Уважаеми дами и господа,

Фондът за подкрепа на обмяната в областта на образованието при Министерството на образованието и науката на Република Литва информира за обявяването на държавни стипендии за изучаване на литовски език и култура. Стипендиите са предназначени за представители на българските академични и образователни институции, които желаят да изучават литовски език и култура в летните курсове през 2011 г.

По-подробна информация за реда и условията за предоставяне на стипендиите, както и формулярът за кандидатстването, може да се намери на сайта на Фонда за подкрепа на обмяната в областта на образованието на Интернет адрес http://www.smpf.lt/scholarships2011 или по-долу.

Обръщаме Вашето внимание, че крайният срок за подаване на заявките е 1 април 2011 г.

С уважение,

Валдас Степонавичюс

Временно управляващ Посолството на Литва в България

EDUCATION EXCHANGES SUPPORT FOUNDATION

Higher Education Programmes Unit

Geležinio Vilko str. 12, 01112 Vilnius, Lithuania

E-mail: akademiniaimainai@smpf.lt ; http://www.smpf.lt/scholarships2011 .

LITHUANIAN STATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SUMMER COURSES FOR THE YEAR 2011

Education Exchanges Support Foundation takes pleasure in offering Lithuanian state scholarships for the Lithuanian language and culture summer courses in the year 2011.

In 2011 the Lithuanian language and culture summer courses will be organized at:

Applicants are free to choose the university and are required to specify the level of the Lithuanian language (if any) in the application form. Applicants will be registered to the course immediately after the scholarship award is approved by the Committee of International Studies. Further and more detailed information about the courses is available at the universities’ home pages indicated in the table above.

PART 1. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

1. The candidate has to be a student (not in the final year), researcher or lecturer at the higher education and research institution in one of the following countries: Bulgaria, Greece, India, Spain, Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine or Uzbekistan.

2. Lithuanian state scholarships cannot be coupled with other grants.

PART 2. FINANCIAL CONDITIONS

1. Undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students will receive a stipend of 1.950 Lt (approx. 565 EUR) for duration of the courses.

2. Lecturers and researchers will receive a stipend of 3.250 Lt (approx. 941 EUR) for the duration of the courses.

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

3. Tuition fee will be paid on scholarship holder’s behalf by the host country.

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

5. Accommodation costs shall be covered by the scholarship holder. Upon request, the host institution provides the scholarship holder with a place in a dormitory or a university guesthouse. Requests for accommodation in the international student dormitories must be submitted well in advance before arrival. Alternatively, foreign students and researchers may consider renting an apartment in the private sector of the city. Help with this is available from International Relations Office staff of the relevant higher education and research institution.

PART 3. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

3.1. List of documents to be submitted (in the order given). Please do not put each individual document into plastic sheets or binders, see requirement 3.2.2

1. Printed and signed online application form (form can be found on the website http://www.smpf.lt/scholarships2011, online application form will be published in the beginning of February, 2011).

2. Official letter from candidate’s higher education and research institution approving the status of a student/lecturer or researcher.

3. Transcript of academic records from the candidate’s present higher education and research institution.

4. Certified copy of recent higher education diploma and transcript of academic records (if applicable).

5. Two recommendation letters from home higher education and research institution (written within the past six months).

6. Certificate of proficiency in English or Lithuanian (or another language acceptable for the host institution).

7. Certified copy of the valid identity document.

3.2. Documents must be:

1. Completed in English or Lithuanian (or with certified translations into one of these languages).

2. 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.

3. Typed and printed (handwritten documents will not be accepted).

All copies must be clearly authorized as true copies of original documents by the issuing institution or a Notary Public (NP). Printed and signed online application form with additional documents mentioned in part 3.1. has to be sent by 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.

PART 4. IMPORTANT DATES

1^st of April, 2011 – deadline for online application submission. Online Application System will be closed at 12.00 Central European time (GMT+1).

Printed and signed online application form with additional documents must be sent by ordinary or registered post by 1^st of April 2011, date as per postmark. NB. Applications postmarked after the deadline will not be considered.

Applications must be sent to:

Higher Education Programmes Unit

Education Exchanges Support Foundation

Geležinio Vilko str. 12

01112 Vilnius, Lithuania

The final decision on the award, based on recommendations of the Committee for International Studies, rests with the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania. Awarded candidates will be informed personally by email and notification will be published on the website http://www.smpf.lt/scholarships2011 by 1^st of June, 2011.