The city of Dugo Selo will award a total of 80 scholarships for the 2026/2027 school and academic year, allocating €100,000 for this purpose. The scholarships will be awarded based on a public call, with the deadline for applications expiring on 30 October.

Half of the scholarships are intended for secondary school pupils, while the other half are for students from the city area. In each group, 20 scholarships are reserved for those studying shortage occupations.

Secondary school pupils will receive €100 per month, while students will receive €150 per month. The scholarships will be paid out over ten months, meaning each secondary school pupil will receive a total of €1,000 during the school year, while each student will receive a total of €1,500.

Twenty scholarships are provided for pupils training in shortage occupations. The list of shortage occupations for secondary school pupils includes, among others, dental assistant, chimney sweep, nurse, electrician, cook, baker-pastry chef, house painter and wallpaperer.

For students, 20 scholarships are also provided for shortage occupations. Shortage occupations for students include medicine, speech therapy, civil engineering, and teaching tracks in biology and chemistry, physics, physics and technology, and mathematics.

The total amount Dugo Selo will allocate for scholarships is €100,000. All scholarships will be awarded through a public call, and interested parties can apply by 30 October at the latest.