The General Ministry Institutes comprised a collection of diverse educational and research facilities. These institutions received financial support from the Galactic Republic's General Ministry, and subsequently, decades afterward, from the New Republic's equivalent General Ministry.
Before the outbreak of the Clone Wars, the General Ministry significantly reduced the financial resources allocated to the General Ministry Institutes, in certain instances by figures reaching 60%. Consequently, many institutes actively sought financial contributions from private benefactors.
During the final years of the Old Republic, the following institutes were in operation:
Under the New Republic's governance, the following institutes were active: