State scholarships for special groups of students

Pursuant to the Ordinance on the conditions and procedures for achieving the right to state scholarship for special groups of students (Narodne novine No. 74/2019), a public call for the award of state scholarships for special groups of students is carried out.

Pursuant to this Ordinance, the right to state scholarships is granted to full-time students who are Croatian citizens or EU citizens with a registered address in the Republic of Croatia and full-time students under international and temporary protection Act on International and Temporary Protection who are enrolled in higher education institutions in the Republic of Croatia in undergraduate university study programmes, graduate university study programmes, integrated undergraduate and graduate university study programmes, short-cycle professional study programmes, undergraduate professional study programmes and specialist graduate professional study programmes under the requirements stipulated in the Ordinance. 

Students may apply for a state scholarship in the following categories of scholarships:

Category 1 - full-time students of study programmes for occupations with shortages with special emphasis on teaching study programmes with shortages

Category 2 - full-time students with disabilities

Category 3 - full-time students categorised as athletes with valid categorisation

Category 4 - full-time students who had a right to social housing or organised housing as children

Category 5 - full-time students of music or art academies in the Republic of Croatia – talented young artists

Category 6 - full-time students who have lost both parents

Category 7 - full-time students who are parents.

The call for an academic year is published by 15 October by the Minister; students may apply by completing the online form on the website of the Ministry of Science and Education.

Funds for the call are provided in the state budget.

The amount of the scholarship is HRK 1 200.00 per month. It is paid monthly for nine months, between October and June.

Electronic application form is available at: https://posebne.stipendije.eu/