His Holiness Serbian Patriarch kyr Porfirije will present 35 yearly scholarships to students and pupils who stand out with exceptional achievements in education and hail from families with many children. The ceremony is scheduled for Monday, 25 December 2023, at 11 a.m. in the Patriarchal See in Belgrade.

The scholarships are from the dedicated Fund at the Endowment of Sima A. Igumanov for supporting gifted pupils and students from families with four or more children, with lower financial means. This year's fund for scholarship allocation amounts to 6,300,000.00 dinars. The amount of one annual scholarship is 180,000.00 dinars.