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Health insurance while studying and working in Germany: when student insurance continues, when employee insurance applies, and what the 20-hour limit means.

PhD scholarships in Göttingen: which funding routes exist, which programmes the university excludes for doctoral students, and which rates apply.

A PhD position is paid from third-party funds or from the university budget. What a DFG project means, how terms come about and what to check in your contract.

AOK or Barmer for students: what the 2026 contribution includes, why the additional contribution matters, and how a switch works with its deadlines.

How to calculate the costs of a doctorate: printing, software, travel, fees and literature, with a worked example built on assumptions you can check yourself.

From the end of your studies to appointment: how to sequence student insurance, statutory exemption, Beihilfe and private cover without a gap.

In Bavaria, fitness for civil service rests on certificates from the public health service. This guide uses a court ruling to show the probation rules and how to protect yourself.

The doctoral degree may appear on the German identity card. Learn what the law allows, which written form applies and how to apply at the authority.

How high the family allowance in a doctoral scholarship is, which amounts the overview lists for 2026 and which supplements are not quantified.

Side jobs during the German traineeship: reporting duty under civil service law, the 2026 mini-job limit and why the student privilege usually does not apply.