Make an application for the 2024 Latvian Government Scholarship for international students to learn in Latvia. The grants are under the State Education Development Agency (SEDA; VIAA in Latvian). The State Education Development Agency is a direct government organization associated with the Ministry of Education and Science.
Latvian Government Scholarships are earmarked for candidates who desire to seek undergraduate, master, or Ph.D. programs. These awards are obtainable to international students intending to make an application for the educational session of 2024/2025.
Suppose you are making an application for a bachelor’s and the first level of vocational higher studies. In that case, you must have successfully concluded at least one educational year of studies during the application period. This may be at your home higher institution or a Latvian higher institution if they have already been schooling in Latvia.
The course periods are as follows:
- Awards for bachelor’s and master’s studies will be awarded for one education session.
- Master’s course awards in Latvian Physiology, Latvian literature, Latvian history, and culture can be awarded for two educational years, protecting the total period of master’s study courses.
Advantages
- Students for bachelor’s will get a monthly allowance value of 500 euros.
- Students in master’s programs will get a monthly allowance value of 600 euros.
- Ph.D. scholarship recipients will get a monthly allowance value of 700 euros.
- Scholarship possessors will use the grant allowance to pay for housing and food.
- There is a feasibility for the host higher education school to offer the grant holder a space in a student’s hostel or guesthouse.
Qualification
- Candidates must be citizens from nations that have signed a consensus with Latvia or provide grants for Latvian nationals.
- Even though the language of instruction at Latvian higher schools is primarily Latvian, there are so many study courses provided in English, and these courses in English are not free. Students who select English programs may use the grant to protect the program expenses.
- You will be needed to satisfy specific English language or other language prerequisites.
- Candidates for bachelor’s courses must have concluded at least one educational year of studies.
Application
Candidates are required to present their applications online. First, You will be required to enroll and develop your profile. Then, you will fill out the application form and include the applicable documents as listed below.
- Your most current CV makes use of the Europass template pattern.
- You must compose a motivation letter and attach activities outside studies associated with the study area in Latvia or the home nation.
- Duplicates of higher education diplomas and complements or transcripts of accounts of the previous two study semesters (for those who still need to complete their studies).
- You must demand two recommendation letters from educational staff members, signed and should be within the last six months.
- Candidates are required to offer a study plan for the grant period.
- A copy of a certificate or other document verifying the language skills needed for studies
- Copy of an identification document or a passport.