John and Ida Valauskas Endowment Subfund Scholarships Awards to Students at the Faculty of Medicine are Announced

The John and Ida Valauskas Endowment Sub-Fund Scholarships were awarded to the four best-performing students with the highest grade averages at the meeting of the Vilnius University (VU) Faculty of Medicine Council on 31st of March, 2026. 

The scholarships were granted to the 5th year student of the Medicine programme – Edgaras Zaboras and 5th year student of the Medicine (English) programme Nazar Haponchuk, as well as to the 4th year student of the Medicine programme Mindaugas Smetaninas and 4th year student of the Medicine (English) programme Perttu Kalle Mikael Riipinen.

Prof. Eugenijus Lesinskas, Chairman of the Council of the VU Faculty of Medicine, Nazar Haponchuk, 5th year student of Medicine (English) programme, and Prof. Dalius Jatužis, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. Photo from the VU Faculty of Medicine archive.

The competition for the John and Ida Valauskas Scholarship is open to all students of the Faculty of Medicine with good grades who have been studying for at least five semesters. The scholarships are awarded in March every year. Scholarship recipients are selected based on academic achievements.

In 2022, the John and Ida Valauskas Fund was used to create an untouchable endowment sub-fund of the same name at the VU Foundation. The professional investment strategy will not only ensure the growth of the John & Ida Valauskas Sub-Fund but also lead to higher scholarship awards in the future.

More about the John and Ida Valauskas Endowment Sub-Fund.