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Health bonus for private vocational schools in the healthcare sector; application

The providers of certain private vocational schools receive a class subsidy (health bonus) in addition to the statutory operating subsidy and - indirectly - the state tuition fee reimbursement if they waive the collection of additional tuition fees.

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  • Antrag auf Gesundheitsbonus
  • Gesundheitsbonus - Verwendungsnachweis

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Purpose

In order to make it easier for interested young people to choose these training and career paths, the Free State of Bavaria pays an additional voluntary subsidy to the providers of the above-mentioned types of schools over and above the statutory school funding. This voluntary subsidy is linked to the voluntary waiver by the provider of the direct collection of school fees from the pupils. With this funding, the Free State aims to motivate as many young people as possible to choose one of the following professions, which are of particular importance to society in view of the severe shortage of skilled workers in these areas of healthcare:

  • Dietician,
  • occupational therapist,
  • speech therapist,
  • massage therapist and medical bath attendant,
  • orthoptist,
  • pharmaceutical-technical assistant,
  • Physiotherapist,
  • podiatrist or medical chiropodist.

Object

The providers of private vocational schools for dieticians, occupational therapists, speech therapists, massage therapists, orthoptics, pharmaceutical-technical assistants, physiotherapists and podiatrists are legally entitled to operating cost subsidies and - indirectly - to reimbursement of school fees within the framework of state school funding.

In addition, the Free State of Bavaria pays a health bonus in the form of a class subsidy for private vocational schools in the aforementioned training professions as a voluntary benefit without a legal entitlement within the scope of available budget funds (budget proviso). The school provider may then not demand any additional school fees from its pupils over and above the state funding.

Recipients of funding

The sponsors of the aforementioned private vocational schools are eligible to apply.

Type and amount

This is a grant. The exact amount of the grant depends on the class size and the type of schooling (full-time or part-time).

  • School authorities waive the direct collection of school fees from pupils

The application for the health bonus must be submitted to the government of Middle Franconia.

The school authorities are initially granted a first and, if applicable, second advance payment on the expected health bonus on the basis of the previous year. The health bonus will be determined in January of the following year, on the basis of which payment will be made in three or two further installments.

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The application must be submitted by November 10 of each year. The total number of pupils and the number of pupils per class as of October 20 must be stated.

The waiver of tuition fees does not preclude pupils from contributing to copying costs, costs for consumables and processing materials or costs for other extraordinary administrative expenses (e.g. examination fees). The cost sharing must be within a reasonable range that is customary at comparable private alternative schools.

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Status: 03.12.2025
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