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The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania is offering 3 types of scholarships for students, lecturers and researchers of foreign countries in the academic year 2016-2017:
| Type of scholarship | Studies/visits can be arranged |
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The list of higher education institutions for all types of short-term studies and research visits could be find here. |
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Higher education institutions where Lithuanian (Baltic) studies can be arranged are:
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Lithuanian state scholarship programme does not provide scholarships to cover full degree studies, therefore normally an academic degree or diploma cannot be obtained during the period covered by the scholarship.
The study or research visit must take place from September 2016 to June/July 2017. The autumn semester in higher education and research institutions of Lithuania normally lasts from September until January and spring semester – from February until June. In order to arrange a study or research visit in Lithuania and receive an official letter of acceptance, a candidate is advised to contact directly the International Office of the chosen Lithuanian higher education institution. Here you can find the list of contact information of all Lithuanian higher education and research institutions. Information about studies and research possibilities for foreigners is available at Lithuanian institutions of higher education and research.
1st of April, 2016 – the deadline for online application submission for all short-term studies and research visits. Also, note that applications with all additional documents should be sent by post to the institution mentioned in the table below not later than 1st of April, 2016, date as per postmark.
Application form can be found HERE.
Contact information:
Education Exchanges Support Foundation
Rožių al. 2 Vilnius, LT-03106,
LITHUANIA
Phone: (+370~5) 249 8189, fax: (+370~5) 249 7137
E-mail: state.scholarships@smpf.lt
| Countries | Quota of months for the countrygroup | Applications should be submitted to | Specific requirements | |
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| I group | ||||
| Short-term studies in all fields and Lithuanian (Baltic) studies | Research visits | |||
| Belarus | 10 months for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd study cycle students (minimum duration of studies – 5 months) | 20 months (10 months for the 3rd study cycle students, 10 months form lecturers and researchers). Minimum duration of research visit – 1 month. | One (original) set of the documents should be submitted to the Education Exchanges and Support Foundation, another (copy) set – tothe Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus (contact person: German Artamonov, Deputy Head of the Department of International Cooperation in the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus (9-320, Sovetskaya St., 220050 Minsk; Tel.:+375 17 200 71 21, mob.: +375 44 567 87 08, fax: +375 17 222 66 98, e-mail: artamonov@minedu.unibel.by). |
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| Belgium (Walloon Region) | 20 months for short-term studies in all fields including Lithuanian (Baltic) studies (duration of studies – from 3 to 10 months per person) and research visits (duration of research visit – from 1 to 5 months per person) | Applications should be sent by post toWallonie – Bruxelles International (http://www.wbi.be). |
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| Czech Republic | 40 months (20 months for the 1st and 2nd study cycle students (duration of studies – 2 to 10 months per person) and 20 months for the 3rd cycle students (duration of studies – 3 to 10 months per person). | 4 months (duration of research visit – up to 1 month per person) | Applications should be sent by post to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (http://www.msmt.cz). |
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| China | 40 months for short-term studies in all fields including Lithuanian (Baltic) studies (duration of studies – 5 to 10 months per person) and research visits (duration of research visit – up to 1 month per person) | Applications should be sent by post to the China Scholarship Council (http://www.csc.edu.cn/): China Scholarship Council, Level 15, Bldg. A3 No.9 Chegongzhuang Avenue. Beijing, P.R., China 100044. Contact person - Mr. Dengke Zhang, Project Officer/Ms. Ye YANG, Project Officer, e-mail dkzhang@csc.edu.cn, yangye@csc.edu.cn. |
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| Estonia | 50 months for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd study cycle students (duration of studies – up to 10 months per person) | 9 months (duration of research visit – up to 3 months per person) | Applications should be sent by post toArchimedes Foundation (http://www.archimedes.ee). |
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| Israel | 1 scholarship (not exceeding 10 months) for specialization studies or research for 2nd and 3rd cycle students and researchers | Applications should be sent by post to Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (http://www.mfa.gov.il). |
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| Latvia | 50 months for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd study cycle students (duration of studies – up to 10 months per person) | 9 months (duration of research visit – up to 3 months per person) | Applications should be sent by post to the State Education Development Agency (http://www.esn.lv/). |
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| Poland | 50 months (duration of studies – from 2 to 10 months per person) | 30 months (duration of visit - from 1 to 10 months per person) | Applications should be sent by post to the Bureau for Academic Recognition and International Exchange (http://www.buwiwm.edu.pl). |
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| Slovakia | 25 months (for the 1st and 2nd study cycle students; duration of studies – from 3 to 10 months per person) | 20 months (for 3rd study cycle students and academic staff (duration of a study/research visit – from 3 to 10 months per person) | Applications should be sent by post to the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic (http://www.minedu.sk). |
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| II group | ||||
| Short-term studies in all fields, Lithuanian (Baltic) studies, research visits | ||||
| Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, Switzerland | 55 months (duration of studies – 5 to 10 months per person, duration of research visit – up to 10 months per person) | Applications should be sent by post to the Education Exchanges Support Foundation(http://www.smpf.lt). |
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| III group | ||||
| Lithuanian (Baltic) studies | ||||
| Armenia, Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, India, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan |
75 months (duration of studies – one (up to 5 months) or two (up to 10 months) semesters per person) |
Applications should be sent by post to the Education Exchanges Support Foundation (http://www.smpf.lt). |
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| IV group - freemovers (all countries that are not mentioned in the groups No I, No II, No III) | ||||
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| Students, lecturers and researchers from the countries that are not mentioned above | 15 months (duration of studies – one (up to 5 months) or two (up to 10 months) semesters per person) | Applications should be sent by post to the Education Exchanges Support Foundation (http://www.smpf.lt). |
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| V group - lithuanians and foreigners of lithuanian origin | ||||
| Lithuanian (Baltic) studies | ||||
| Lithuanian state scholarships for children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren of the Lithuanians living abroad and foreigners of the Lithuanian origin | 25 months (duration of studies – one (up to 5 months) or two (up to 10 months) semesters per person) | Applications should be sent by post to the Education Exchanges Support Foundation (http://www.smpf.lt). |
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