Scholarships
The following types of financial support are available to students at the University 鈥� scholarships:
- Incentive scholarships
- Community Support Scholarship
- Scholarship for Social Activities
- Scholarship for Research Achievements
- Nominal scholarships
- Foreign student scholarships
- Social scholarships
- Partial Studies Student Scholarship
- Doctoral (PhD) student scholarships
Procedures for granting these scholarships are established in 91桃色 Scholarship Regulations.
Incentive Scholarships
Incentive Scholarship 鈥� awarded for particularly good academic results. Scholarships are awarded and disbursed twice a year, after the deadline of the previous semester's progress ranking.
This scholarship is awarded automatically, no application is required. If you receive this scholarship, you will be informed personally. The size of the scholarship is 11 basic social benefits (BSB). Currently, 1 BSB is 70 EUR.
Community Support Scholarship
Community Support Scholarship 鈥� awarded to students in the case of illness of the student or their relatives, death of relatives, natural or other disasters, a sudden deterioration in the financial situation of a student or their family and in other special cases.
The amount of the scholarship ranges from 2 BSB to 15 BSB; in exceptional cases, the commission for the award of a scholarship may take a decision to award a scholarship the amount of which is up to 35 BSB. Currently, 1 BSB is 70 EUR.
Applications for the scholarship can be filled at the eStudent environment anytime throughout the study period.
Scholarship for Social Activities
Scholarship for Social Activities 鈥� awarded to students for individual achievements that contribute to the creation of future society, solving societal problems, achieving the goals set out in the strategic plan of the University and other accomplishments that promote the name of the University.
Students wishing to receive scholarship must submit an application at the eStudent environment by 25 October in the Autumn semester and by 25 March in the Spring semester. The application must be accompanied by a detailed description of the student鈥檚 activities for which the scholarship is requested, and specify the periods, scope and relevance of the activities to the society or promotion of the name of the University. Recommendations, documents supporting the activities, etc. can also be provided.
The amount of a scholarship ranges from 2 BSB to 15 BSB. Currently, 1 BSB is 70 EUR.
Scholarship for Research Achievements
Scholarship for Research Achievements 鈥� awarded to students of the first cycle, second cycle, integrated, professional pedagogy and residency study programmes who are distinguished for their mature research activities.
Students wishing to receive a scholarship must submit an application at the eStudent environment by 10 November in the Autumn semester and by 10 May in the Spring semester. The application shall be accompanied by a detailed description of the student鈥檚 research activities and documents supporting achievements in research activities (copies of published or accepted publication articles, conference presentation abstracts, project works, diplomas, recommendations, etc.).
The amount of the scholarship ranges from 2 BSB to 15 BSB. Currently, 1 BSB is 70 EUR.
Nominal Scholarships
Nominal Scholarship 鈥� awarded to University students for the best learning outcomes, research achievements, for social or other reasons in accordance with the basis and principles for awarding the scholarship established in the regulations of a specific scholarship. Please contact the Academic Core Unit where you study to find out your options.
Foreign Student Scholarships
Foreign student scholarships are granted to foreign university students who came to study according to bilateral cooperation agreements. Scholarship sizes are the same as the sizes of incentive scholarships granted to University students of an appropriate cycle, excluding cases when another scholarship size is agreed and provided in order to maintain the partnership.
Partial Studies Student Scholarship
Partial Studies Student Scholarship 鈥� awarded to students of foreign higher education institutions with which the University has signed bilateral cooperation agreements, who come to study at the University for one or two semesters. The amount of scholarship awarded to students of the first cycle, second cycle and integrated studies is equal to 1.5 BSB per month; the amount of the scholarship awarded to the third cycle students is provided for in the Description of the Procedure for Granting Support for Studies to Doctoral Students and Students Studying Under Professional Study Programmes approved by Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No. 149 of 1 March 2017 鈥淥n the Implementation of the Republic of Lithuania Law on Higher Education and Research鈥�.
Doctoral (PhD) Student Scholarships
Doctoral (PhD) student scholarships are granted to state-funded PhD students, and resident doctor scholarship are granted to state-funded residents. PhD student and resident doctor scholarships are granted according to the procedures established by the Government. Read more in the information for PhD students and residents section.
Information on grants for foreigners of Lithuanian origin is published in English on The State Studies Foundation .
Information on the suitable certificates you can include with your scholarship application
Certificate of Income
Suitable documents:
- Certificate of state social insurance from the SoDra;
- Certificate of registration with the Lithuanian Employment Service;
- Income declaration (if self-employed);
- Certificate of income from the employer (if a student is not registered at SoDra and if applying for a communitry support grant)
Not suitable documents:
- Certificate of benefits paid/not paid
Documents must be in English or Lithuanian.
Certificate of Family Composition
Suitable documents:
- Certificate of personal data from the Centre of Registers;
- Certificate of family composition from the municipality. If the student's siblings are to be included in the family, the certificate must be ordered in the name of one of the parents;
- Certificate of family composition from the country of origin.
Not suitable documents:
- Certificate of declaration of residence.
Documents must be in English or Lithuanian.
Social Scholarships
Social Scholarship 鈥� is awarded to students of the first cycle and integrated studies who are studying in a higher year of studies than the first and to students of the second cycle and professional pedagogy studies who are studying in a higher semester of studies than the first, provided they meet the criteria:
A scholarship consists of two parts: periodic and one-off payments. The amount of the periodic part of the scholarship is EUR 200 per month.
The amount of the one-off payment part of a scholarship is equal to EUR 300 which is awarded to students who received a periodic payment of a scholarship in a current academic year and whose personal average for the current academic year, compared with an average of the previous academic years, has increased more (or decreased less) than the average for the same periods of the year of the study programme in which the student is studying. For students of the second cycle and professional pedagogy studies studying in the first semester of studies, the comparison encompasses the current and the previous semester of studies respectively.
A student wishing to receive a scholarship must submit an application at the eStudent environment by 30 June (in the case of students of the second cycle and professional pedagogy students studying in the first year 鈥� by 15 January). The application shall also specify which of the criteria a person meets.