause