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Education Exchanges Support Foundation takes pleasure in offering the quota for Lithuanian state scholarships Lithuanian language and culture summer courses for candidates of the following countries: Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Belgium (Flanders), Croatia, Finland, Greece, Georgia, Iceland, India, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Philippines, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United States of America, United Kingdom and Uzbekistan. 50 grants in total will be offered for the summer courses in 2015.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The candidate has to be a student (not in the final year), lecturer or researcher of higher education and research institution in Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Belgium (Flanders),Croatia, Finland, Greece, Georgia, Iceland, India, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Philippines, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United States of America, United Kingdom or Uzbekistan.
Lithuanian state scholarships cannot be coupled with other grants, scholarships or other academic exchange programs.  

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

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Researchers and lecturers approved for the Lithuanian language and culture summer courses will receive a m

NB. Stipend is intended to cover scholarship holder’s expenses only. Additional amounts for accompanying partners or family are not provided.

Tuition fee for Lithuanian language and culture summer courses will be covered by the Republic of Lithuania.

Any other fees such as student union fee, library membership fee, etc. shall be paid by scholarship holder.

Travel and accommodation costs shall be covered by the scholarship holder.

 

LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SUMMER COURSES

In 2015 the Lithuanian language and culture summer courses will be organized at:

1.

Vytautas Magnus University

July 20 – August 15, 2015

http://www.hmf.vdu.lt/en/summer_course/

2.

Vilnius University

June 29 – July 24, 2015

http://www.lsk.flf.vu.lt/en/department/courses-for-foreigners/course-b

3.

Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences

August 3 - 30, 2015

http://leu.lt/en/studies/summer-courses/lithuanian-language-and-cx1v.html

4.

Klaipėda University

July 17- August 14, 2015

http://www.ku.lt/en/international-studies-and-admission/international-studies/summer-school/

5.

LCC International University

August 2-28, 2015

http://www.lcc.lt/home/study-abroad/cie/lithuanian-language-and-culture/

Applicants are free to choose 3 universities according to the priority and are required to specify the level of the Lithuanian language in the application form. Please be informed that the scholarship might not necessarily be granted to the university of your first priority.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

List of documents to be submitted (in the order given). Please do not put each individual document into plastic sheets or binders:

Printed and signed online application form (form can be found on the website www.scholarships.lt  )
Official letter from the candidate’s higher education and research institution approving the status of a student, lecturer or researcher.

For students the letter must contain information on applicants current cycle of studies (1st, 2nd or 3rd cycle), year of studies and expected date of graduation.

For students - transcript of academic records of the last two semesters issued by applicant’s present higher education and research institution.
Certified copy of obtained higher education diploma or diplomas.
Two recommendation letters from home higher education and research institution (written within past six months).
Copy of certificate of proficiency in English or Lithuanian (or another language acceptable for the host institution).

TOEFL, IELTS, CPE or other widely recognized exams of English proficiency are acceptable. If the candidate does not hold any of those certificates, then a signed letter confirming the proficiency in the language from the home university’s professor of English or Lithuanian is also acceptable.

Copy of the valid identity document.

Documents requested:

Completed in English or Lithuanian (or with certified translations into one of these languages).
Submitted in two (2) identical sets (one original set and one copy of the original set). Every set must be put into plastic sheet or envelope.
Typed and printed (handwritten documents will not be accepted).

All copies (including scanned documents) of the original set must be clearly authorized as true copies of original documents by the issuing institution or a Notary Public.

Printed and signed online application form with additional documents has to be sent by ordinary post.

Documents submitted only online, sent by fax or e-mail will not be accepted. Incomplete applications or postmarked after the deadline will not be considered.    

IMPORTANT DATES

1st of March, 2015 – deadline for online application submission. Application form can be found at www.scholarships.lt. Online Application System will be closed at 12.00 Central European time (GMT+1). 

Applications must be sent by ordinary or registered post to the Education Exchanges and Support Foundation by 1st  of March 2014, date as per postmark to this address:

 

Higher Education Programmes Unit

Education Exchanges Support Foundation

Rožių al. 2

LT-03106 Vilnius, Lithuania

 

All scholarship applications must reach Education Exchanges Support Foundation by 27th of March, 2015. Applications received later than that date will not be considered.

 

1nd of June, 2015 – e-mail notification on the results for the Lithuanian language and culture summer courses.