Requirements for the Mensapickerl

Some of the possible reasons that make you eligible for a Mensapickerl are:

• Austrian Study Grant
• Social assistance through the ÖH (Austrian National Students’ Union)
• BAföG (German Study Grant)
• Unemployment benefits
• Basic benefit (Mindestsicherung)
• Self-supporting student grant
• Sickness/maternity benefit
• Single parents
• Asylum seekers
• Refugees
• Students from third countries (according to the University of Vienna)

Participating cafeterias

as of 03/2026 For the cafeterias marked with *, there is no activation necessary.

University of Vienna

• Mensa Kolingasse - Kolingasse 14-16, 1090 Wien
• M-Cafe Juridicum - Schottenbastei 16, 1010 Wien
• M-Café UZA 2 - Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Wien
• Mensa Unizentrum Nordbergstraße - Nordbergstraße 17, 1090 Wien

University of Fine Arts

• Michele * - Schillerplatz 3, 1010 Wien

University of Applied Arts Vienna

• Micheles * - Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2, 1010 Wien

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)

• TÜWI * - Dänenstraße 4/2, 1190 Wien
• Mensa + M-Café Boku - Peter-Jordan-Straße 76, 1190 Wien
• M-Café Mendel - Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Wien
• M-Café BOK’s - Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Wien

University of Veterinary Medicine

• Mensa VMU - Josef-Baumanngasse 1, 1210 Wien
• M-Cafe VMU - Josef-Baumanngasse 1, 1210 Wien