Grants and Discounts
The following persons are entitled to a reduction of certain course fees. Please upload your proof of discount when registering online or produce your proof when registering in person at our main office.
Discounts can only be granted until the end of the respective course. Subsequent applications for discounts cannot be considered.
N.B.: Discounts can only be granted on regular language courses (exept for Latin and Mini-Courses), not on examination fees.
Recipients of federal aid for students at the University Vienna from Austria, Germany (BAföG), Southern Tyrol, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg) receive a discount of 50% when attending a foreign language course (all languages except German and Latin) at the Language Center of the University of Vienna.
Required documents: Studienbeihilfebescheid of the relevant semester and confirmation of studies of the relevant semester (at University of Vienna) in which the course takes place:
- Winter semester: from October – February
- Summer semester: from March – September
Submission of documents is possible not later than the end of the course.
For all details on the academic calendar, please see here: https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/the-academic-year/
Students at Austrian Universities and Fachhochschulen receive a discount of 25% when attending a foreign language course (all languages except German and Latin).
Required document: confirmation of studies of the semester in which the course takes place:
- Winter semester: from October – February
- Summer semester: from March – September
School students at Austrian schools receive a discount of 25% when attending a foreign language course (all languages except German and Latin).
Required document: valid school student card
Participants of a German Course at the Language Center receive a discount of 25% when attending a foreign language course (except Latin).
Students and graduates (alumni) of the Postgraduate Center of the University of Vienna receive a course fee reduction of 25% when attending a foreign language course (all languages except German and Latin).
This applies
- to all students with valid admission to a university course, certificate course or module of Studium Generale
Required document: confirmation of study (u:space) of the current semester in which the course takes place*
- to all graduates of a university course, certificate course or module of Studium Generale up to a maximum of 4 semesters after the respective graduation
Example: graduation in November 2022 - reduction possible until WiSe 2024/25*.
Required document: collective transcript (u:space), certificate or final transcript
* Winter semester: valid from October - February
Summer semester: valid from March - September
Individuals serving Zivildienst or Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr (FSJ) receive a discount of 25% when attending a foreign language course (all languages except German and Latin).
Required document: ID for individuals serving the Zivildienst or proof of FSJ
Employees of the University of Vienna and of the Medical University of Vienna receive a discount of 25% for
• Foreign Language Courses (except Latin)
• German Trimester Courses
• Summer Evening Courses for German and
• German Intensive Courses (in February, July, August and September)
Required document: employee-ID
Asylum seekers, people entitled to political asylum and displaced people in Austria receive:
a discount of 25% when attending
• Foreign Language Courses (exept for Latin)
and a discount of 25% when attending
• German Trimester Courses
• Summer Evening Courses for German and
• German Intensive Courses (in February, July, August and September)
• German Semester Courses
Required document: asylum card (issued by the Austrian Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum), conventional passport or ID card for displaced people (Ausweis für Vertriebene)
Incoming students (Erasmus and non-EU exchange programs) receive
a discount of 25% when attending
• Foreign Language Courses (except Latin)
and a discount of 20% when attending
• German Trimester Courses
• Summer Evening Courses for German and
• German Intensive Courses (in February, July, August and September)
Required document: confirmation of enrolment issued by the International Office of your Vienna University
Members of the Alumni Association of the University of Vienna receive a discount of 10% when attending a foreign language course (all languages except German and Latin).
Required document: confirmation of membership (current year)
Members of ÖDaF receive a discount of 10% when attending a foreign language course (all languages exept German and Latin).
Required document: confirmation of membership issued by ÖDaF (current year)
Employees of the University of Vienna and of the Medical University of Vienna receive a discount of 25% for
• Foreign Language Courses (except Latin)
• German Trimester Courses
• Summer Evening Courses for German and
• German Intensive Courses (in February, July, August and September)
Required document: employee-ID
Asylum seekers, people entitled to political asylum and displaced people in Austria receive:
a discount of 25% when attending
• Foreign Language Courses (exept for Latin)
and a discount of 25% when attending
• German Trimester Courses
• Summer Evening Courses for German and
• German Intensive Courses (in February, July, August and September)
• German Semester Courses
Required document: asylum card (issued by the Austrian Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum), conventional passport or ID card for displaced people (Ausweis für Vertriebene)
Incoming students (Erasmus and non-EU exchange programs) receive
a discount of 25% when attending
• Foreign Language Courses (except Latin)
and a discount of 20% when attending
• German Trimester Courses
• Summer Evening Courses for German and
• German Intensive Courses (in February, July, August and September)
Required document: confirmation of enrolment issued by the International Office of your Vienna University
Exams
We do NOT grant any discounts on examination fees.
Language Competency Certificates:
Here you will find information on refunds granted by the International Office of the University of Vienna.
Latin Courses
The Latin Courses offer an intensive preparatory examination for the Latin supplementary examination at the University of Vienna. Unfortunately, we cannot offer a discount for the Latin Courses.
AMS-Grants
For specific groups, the AMS may fund courses taken at the Language Center. Please ask your AMS advisor for more details.
For courses taken at the Lanugage Center, one can apply for the grant of government of Lower Austria.
Further information can be found here.
Waff-Grants
The Waff (Vienna Employment Promotion Funds) offers varies programs - maybe one of them suits your profile.
Please find detailed information here.
