Scholarships of the Republic of Croatia - Call for Applications in the academic year 2026/2027

The Bilateral Scholarships offer opportunities for study or research in any field of study during the granted mobility period at an accredited public Croatian higher education or research institute to be determined in advance. The awarded mobilities must be implemented during the upcoming academic year (from October 2026 to September 2027). The months of July and August are not acceptable with the only exemption the summer seminar of Croatian language that will take place in August 2026.

APPLICATION POOL 1: SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON BILATERAL AGREEMENTS 

The Application Pool 1 is open to citizens of countries (and territories) that have a valid/effective educational co-operation programme with Croatia or a bilateral agreement signed by the Croatian Government and the relevant ministry of the given country (or territory). The number and type of Bilateral Scholarships is different from country to country seeing that the scholarship offers are based on valid bilateral agreements in the fields of science and education. 

There are eight types of Bilateral Scholarships that are on offer in the Application Pool 1: 

• One semester study of the Croatian language (4 - 5 months).
• Semester/partial Bachelor’s or Master’s studies (4 - 10 months).
• Full undergraduate (BA) or graduate (MA) studies (BA: 36 or 48; MA: 24 or 12 months).
• Full postgraduate doctoral (PhD) programme (36 months).
• Partial postgraduate doctoral (PhD) studies or research for PhD students (1 - 10 months).
• Postdoctoral studies and research (1 - 10 months).
• Short postdoctoral research visit (3 - 29 days).
• Summer seminar of Croatian language, literature and culture (2 weeks)

Potential candidates are invited to apply for the Bilateral Scholarships on offer through the Application Pool 1 by submitting their applications in the Agency’s online application system but the Bilateral Scholarships can be awarded only to the candidates who are nominated by the foreign partner institutions, i.e., national competent authorities responsible for the implementation of the Bilateral Scholarships Programmes. The preliminary selection of applications is usually performed by the respective foreign government ministries, agencies and/or authorities and applications ranked by these offices take priority. 

Countries whose citizens may apply based on a valid/effective educational co-operation programme and/or a bilateral agreement: Belgium (Flanders), Bulgaria, People’s Republic of China, Czech Republic, Germany (Bavaria), Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Türkiye and Ukraine.