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€500 a month for bachelor's and master's students or €700 a month for PhD students, for up to 10 or 11 months.
Latvian State Scholarships is a scholarship for bachelor's, master's, doctoral and short-course study in Latvia. Who pays: State Education Development Agency (VIAA), for the Ministry of Education and Science. What it pays: €500 a month for bachelor's and master's students or €700 a month for PhD students, for up to 10 or 11 months. The list of eligible countries is on the official page. This round has closed; the official page gives the next one.
Is it open to my nationality? What a year in Latvia costs The student visa
- Funded by
- State Education Development Agency (VIAA), for the Ministry of Education and Science
- Study level
- Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Short course
- What it pays
- €500 a month for bachelor's and master's students or €700 a month for PhD students, for up to 10 or 11 months.
- Who can apply
- Citizens of eligible countries with a confirmation letter from a Latvian higher education institution; bachelor's students must have completed at least one year of study.
- When to apply
- The 2026 round ran from 1 February to 1 April 2026; the next round had not been announced when checked on 6 November 2026.
Read from the scheme’s official page on 6 Nov 2026. Rules and dates change every cycle: confirm on the official page before you apply.
Questions
Who can apply for Latvian State Scholarships?
Citizens of eligible countries with a confirmation letter from a Latvian higher education institution; bachelor's students must have completed at least one year of study. The list of eligible countries is on the official page. Open to citizens of 39 eligible countries that have signed education and science cooperation agreements with Latvia or are other partner countries; the page shows them on a map and does not name them in text.
What does Latvian State Scholarships pay for?
€500 a month for bachelor's and master's students or €700 a month for PhD students, for up to 10 or 11 months.
When is the deadline for Latvian State Scholarships?
The 2026 round ran from 1 February to 1 April 2026; the next round had not been announced when checked on 6 November 2026.. Rules and dates change every cycle, so confirm on the official page.
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Do you work at Latvian State Scholarships?
Staff can manage this page at no cost: correct the details, add your logo and a description, see how many students look at it, add photographs and courses, and answer the questions they send. All of it is free.
Students: this is not an application. To apply or ask about courses, visit Latvian State Scholarships’s website.