Winter Course | Applications for Scholarships

• The candidate has to be a student, lecturer, or researcher of a higher education and research institution of a foreign country (except Russian and Belarusian citizens) or a foreigner of Lithuanian origin (residing not in Lithuania). 
• It is possible to apply only to one institution organising the courses at one time. 
• Evaluating applications, additional points may be added for applicants who:
  - apply for the first time (4 points);
  - study Lithuanian language, history and culture in their home country (in)formally or officially (confirmation must be added to the application form): 2 points; 
  - are citizens of Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Japan, the United States of America, Kazakhstan, China (People's Republic of China and Taiwan), Moldova, New Zealand, South Korea, Georgia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan (1 point).

• Participation in the courses can be funded for a maximum of 3 times. Participants coming for a contact course will receive a scholarship of 910 EUR.

• Lithuanian language proficiency of the candidates must be no higher than C1.

• Documents submitted must be completed in English or Lithuanian only.

• Recommendations can be sent on this form or provided in a free format. The reference letter must include a signature. 

Deadline for application: October 12, 2025 (including all obligatory documents!)

IF A CANDIDATE APPLIES TO MORE THAN ONE INSTITUTION, THEIR APPLICATIONS ARE REJECTED AS UNSUITABLE, AND THE PERSON CANNOT CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SELECTION PROCEDURE.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

If you want to sign up for the course, please fill out this application form. 
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The intensive winter courses are being held here for 8 years and got a worldwide recognition from Europe to America, from Australia to Japan. Our alumni and course teachers cherish their relationships, making a huge network. Almost 1/3 of alumni participate in our courses again and again, each time improving knowledge of Lithuanian at a more advanced level, and some of them already have become teachers of Lithuanian in their countries!

From 2021, the intensive winter courses are taught also live online. It’s an excellent opportunity to have a part of students in the University classrooms and a part of them online, thus making a huge international multicultural community with an amazing feeling of being very close to each other.

Lithuanian Language and Culture Winter Academy in 2026 (January 5 – February 3) is going to be a combination of both contact and live online course options.

• Acquire a certain level of Lithuanian language competence in a group of an appropriate level;
• Language classes will be held every day from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 12:30 (Lithuanian time). In case of online groups from American continent the time of classes can be different, e. g.15:00–18:30.
• Total workload includes 80 academic hours of live communication;
• Homework tasks will take at least some 1 more hour;
• Cultural program will be organized on certain days after classes (after a lunch break) and on Weekends. This will include interactive lectures of the culture of Lithuania, traditions and customs, Lithuanian folklore; live and virtual trips, other events (see the Course Program)
• Graduation certificates and 8 ECTS (European study credits) for those who fulfill the teaching program will add to your portfolio!