About us
The social department deals with the social and financial aspects of student life. It is our goal to collect information on the topics described below and to acquire knowledge of legal backgrounds in order to pass this knowledge on to you in the form of brochures, information material and personal consultations. You will also receive various forms from us (e.g. application for study grant, ÖH fund, etc.).
Our range of consulting services includes the following areas:
- Scholarships: Study grants, performance and support scholarships, ÖH funds, student support
- Family allowance
- Insurance: Health insurance, orphan and half-orphan pension, liability and accident insurance covered by the ÖH insurance
- Studying and working: work contracts, freelance service contracts, fee notes, compulsory insurance, income and wage tax, sales tax, unemployment insurance law, labor law
- Studying with a child: maternity leave, child benefit, subsidies from the federal states, childcare
- Alimony: Parental maintenance obligations, student rights and obligations, mediation
- Tuition fee: exemption, waiver, refund
We also have the following brochures specially written for students: Social brochure, studying and working, studying with a child, maintenance for students, studying and living and much, much more...
For studying (expectant) parents, we organize a communication group on the subject of studying with children if required. In addition to discussions and talks, guest speakers are also regularly invited.
Contact
Speaker & Staff
- Paul Kous
- Dilara Bekdas
- Hanna Kammerhuber
- Gerald Krainz
- Jana Prokop
- Anna Roithinger
- Katrin Schilcher
- Gomana Soliman
Senior citizens
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Sozialreferat der ÖH Uni Wien
Unicampus AAKH, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 1, 1090 Wien
Tel.: +43 (0)1 4277-19553
or +43 (0)1 4277-19554
E-Mail:
Opening hours (also during holidays)
Monday to friday: 9 am to 1 pm
Monday to thursday additionally: from 2 pm to 4 pm
If there is a special need, evening counseling appointments are possible by arrangement.
We will be unavailable on the following days during the summer holidays:
August 7th, 21st and 26th, 2026
Sozialtopf (Social Fund ÖH Uni Wien)
Advice for older students
Information and the current dates can be found in the counselling informations.
Statements
Statement of the ÖH Uni Wien on the “Studienbeihilfen-Valorisierungsverordnung 2026”
Statement of the ÖH Uni Wien about the planned changes with aids for foreign studies
Statement of the ÖH Uni Wien on the price-inflation package III (Teuerungspaket III)
Statement of the ÖH Uni Wien on the amendment of the Studienförderungsgesetz 05/2022
"Your Rights as a Tenant"
- Advice for renting a flat
- Contact to estate agent
- Conclusion of rental contracts
- Residential arrangements for students
- Can rents be controlled?
Free-of-charge presentation by Thomas Kanicki/MieterHilfe Mobil
Next dates:
Wednesday 25th March 2026
from 4 pm to 6 pm
University of Vienna Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG), lecture hall 5A Geography, 5th floor A0518, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna
"MieterHilfe Mobil" works as a citizen service, for people with questions/problems of housing. A team of specialists for rental law, as well as construction technicans offer free support with issues relating to accomodation.
The presentation provides with information concerning search for/and renting a flat, with emphasis on housing forms for students.
Maybe you want to check your contract and to know your rights and duties as tenant.