The Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA) is pleased to announce a merit-based scholarship intended to recognise outstanding academic and artistic achievement among international applicants to its Master’s degree programmes.

Financial provisions: The scholarship is awarded in the form of a 50% reduction of the annual tuition fee and is available to five (5) outstanding candidates.

Eligibility: The scholarship is open to international non-EU applicants applying for Master’s degree studies at VDA, regardless of their citizenship or chosen programme of study.

Selection process: Scholarship recipients are selected solely on the basis of the highest admission scores achieved through the VDA admissions process. Successful candidates will be informed of the award after the general application deadline for Master’s degree studies (early July, 2026).

Conditions and criteria:

• The tuition fee reduction is automatically applied for the first year of study;
• For the second year of Master’s degree studies, the 50% tuition fee reduction will be continued provided that, upon completion of the first year, the student has maintained a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 8.0;
• This scholarship is not applicable to students who are in receipt of the Scholarship for Full-time Master’s Degree Studies awarded by the Education Exchanges Support Foundation;
• The scholarship applies exclusively to the tuition fee reduction and does not cover living expenses, accommodation, travel, or any other associated costs.

Application portal: Apply online! – Vilnius Academy of Arts.