The Austrian Student Aid Foundation (
de: Österreichische Studentenförderungsstiftung) is the second largest carrier of
student housing
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(
de: Studentenheime (denomination in Austria) respectively
Studentenwohnheime ( denomination in Germany)) in
Austria
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.
It is a not-for-profit foundation serving the public good. home4students is the trademark of the foundation, which has 80 employees and administers 16 dormitories in
Vienna
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Graz
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,
Salzburg
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The town is on the site of the ...
,
Klagenfurt
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and
Innsbruck
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for around 2,000 students who live in various arrangements (rooms, flats, and
flat-sharing communities).
History
On 6 May 1958 the central committee of the
Austrian Students' Association
The Austrian Students' Union by statutory body (german: Österreichische Hochschülerinnen- und Hochschülerschaft, ÖH) is the general students' representative body in Austria and serves as the students' government by federal law. The ÖH is memb ...
(
de: Österreichischen Hochschülerschaft) decided to establish the Austrian Student Aid Foundation.
By official notification on 25 May 1959 the “Stiftungsbrief“ (letter of foundation) was approved by the authorities. On 9 July 1959 the constitutional meeting of the "Kuratorium" (Board of Trustees) of the Austrian Student Aid Foundation was held and thereby officially founded.
Objectives
The objective of the foundation is to ''"actively support students and higher education all across Austria."'' The foundations activities aim at students who
* at the time of their application, are registered with a university or are in their
absolutorium,
* are Austrian citizens (this requirement was abrogated by decision of the "Kuratorium" (Board of Trustees)),
* have a successful progress at university
* are indigent.
The objective is to be fulfilled through
* providing affordable living space for underprivileged students
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* the administration of living space
* the awarding of scholarships
Holdings
References
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External links
Official Website of home4students - Austrian Student Aid Foundation
University and college residential buildings
Student organisations in Austria
Education in Austria
Foundations based in Austria
Non-profit organisations based in Austria