General information about the semester ticket, the amount of the semester ticket fee, its scope and more can be found under the service point semester ticket.
Reimbursement of the Deutschlandsemesterticket fee
The deadline for applying for a refund of the WiSe25/26 ticket is 02.11.2025
The contract basis for the semester ticket is the solidarity model. The reason for this is that a semester ticket is only profitable for transport companies if all enrolled students (excluding students from distance learning courses) are encouraged to make their contribution.
The Deutschlandsemesterticket contribution refund application can be submitted in the online refund portal after reading the information below.
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Here is the link to Statute for the reimbursement of the Deutschlandsemesterticket contribution.
Applications for a semester can be submitted once the applicant has re-registered in Horstl for the respective semester.
Observe the application deadline!
Please send questions to semesterticket@asta.hs-fulda.org.
Unfortunately, there are always misunderstandings when submitting an application!
So let's start with some brief information:
- The RESST system communicates via your university email address, so don't forget to check it regularly.
- Only submit the application once you have been re-registered and all documents are available.
- Attention when it comes to semesters abroad and internships abroad: three full months are not equal to 3 full months, see below.
The refund
First of all, these points should be considered:
- Responsibility for the application process: The processing of applications, approval or rejection is the sole responsibility of the AStA. AStA is also exclusively responsible for answering potential questions (after you have read the application information on our homepage). You can find us in building 50 on the 1st floor, we can be reached by telephone at +49 661 9629 140 or by email at semesterticket@asta.hs-fulda.org to achieve. Reimbursement will only be made after approval of the application and final processing by the Office of Student Affairs; the transfer will be initiated by the university's financial management to the account stored in Horstl.
- Only when the semester fee has been paid at all is a refund possible! In general, every student must pay the semester fee to the university by direct debit, otherwise they do not have a semester ticket and will even be exmatriculated. Distance students without attendance requirements, guest students who pay a lower contribution, are not in possession of the semester ticket.
- Submission deadline: The online application Reimbursement must be made no later than the second Sunday after the start of lectures Fulda University's semester schedule (WiSe 2025/26: 02.11.2025), all required documents applications submitted no later than the third Sunday (WiSe 2025/26: 09.11.2025) can be submitted to the Rest online system. All applications submitted too late will no longer be processed. In the case of incomplete applications, the AStA asks the applicant by email to submit missing evidence. If the university email address is not regularly used by applicants and so emails from RESST or from semesterticket@asta.hs-fulda.org If the set deadline expires without or with insufficient feedback, the application can be rejected immediately. So: Only submit an application when all documents are available!
Reimbursement reasons
1. Semester abroad/ internship abroad
Reimbursement of the Deutschlandsemesterticket fee due to:
- a stay at a university outside Germany, or
- an internship as part of a course of study outside Germany
for at least 3 full months within the semester at Fulda University for which reimbursement is requested. (SoSe 01.04. - 30.09. or WiSe 01.10. - 30.03. of the following year)
Example of insufficient internship time:
- in summer term: 12.01. - 26.06.
- Wise: 12.07. - 23.12.
2. Severe disability
Reimbursement of the Deutschlandsemester ticket fee for severely disabled people who are entitled to transportation in accordance with SGB IX and prove that they have the supplement to the disability pass and the associated token, which is still valid for at least 3 full months within the semester at Fulda University for which the refund is requested.
3. Vacation semester
Reimbursement of the Deutschlandsemester ticket fee due to a vacation semester.
4. Double enrollment
For students who are enrolled at two universities with compulsory acceptance of the Deutschlandsemesterticket, the Deutschlandsemesterticket fee can be refunded at a university. It must be confirmed that a refund application is submitted only at one university.
5. State Ticket Hesse
Reimbursement of the Deutschlandsemester ticket fee due to the simultaneous possession of the State Ticket Hesse (with a printed validity of at least 3 full months within the semester at Fulda University for which the refund is requested).
The 6 steps to reimburse the semester ticket fee
1. Inform
Which of the 5 refund reasons above applies to you? If you are not sure, please ask again by email to semesterticket@asta.hs-fulda.org.
2. Feedback in horstl
Please only apply for a refund of the German Semester Ticket fee once you have issued your direct debit mandate in Horstl for the semester fee from which you would like to receive back the share of the German Semester Ticket and have also signed back in Horstl as a second step. After the application has been submitted, the suspension will be noted by us in Horstl and You will receive an email of resst@asta.hs-fulda.org.
You will then not have access to the German Semester Ticket.
3. Obtain evidence
- For the approval of a Vacation Semester (University's application for leave of absence), the "Studienbüro" is responsible (the deadline for the vacation application is 15/04 in summer and 15/10 in winter term). If the vacation request has been approved, the Certificate of study will contain the Status "Leave of absence". You must then upload this certificate to RESST in your online application.
- In case of Semester abroad Is a copy or Enrollment certificate from the host university (not just approval!) necessary, which must specify the period of study abroad, which must be at least 3 full months per semester at Fulda University of Applied Sciences for which reimbursement is requested. This certificate is usually only issued abroad after arrival at the host university. You must then upload the international enrollment certificate in your online application to RESST.
Here you can find a form, on which you can have your host university certify the duration of the semester. - In case of Internship abroads is a A copy of the contract or a binding confirmation from the internship necessary. Make sure that all signatures/stamps are present. The duration of the internship must be specified and must be at least 3 full months per semester at Fulda University of Applied Sciences for which reimbursement is requested. You must then upload the internship certificate/contract in your online application to RESST.
- In the case of a double enrollment Is a copy of semester fee notice from the other university, From which it is clear that a German semester ticket has been purchased, is required. You must also confirm in writing that a refund application has only been submitted at Fulda University of Applied Sciences. To do this, you must complete and sign the Affidavit for the semester ticket at two universities. You then upload these documents to RESST in your online application.
- A copy of Disability pass and supplement with associated Token, which must be valid for at least three months in the semester for which the application is submitted, is required as proof of free transportation due to severe disability. You must then upload these documents to RESST in your online application.
- A copy of Landes-Ticket-Hessen (issued only to employees of the state of Hesse) is required as proof of free transportation. You must then upload this to RESST in your online application.
4. Submitting the request
- The application must be submitted to the AStA online system no later than 2 weeks after the start of lectures
- All required documents must be in the online system for processing
- Deadlines must be observed!
5. Review of the application:
- After all documents have been submitted, your application will be reviewed by the AStA.
6. Reimbursement of the German semester ticket amount:
- If your request for a refund has been approved, it will be sent to the Office for further processing.
The semester ticket fee will be transferred back from the university to the account you have deposited in Horstl, subject to deduction of the application processing fees. The bank account must be unique. The transfer process is carried out by the university, not by the AStA.
Read everything? Then you are welcome to follow the link to the online application: resst.hs-fulda.org
