Financial support for international students

Scholarships and yearly study fee funding of the state budget of Republic of Lithuania

Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuanian has announced the available funding for full-time second-cycle students.

A scholarship and allowance to cover the cost of study to no more than 7 students	Only a scholarship to no more than 6 students
Who can apply?	Who can apply?
Nationals of the Republic of Byelorussia, of the Republic of Georgia and of the Republic of Ukraine Foreigners of Lithuanian origin, with the exception of citizens of the member states of the European Union, other states of the European Economic Area and Post–Soviet states which are not members of the European Union. A scholarship and allowance to cover the cost of study shall be allotted to no more than two foreigners of Lithuanian origin.	Eligible to apply for only a scholarship are nationals of the Republic of Armenia, of the Republic of Azerbaijan and of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

A scholarship and allowance to cover the cost of study to no more than 7 students

Only a scholarship to no more than 6 students

Who can apply?

Nationals of the Republic of Byelorussia, of the Republic of Georgia and of the Republic of Ukraine
Foreigners of Lithuanian origin, with the exception of citizens of the member states of the European Union, other states of the European Economic Area and Post–Soviet states which are not members of the European Union.

A scholarship and allowance to cover the cost of study shall be allotted to no more than two foreigners of Lithuanian origin.

Eligible to apply for only a scholarship are nationals of the Republic of Armenia, of the Republic of Azerbaijan and of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The more detailed information about the scholarships and application procedure can be found here.

If you have any questions regarding the scholarships, please contact the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in your country or the Ministry of Science and Education in Lithuania:

Jolanta Navickaitė

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+370 5 2191128

Information about admission requirements at Vilnius University can be found here.

State Scholarships

State scholarships under international agreements and bilateral exchange programmes are designed for students, lecturers and researchers of higher education and research institutions to enable them to study or carry out research at state higher education and research institutions of the Republic of Lithuania. Students and researchers from different fields of studies or research are welcome to apply for Lithuanian state scholarships.

Detailed information about state scholorships for foreigners is available here.

Grant which covers one semester tuition fee

Vilnius University offers 5 grants for full time non EU/EEA students which covers one semester tuition fee it they meet following requirements:

They must be citizens of a non EU/EEA country.
They must not be supported by any other scholarship or funds.
They must spent at least one or two semesters in one of Master degree programmes taught in English and Russian offered at Vilnius University.
They must submit Faculty recommendation and the grant request letter in which they have to indicate why they believe they should be considered for this grant. Documents should be submitted by the end of each semester to the International Programmes and Relations Office.

Eligible students are selected for a grant which covers one semester tuition fee on the basis of their academic achievements.

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