Austrian Student Aid Foundation

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home4students - Austrian Student Aid Foundation

Company type	Foundation
Founded	Vienna, Austria (July 9, 1959 (1959-07-09))
Founder	Austrian National Union of Students
Headquarters	Sensengasse 2b Vienna, Austria
Key people	Mag. Sabine Straßer CEO DI Thomas Schach, MSc CEO Mario Egger, Bacc. Regional Director Vienna Alexander Walter Regional Director Graz & Klagenfurt Mag. (FH) Adrian Egger Regional Director Innsbruck & Salzburg
Services	Student Housing
Revenue	EUR 7 million (2010)
Total assets	EUR 55 million (2010)
Number of employees	60 (2011)
Website	www.home4students.at/en

The Austrian Student Aid Foundation (de: Österreichische Studentenförderungsstiftung) is the second largest carrier of student housing (de: Studentenheime (denomination in Austria) respectively Studentenwohnheime ( denomination in Germany)) in Austria.

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^[1] in Vienna, Graz, Salzburg, Klagenfurt and Innsbruck for around 2,000 students^[2] who live in various arrangements (rooms, flats, and flat-sharing communities).

History

On 6 May 1958 the central committee of the Austrian Students' Association (de: Österreichischen Hochschülerschaft) decided to establish the Austrian Student Aid Foundation.

By official notification on 25 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.^[3]

Objectives

The objective of the foundation is to "actively support students and higher education all across Austria." ^[4] 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.^[5]

The objective is to be fulfilled through

• providing affordable living space for underprivileged students^[6]
• 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 I	Döblinger Hauptstraße 55, 1190 Vienna	38 Single Rooms, 21 Double Rooms	12-month-dormitory (1.10.-30.09.)
Döblinger Hauptstraße II	Döblinger Hauptstraße 55, 1190 Vienna	53 Single Rooms, 6 Double Rooms	12-month-dormitory (1.10.-30.09.) from April 2013[7]
Hafnerriegel	Hafnerriegel 53, 8010 Graz	238 Single Rooms, 64 Double Rooms	Closed since July 2012[8][9]
Neutorgasse	Neutorgasse 46, 8010 Graz	245 Single Rooms, 19 Double Rooms	10-month-dormitory (1.09.-30.06.)[10]
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.)