Serbia 2023/24 - student fees and grants

National student fee

In Serbia all students pay something, but how much depends on whether you have a state-funded (budget) place. Students on state-subsidised places do not pay tuition, only administrative costs. Self-financing students pay tuition, which varies by field of study and type of programme. There is no part-time student status, and in short-cycle programmes all students pay all fees.

According to Eurydice data for 2023/24, annual fees for home students ranged from EUR 0 up to EUR 2,559 in the first cycle and up to EUR 5,117 in the second cycle. The maximum is what self-financing students pay for 60 ECTS at certain faculties.

You can move to a budget place: if you earn 48 ECTS in a year, you may be financed from the state budget the following year (36 ECTS for students with disabilities and those admitted through affirmative action). Waivers and reductions depend on socio-economic or academic criteria. International students and students in foreign-language programmes usually pay more. An exception is the World in Serbia scholarship programme for citizens of Non-Aligned Movement member and observer states, which offers free studies, accommodation, food, health insurance and a scholarship of RSD 18,000 a month.

Student grants

Serbia offers merit-based grants to full-time home students, with no age limit. In 2023/24 they ranged from EUR 1,109 to EUR 2,559 a year, most commonly EUR 1,109. No need-based or universal grants are described, and there is no national grant system for international students – apart from the World in Serbia programme, for which a candidate must be nominated by their own government. A grant cannot be combined with a state loan.

Loans

Publicly subsidised loans are available to full-time first-cycle home students who study on a state-funded place at a public institution. There is no age limit, and a loan cannot be combined with a grant. The loan covers 10 equal monthly instalments; the source does not give amounts or repayment rules for 2023/24.

Tax benefit for student's parents

There are no tax benefits for students' parents.

Family allowances

Parents of students do not receive family allowances.