The evaluation committee, comprised of the representatives from the State Education Development Agency of Latvia, Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia and Student Union of Latvia has completed the evaluation of applications.

In 2021, 391 applications were received, which is an increase by 10% comparing to the previous year and means that the competition among the applicants was quite tough.

The number of applications submitted for the study scholarships was 307, out of which 102 applicants have been nominated for the Latvian state scholarships to pursue studies at Latvian higher education institutions.

For the research fellowships 84 applications were submitted, and 22 researchers have been nominated for the research fellowship to be conducted at Latvian scientific institutes or higher education institutions.

In total the scholarship nominees represent nationals of 27 countries. The top five countries of the scholarship receivers are the Ukraine, Germany, Finland, Azerbaijan, and Italy.

The next call for the Latvian state scholarships is planned early in 2022. More information about the Latvian state scholarships can be found here.