The Health and Accident Fund is a University of Basel fund that can pay costs from an illness or accident that health insurance does not cover.
It is run through the university’s Social Services (student welfare office) in Basel as part of its aid for students with very limited resources and from low-income families.
Benefits & funding
- Covers illness or accident costs left unpaid by health insurance.
- The page states no amount or ceiling.
Eligibility
- Students of the University of Basel with very limited resources or from low-income families.
- The cost must stem from illness or accident and fall outside health insurance cover.
- The page sets no nationality, residence, age or degree-level rule.
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Application process
- 1Apply to University of Basel Social Services, where possible before treatment.
- 2Include a cost estimate for the treatment.
- 3Listed deadlines: January 15 for the spring semester, June 15 for the fall semester.
Program timeline
Deadline, spring semester.
Jan 15, 2027
Deadline, fall semester.
Jun 15, 2027