The Austrian Student Aid Foundation (de

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

: Österreichische Studentenförderungsstiftung) is the second largest carrier of student housing (de

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

: Studentenheime (denomination in Austria) respectively Studentenwohnheime ( denomination in Germany)) in Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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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

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

, Graz

Graz

The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...

, Salzburg

Salzburg

-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

, Klagenfurt

Klagenfurt

-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...

 and Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

 for around 2,000 students who live in various arrangements (rooms, flats, and flat-sharing communities).

History

On the 6th of May 1958 the central committee of the Austrian Students' Association (de

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

: Österreichischen Hochschülerschaft) decided to establish the Austrian Student Aid Foundation.

By official notification on the 25th of 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

• the administration of living space

• the awarding of scholarships

Holdings

Dormitory	Address	Beds	Duration p.A.
Große Schiffgasse	Große Schiffgasse 12, 1020 Vienna	82 Single Rooms, 40 Double Rooms	9-month-dormitory (1.10.–30.06.)
Schäffergasse	Schäffergasse 2, 1040 Vienna	54 Single Rooms, 50 Double Rooms	9-month-dormitory (1.10.–30.06.)
Neudeggergasse	Neudeggergasse 21, 1080 Vienna	30 Single Rooms, 20 Double Rooms	9-month-dormitory (1.10.–30.06.)
Boltzmanngasse	Boltzmanngasse 10, 1090 Vienna	19 Single Rooms, 26 Double Rooms	9-month-dormitory (1.10.–30.06.)
Höfergasse	Höfergasse 13, 1090 Vienna	2 Single Rooms, 5 Double Rooms	12-month-dormitory (1.10.-30.09.)
Sensengasse	Sensengasse 2b, 1090 Vienna	193 Beds (mostly Single Rooms)	12-month-dormitory (1.10.-30.09.)
Erlachplatz	Erlachplatz 5, 1100 Vienna	74 Single Rooms, 5 Double Rooms	12-month-dormitory (1.10.-30.09.)
Döblinger Hauptstraße	Döblinger Hauptstraße 55, 1190 Vienna	38 Single Rooms, 21 Double Rooms	12-month-dormitory (1.10.-30.09.)
Hafnerriegel	Hafnerriegel 53, 8010 Graz	238 Single Rooms, 64 Double Rooms	Will be closed by 2012
Neutorgasse	Neutorgasse 46, 8010 Graz	245 Single Rooms, 19 Double Rooms	12-month-dormitory (Opening 2012)
Leechgasse	Leechgasse 1, 8010 Graz	81 Single Rooms, 32 Double Rooms	12-month-dormitory (1.09.-31.08.)
Nautilusweg I	Nautilusweg 11, 9020 Klagenfurt	41 Single Rooms, 36 Double Rooms	12-month-dormitory (1.10.-30.09.)
Nautilusweg II	Nautilusweg 11, 9020 Klagenfurt	114 Single Rooms, Duplex & Triplex Units	12-month-dormitory (1.10.-30.09.)
Glockengasse	Glockengasse 4b, 5020 Salzburg	33 Single Rooms, 36 Double Rooms	9-month-dormitory (1.10.–30.06.)
Höttinger Au	Höttinger Au 34, 6020 Innsbruck	92 Single Rooms, 52 Double Rooms	10-month-dormitory (1.09.-30.06.)
Technikerstraße	Techniker Straße 7, 6020 Innsbruck	115 Single Rooms, 38 Double Rooms	10-month-dormitory (1.09.-30.06.)

External links

• Official Website of home4students - Austrian Student Aid Foundation