Impact Statement

For the past 34 years CSF has been providing financial assistance to the financially deserving  Croatian university students in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Without this assistance, many of these bright young men and women would not be able to obtain university education. This is made possible because individuals, families, and organizations have supported our mission by generous donations or have sponsored one or more students.

Welcome to the Croatian Scholarship Fund

The Croatian Scholarship Fund (CSF) is a non-political, charitable, non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization established in 1989 in Northern California. The primary purpose of this unique organization is to develop leaders for Croatia’s future by providing financial assistance to highly qualified students of Croatian origin, living in Croatia or Bosnia and Herzegovina, so that they may attend a university in Croatia or Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Hrvatski fond za stipendije (CSF) je nepolitička, dobrotvorna, neprofitna 501 (c) (3) organizacija koja je osnovana 1989. godine u sjevernoj Kaliforniji. Primarna svrha ove jedinstvene organizacije je razviti lidere za budućnost Hrvatske pružanjem financijske pomoći visokokvalificiranim studentima hrvatskog podrijetla, koji žive u Hrvatskoj ili Bosni i Hercegovini, kako bi mogli pohađati sveučilište u Hrvatskoj ili Bosni i Hercegovini.

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Endowments

CSF is grateful to individuals and organizations that sponsor and fully fund student scholarships. In addition to CSF scholarships fully funded by individuals and organizations, CSF administers two Endowment funds and a Memorial fund. Scholarships from two Endowment funds, the Dragica Krog Radoš and the Mike Grgich fund, can be awarded only to students enrolled in a specific field of study. The third fund, Tony Ujdur Memorial, is available to students in all fields of study. To learn more about these funds, please click on the link below.

Endowment Funds

Meet our Students

  • Petra Mila Galvan

    University: University of Zagreb

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    Sponsor: Grgich Endowement

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  • Mario Crnov

    University: University of Split

    Major: Computer Science

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    Sponsor: Tony Ujdur Memorial

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  • Taša Đukić

    University: University of Zagreb

    Major: Civil Engineering

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    Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Darko & Marina Sertić

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  • Lovro Horvat

    University: University of Zagreb

    Major: Pharmacy

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    Sponsor: Mr. Tomislav Kundić

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  • Dora Jonlija

    University: University of Sarajevo

    Major: Music Theory and Education

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    Sponsor: Ms. Sharon Bronzan

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Announcements

Students
October 21, 2024

Croatian Scholarship Fund (CSF) awards 40 new scholarships to Croatian University students attending Universities in Croatia and Bosnia and Hercegovina!

After a rigorous evaluation process of a large number of applications, forty (40) Croatian High School graduates from Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina were chosen to receive CSF’s scholarship. These are some of the best and brightest young Croatian University students who will now receive $2,500.00 per year for the duration of their university studies, three years of undergraduate and two years of graduate studies. While in the CSF program, students are monitored and expected to maintain a high GPA and progress with their studies in a timely manner.
CSF was established in 1989 in Northern California, USA and for the past 35 years has provided scholarships to academically gifted and financially deserving Croatian students attending universities in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. CSF is recognized by the US government as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and is operated by an all-volunteer Board. Funding for scholarships comes from generous donations and student sponsors, 100% of sponsor donations go directly for student scholarships. Many of our sponsors are second and third generation Croatian Americans who wish to honor their heritage, especially their parents and grandparents.
Currently, there are about 150 students in the CSF program receiving scholarships. During the past 35 years, CSF has helped hundreds of students achieve a college education. Many of these students tell us that without CSF’s financial assistance it would have been very difficult to complete their studies. CSF and their sponsors wish all our students well and hope that after completing their studies they remain in Croatia, are successful in their professional life, and contribute to Croatian society.

Our scholarship program would not be viable without the generous support of individual sponsors and Croatian organizations in the United States!

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We are able to provide scholarships to Croatian students because of individuals who have committed to sponsor one or more students. If you are able, please consider sponsoring a student and change someone's life for better. To find out more about sponsoring please click here.......

Grgich Endowment Fund

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Internship 2025

Application period for the Internship program in the Napa Valley, California wineries will open on March 1, 2025 and close on March 31, 2025. Information about the Internship program can be found under the Endowements tab on the home page.

Razdoblje prijava za program stažiranja u vinarijama Napa Valley u Kaliforniji otvorit će se 1. ožujka 2025. i zatvoriti 31. ožujka 2025. Informacije o programu stažiranja možete pronaći klikom na Endowements na početnoj stranici.

New Scholarships Awarded 2024-2026

We are please to announce that for the 2024-25 school year, CSF Board has awarded four Miljenko Grgich scholarships. The scholarship recipients are Glavan Petra Mila, Merćep Karla, Rak Katarina and Slišković Anđela . This is a two-year scholarship.

The students have completed their undergraduate studies at the University of Zagreb, College of Agriculture with excellent grades and are now enrolled in the first semester of Masters Degree program majoring in Viticulture and Enology.

Through this scholarship program Mr. Miljenko Grgich, a renowned Croatian winemaker, is fulfilling his dream of making Croatia a world-class wine producer. We at CSF and Mr. Grgich hope that these students, once established in their profession, will contribute their part in fulfilling this dream.

The endowment fund established in 2013 and administered by CSF provides funding for the internships and scholarships.

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Za dodatne informacije kontaktirajte Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet - Zavod za Vinogradarstvo i vinarstvo.

Interns in Napa Valley, Ca  Wineries 2024

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Five students finishing their Master Degree studies majoring in Viticulture and Enology at the Agricultural College of the University of Zagreb have been selected by CSF to participate in an internship program at wineries in Northern California.
Starting in mid-August, they will spend four months during the harvest season and early wine production at various wineries in Napa Valley, including the Grgich Estate winery.
The funding for the internship program comes from an Endowment Fund established by Mr. Grgich and administered by CSF. The goal of the Endowment Fund is to help Croatia become World class wine producer.
We wish Mirjana Balandžić, Nina Cecić Vidoš, Nikolina Koloper, Matea Mamić, and Andrijana Oreški, all the best in their future career and hope that the internship experience and the knowledge they have gained will enhance their professional work upon the return to Croatia.

Za dodatne informacije kontaktirajte Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet - Zavod za Vinogradarstvo i vinarstvo.


Latest News and Information

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Newsletter 2024

Our Annual Newsletter has been mailed.  To read it, click below!

December 2024

Scholarships  for 2025-26

The scholarships for the 2024-25 school year have been awarded! The application form for the 2025-26 school year will be active from April 1, 2025 and will be open until May 15, 2025.

Prijavnica za 2025-26 školsku godinu će biti aktivna od 1. travnja 2025 i bit će otvorena do zaključenja natječaja 15. svibnja 2025.

Zainteresirani trebaju podnijeti prijavu s popratnom dokumentacijom upravi zaklade najkasnije do 15.svibnja 2025.  godine. Prijavnicu i informacije o potrebnim dokumentima možete pronaći na sljedećem linku:

 http://www.croatianscholarship.org/na-hrvatskom/prijavnica

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