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Latvian State Scholarships for Studies

Valsts izglītības attīstības aģentūra (VIAA / State Education Development Agency)

Annual Latvian government scholarships for foreign students to study, research or attend summer schools at Latvian higher education institutions, funded through bilateral agreements and reciprocal scholarship arrangements with 39 partner countries.

Deadline

Closed, usually reopens around April

What you get

Amount not recorded

Covers

Tuition (not recorded)
Living costs (not recorded)
Travel (not recorded)
Health insurance (not recorded)
Visa fee (not recorded)

Awards offered

Not recordedDuration and start dates vary by agreement track (semester, academic year, or short summer school); see individual calls.

Who can apply

Study level funded: Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, Research visit
Subjects: No subject restriction recorded
Language: Not recorded yet, check the official page
Sri Lankan applicants: Restricted to citizens of 39 countries across two tracks: 28 countries with bilateral scholarship agreements (Azerbaijan, Belgium (Wallonia-Brussels), Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Peru, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Tajikistan, China, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam) and 11 countries with reciprocal scholarship arrangements (Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Japan, Slovakia, Switzerland, USA). Sri Lanka is not on either list.

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Official page

Sources

VIAA - Latvian State Scholarships (official)read 1 September 2026

Checked 1 September 2026, next review due 1 March 2027

Who can apply

Study level funded: Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, Research visit
Subjects: No subject restriction recorded
Language: Not recorded yet, check the official page
Sri Lankan applicants: Restricted to citizens of 39 countries across two tracks: 28 countries with bilateral scholarship agreements (Azerbaijan, Belgium (Wallonia-Brussels), Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Peru, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Tajikistan, China, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam) and 11 countries with reciprocal scholarship arrangements (Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Japan, Slovakia, Switzerland, USA). Sri Lanka is not on either list.