In his article the author depicts the origins and roles of the institutions registered in Carinola from 1601 to 1918 which granted scholarships to high school and university students. The author provides a chronological list of the institutions and presents the dala on their founders, the number of available scholarships, how high the scholarships were, who was liable to receive a scholarship, the types of schools and the length of time the scholarships were granted for, as well as the data on the students who qualified to aipply for them. These student grant institutions were established with a founding charier by founders during their lifetimes or by a will, with which they bequeathed a certain sum of money or other assets in order to facilitate the education of their relatives or other pupils or students in need of such assistance. At first, only the students of secondary schools and seminaries in Carniola, and students at universities or higher colleges received grants. From the 19th century onwards, however, scholarships were also granled to students at primary, lower high schools and trade schools. Most of the founders intended their grants for the education of their relatives, but in the event thai they had none, the grants svere awarded to poor, but diligent students in Carniola. The founding charters contained all the regulations pertaining to the granting of scholarships, such as the number of scholarships available, the types of schools, the length of time for which the scholarships were given, the data on the students that qualified for scholarships, and in some cases also the conditions set by the founders which the studcnls' had to fulfil in order to keep their scholarships. In the period from 1601 to 1918, 221 students' and pupils' grant institutions were founded in Carniola. Of these, 114 had one scholarship available. 49 two scholarships. 19 three, 8 four, 4 five, 3 six, 2 seven, 2 ten, 3 twelve, 1 sixteen, 1 twenty and 1 twenty-four scholarships available.