The evaluation of the Latvian state scholarship competition for international students for the 2025/2026 academic year is complete. The State Education Development Agency received 355 applications from 27 different countries. 

A total of 99 applicants from 23 nationalities have been awarded study scholarships.

The highest number of scholarship recipients is from Ukraine, with 14 students. 

Following Ukraine, the recipients are:

• Azerbaijan: 10 scholarships
• Germany: 10 scholarships
• Finland: 9 scholarships
• Uzbekistan: 9 scholarships
• Turkey: 7 scholarships
• Italy: 5 scholarships

Other countries also have scholarship recipients, contributing to the diverse representation of nationalities.

Top 6 Higher education institutions (HEIs) with scholarship recipients:

1. Rīga Stradiņš University: 28 scholarships
2. Riga Technical University: 23 scholarships
3. University of Latvia: 14 scholarships
4. Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies: 7 scholarships
5. Stockholm School of Economics in Riga: 5 scholarships
6. Turiba University:5 scholarships

The next call for the Latvian state scholarships will be open from 1 February to 1 April 2026. More information about the Latvian state scholarships can be found here.