Government funds 6,612 master’s places for 2026/27
Serbia’s government will fund 6,612 first-year places in professional and academic master’s programmes and 972 doctoral places in the 2026/27 academic year. The master’s total includes 73 places each for people with disabilities and members of the Roma community through affirmative measures.
What matters
Master’s programmes
The budget will fund 6,612 places for the first year of professional and academic master’s programmes.
Doctoral studies
A separate decision provides 972 funded places for the first year of doctoral studies.
Affirmative measures
There are 73 funded master’s places each for people with disabilities and members of the Roma community.
Breakdown by publication
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Ministry: 6,612 funded master’s places
N1/FoNet reports that the government will fund 6,612 first-year places in professional and academic master’s programmes in 2026/27, including 73 places each for people with disabilities and Roma community members. A separate 972 first-year doctoral places are provided, while the affirmative measure extends to professional master’s programmes.
Overall takeaway
The government has set funded quotas for the next academic year: the main allocation is for master’s programmes, with a separate doctoral allocation.
What this means for residents
For applicants
The decision sets the number of state-funded places; specific deadlines and application rules are set by universities and faculties.
Expanded measure
The affirmative measure now also covers professional master’s studies for those who entered and completed undergraduate studies under it.