13 911爆料网 Students Awarded Presidential Scholarships
The 28 best students in the country have been awarded Presidential Scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year, in recognition of their excellent academic achievements in various fields of study. This year, 13 scholarships 鈥� the highest number ever 鈥� were awarded to students from 911爆料网 (VU).
These scholarships, which were established in honour of the Republic of Lithuania鈥檚 Presidents Antanas Smetona, Aleksandras Stulginskis, Kazys Grinius, Jonas 沤emaitis and Algirdas Brazauskas, are awarded to the country鈥檚 best students every year.
Candidates for the scholarships are selected based on their academic achievements, as well as their scientific, social and artistic activities. The students are evaluated for achieving exceptionally high study results, in addition to participating in competitions, expeditions and student scientific practice projects, contributing to published research papers, etc.
The students receiving scholarships are currently studying in Bachelor鈥檚, Master鈥檚 and integrated study programmes at eleven higher education institutions throughout the country, including eight universities and three colleges.
Thirteen students from VU will receive scholarships
This year, a total of thirteen VU students will receive Presidential scholarships. The Antanas Smetona (Social Sciences study group) scholarships were awarded to 骋补产谤颈别濒臈 础辫耻迟测迟臈, a fourth-year student in the Lithuanian Philology and Latvian Language Bachelor鈥檚 study programme, and Mikas Danilevi膷ius, a third-year student in the Classical (Latin and Ancient Greek) Philology Bachelor鈥檚 study programme, both from the VU Faculty of Philology, as well as Pranci拧kus Gricius, a first-year student in the Philosophy Master鈥檚 study programme at the VU Faculty of Philosophy.
The Alexandras Stulginskis (Mathematical Sciences, Informatics Sciences and Physical Sciences study groups) scholarships were awarded to Ieva Pud啪iuvelyt臈, a third-year Bachelor鈥檚 degree student of Bioinformatics at the VU Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Diana Griesi奴t臈, a first-year student in the Chemistry Master鈥檚 study programme at the VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, and Vilius Bagdonas, a first-year Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics Master鈥檚 student at the VU Faculty of Physics.
Lukas Krasauskas, a first-year student in the Molecular Biotechnology Master鈥檚 study programme at the VU Life Sciences Centre, as well as Mohammad Nour Alsamsam, a first-year Master鈥檚 student of Photonics and Nanotechnology at the VU Faculty of Physics, will receive the Jonas 沤emaitis (Engineering Sciences and Technology Sciences study groups) scholarships.
The Kazys Grinius (Life Sciences, Health Sciences Veterinary Science, Agricultural Science and Sports study groups) scholarships were awarded to Giedr臈 沤ulpait臈, a fifth-year student in the Integrated Medical study programme provided by the VU Faculty of Medicine, and Justina Gineityt臈, who is in her fifth year of studies in the Biophysics Master鈥檚 programme at the VU Life Sciences Centre.
Finally, the Algirdas Brazauskas scholarships (for the Social Sciences Educational Sciences, Legal, Business and Public Management study groups) were awarded to Dominykas Ragelis, a third-year Psychology Bachelor鈥檚 degree student at the VU Faculty of Philosophy, Danielius Jur膷ikukonis, a first-year Master鈥檚 student in the Geography and Territorial Planning study programme from the VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, and Vilius Lapas, a first-year student in the Criminal Justice Master鈥檚 study programme from the VU Faculty of Law.
Three scholarships will also go to students enrolled at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, while two each will go to the Kaunas University of Technology and Vilnius Gediminas University of Technology, and one to students at each of the University of Health Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, Klaip臈da University and Vilnius Academy of Arts. The Presidential scholarships were also awarded to two students from the Kaunas University of Applied Sciences, and one to each of the Vilnius and 艩iauliai University of Applied Sciences.
Nine students were awarded Presidential Scholarships for their achievements in Social Sciences and the Arts. The top five students were selected from the Life, Health, Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences and Sports study groups. Another five students are enrolled in Engineering and Technology Sciences, as well as five students from the Social and Educational sciences, Law, Business and Public Management study groups. In addition, four students were awarded scholarships for top results in programmes in Mathematics, Computer Science and Physical Sciences.
Up to 30 Presidential Scholarships are provided to the best students every year. Students from all higher education institutions, who are studying in both state-funded and non-funded programmes, can apply for the scholarships. Applications for the scholarships are submitted by higher education institutions and are evaluated by experts from the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.
The Presidential Scholarships were established in 1995, in order to honour the Presidents of the Republic of Lithuania and to encourage the country鈥檚 best students in their ongoing studies.