Tuition fee compensation
Compensation for study costs is an opportunity for students who have studied in non-state-funded places and achieved high academic results to recover part or all of the costs paid for their studies.
Tuition fee compensation from the state budget is organized by the State Studies Foundation (hereinafter – Foundation) with the participation of the University; compensation procedures are regulated by the Description of the Procedure of Payment, Reimbursement and Recovery of Tuition Fees at Vilnius University.
Who can apply?
Students who have no academic debts
Students who have fulfilled all the requirements for the study programme in the relevant academic year
Students who have reached an excellent or typical level of achievement
Undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in higher education institutions from 1 January 2017
Compensation process
The fund sets quotas
Based on the number of students in each field of study, the maximum number of people who can be reimbursed for their tuition fees is determined.
A competitive ranking is established
Students are ranked according to their weighted average for the compensation period. Compensation is awarded to the best-performing students in accordance with the rotation procedure established by VU.
Notification of compensation
In November, selected students will receive a notification by email and SMS (contact details must be accurate in the eStudent system).
Submitting an application
Upon receiving notification, students must submit an application to the fund for compensation payment within the specified time limit.
Frequently asked questions
Compensation for study costs for those who have completed compulsory initial military service
The right to compensation for part of the cost of studies is granted to persons who have completed compulsory initial military service or basic military training:
- who are studying for the first time at a higher education institution under first or second cycle or integrated study programs, or who have completed their studies;
- who have completed military service after September 1, 2011;
- who have studied for the entire period of study or part of it (semester) in a place not funded by the state;
- who have no academic debts;
- who have started their studies no more than three years after completing military service;
- completed military service no more than three years after the date of graduation.
- commenced military service before April 21, 2015.
Compensation for part of the cost is granted to a person after completing the relevant period of study:
- the first two years of study (in the case of part-time studies, after completing the first half of the study program);
and/or
- the third year of study before the end of the first cycle or integrated studies (in the case of part-time studies, after completing the second half of the study program);
- second-cycle studies.
Compensation shall not exceed 50 percent of the actual tuition fees paid during the period of study for which compensation is paid, not exceeding the standard tuition fees.
Applications and documents for compensation for part of the tuition fees paid are accepted from January 5 to February 10 of the current year.
How many times can compensation be received?
Once a year, if the relevant criteria continue to be met.
Does the compensation apply to the whole year?
Yes, but no more than the standard annual tuition fee.