Application procedure

Application period

Applications for the winter semester 2025/26 may be submitted until 31 March 2026.

Please submit the completed application form (opens in new tab) with the evidence per e-mail to For security reasons, only application form and proofs as PDF are accepted. Please note that supporting documents can only be submitted via the student email address. In particular, zip files and links to clouds will not be processed by us. Please also note the instructions for completing the application (opens in new tab).

The certificates must also be submitted in the event of a repeat application. Please note that for reasons of sustainability, we will not return your certificates to you, but will dispose of them properly. Therefore, please do not send us any originals that you still need.

You can apply for part-time studies if you

  • are enrolled in the full-time degree programme;
  • can provide an accepted part-time reason (see below) and
  • part-time studies are possible in the relevant semester of your degree programme.

To do this, you must submit the completed application form (opens in new tab) and the supporting documents to the Service point part-time studies, studying with children by the deadline. Please also note the information on how to complete the application (opens in new tab).

Information on choosing a study plan can be found under the menu item Study Plan & Duration. If you have any further questions, please call us or make an appointment for a consultation via Moodle ( TU-ID required). You can send us the application and the supporting documents preferably by email (from your stud-mail-address), but also by post or you can hand them in after making an appointment.

The supporting documents must also be submitted in the case of a re-application.

Please note

If you transfer to a master's programme, change your degree programme or have been de-registered for a short period, the part-time status is not automatically transferred. You must submit a new application!

Justification evidence and proof

The application for part-time study must be justified. The justification evidence must be submitted with each application. The following are accepted reasons and their justification evidence:

Employment at least 14 hours per week (at least 61 hours per month): Employment contract or statement from employer and the last payslip. If the payslip shows the scope of the employment in terms of time, no contract needs to be submitted. If your employment contract does not show the precise scope of the employment (this is often the case for contracts as student trainees/student assistants), please submit the last three payslips.

VAT return or evidence of VAT payment or income tax assessment, whereby turnover of at least EUR 11,904 must be demonstrated in the year. If no annual turnover is available, a quarterly turnover of at least EUR 2,976 must be demonstrated.

Only children under 18 years of age will be considered.

  • Own children: birth certificate/certificate of parentage of the child or family record book,
  • Adopted children: adoption certificate
  • Foster children: order for foster care
  • Other children living in the same household: child's identification document and proof of residence.

Only the care of a close relative is considered.

Proof: Certificate of the nursing care insurance (Pflegekasse) which shows assignment to a nursing level and you being appointed as caregiver.

Disability/chronic severe illness: Medical certificate showing that, in accordance with § 2 IX. SGB, you are hindered by a disability or chronic, severe illness from undertaking a full-time course in the period during which a part-time course is applied for.

Evidence of membership of an A, B or C squad within a high-performance sports association.

Involvement as an elected or appointed representative of student or academic self-administration or of the Studierendenwerk Darmstadt: Appointment decision in the institution or certificate of appointment.

Comparable serious reasons: Written justification and suitable evidence