Evangelische Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz

Studentengemeinde Cottbus - Notfonds

Studentengemeinde Cottbus
Pfr. R. Menzel, Universittsstr. 20 (R. 105) 03046 Cottbus Jeden Dienstag ab 19.30 Uhr
Schillerstrae 56, 03046 Cottbus
www.studentengemeinde.org

Notfonds
Emergency Fund Pfarrer Reinhard Menzel
Universittsstrae 20 (Studentenhaus, R.105)
for foreign students in extremely difficult situations 03046 Cottbus
(kumenischer Notfonds) Sprechzeit:
Do. 11.00 bis 12.00 Uhr
Telefon 0355 86 91 618
Information for foreign students Mobil 0176 70 28 59 95
E-mail esg-pfarrer-
cottbus@studentengemeinde.org
Cottbus, January 2014

Dear student,
here is some information about the ecclestiatical program kumenischer Notfonds.

The Emergnacy Fund are distributed and administered by the EKD Social Service Agency
(Diakonisches Werk). It consists of donations, mostly given by German Christians for people with
difficulties in third world countries. These donations are for the benefit of students from these
developing countries, who get into a predicament through no fault of their own.
Foreign students (not older than 35) from developing countries such as Asia, Africa and Latin America
(OECD list) can receive financial help in emergency situations.
The ESG (Evangelical Student Fellowship) applies for the money from the Diakonische Werk.
Therefore it is responsible for the complete and correct application. The Diakonische Werk checks
and grants the applications. There is no legal claim to the financial assistance.

Who can get financial assistance? Which criteria must be fulfilled?

Students at colleges of higher education, universities, advanced technical colleges of higher

education and technical colleges from developing countries, who want to return to their
homeland or to another developing country on a long-term basis.

There is no financial assistance possible for:

students at Studienkollegs and linguistic courses
students, who confer a doctorate (PHD)
students, who have recieved a long-time scholarship or BafG before
students, who were 35+ (at the first application)
students, who study a second course of studies

The students need to be in a decisive period of their studies (examination at the end of a term,
intermediate exam, final exam, writing a final assignment or full-time practical training, which
excludes a side job), which needs to be proven.

An acute emergency situation must be given (illness accident, other events wich made
supplementary income activity impossible).

The successful end of the studies must be anounced to and documented at the ESG.

Financial support is possible only if the students have been in contact to the Student christian
fellowship (ESG) for a longer time or take part in activities of the STUBE program.
The Student christian fellowship in Cottbus invites you warmly
(every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m., Schillerstrae 56).

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What is necessary to apply?

You have to fill in the form called Personalblatt.

Further we need for the application (in copy):

1. curriculum vitae (Lebenslauf)
2. topical certificate of study (Studienbescheinigung)
3. certificate of coming examinations (Prfungsbescheinigung ber aktuell anstehende Prfungen).
This paper must include your name and the concrete days of your examinations.
4. Transcript of Records (Notenbersicht)
5. passport (Pass)
6. topical residence permit with additional sheet (aktuelle Aufenthaltserlaubnis mit Zusatzblatt)
7. proof of income, e.g. pay slip for the last 3 months, card of wages tax (Einkommensnachweis, z.B.
Lohnabrechung der letzten 3 Monate, Lohnsteuerkarte)
8. proof of your calamity, papers about your financial situation: bank statements of the last 3
months; letters from insurence company or Studentenwerk abouts debts
9. Important!! A written report (only typed, in German) about your difficult situation. You have to
be convincing, why a financial support ist necessary.
10. e-mail and bank connection (bank, BIC, IBAN)

If this ist not your first application, you have to take part at least in a seminar with themes about
third world aid policy, for example the STUBE in Berlin. Without this proof a second support is
impossible. Information about the STUBE program you can get from:
Esteban Chavez Guevara
Borsigstrae 5, 10115 Berlin
E-Mail: stube@esgberlin.de
Telefon: (030) 275 72 380
(further informations: http://www.esgberlin.de/ )

Please note, that there is no legal claim to a grant. If the collected documents are incomplete,
false or delivered up to late, or the described difficulty is not convincing, a grant will be
impossible. The student alone is responsible for the completeness and the correctness of the
information in the file and for the punctuality of the handing in of the documents. The file must
be sent off before your examinations will begin! All applications handed over to the Student
pastor in the course of a current month will be sent to Berlin in the last week of the month. The
processing of the applications can last several weeks there. Please dont inquire before this
time has passed!

Reinhard Menzel
(Student pastor)

Steps to apply

1. Send e-mail to Pastor Menzel (esg-pfarrer-cottbus@studentengemeinde.org), so that he

sends you the application documents and gives an appointment for the handing over of the
application documents.

2. Fill in the application documents and collect all papers.

3. Hand over your documents to Pastor Menzel by the agreed appointment.

Student House Room 105 (Universittsstr. 20, 03046 Cottbus)
Please bring a person who speaks good German and can translate our conversation.
If you shall send a letter, send it to this address:
Pfarrer Reinhard Menzel, Gertraudtenstr. 1, 03046 Cottbus

* You can find my office in the Student House - for students from Senftenberg:
Please use bus 16 from Cottbus Main Station (in the direction city hall). The bus stop (bus and tram) is right outside the railway
station. Drive to the station TU-Mensa. Walk back about 200 meters, you will see the student house.

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