As was the case previous years, the scholarship is co-financed by the Croatian companies HT – Hrvatske telekomunikacije Ltd., Ericsson Nikola Tesla Ltd., and Končar – Elektroindustrija Ltd.
Along with the state secretary, the signing of the contract saw the representatives of the sponsors: Gordana Kovačević, head of Ericsson Nikola Tesla administration, Renata Godek, marketing director at Končar – Elektroindustrija, Jure Šulentić, spokesman for HT, and Tessa Fras, head of the PR Office at the UK Embassy to Croatia.