Правительство Латвийской Республики предоставляет стипендии на 2017-2018 учебный год

В соответствии с Соглашением между Министерством образования и науки Республики Казахстан и Министерством образования и науки Латвийской Республики о сотрудничестве в области образования, науки и молодежи от 2013 года, Правительство Латвийской Республики предоставляет стипендии на 2017- 2018 учебный год.

Подробную информацию можно найти на сайте (http://www.viaa.gov.lv/scholarships и http://www.studyinlatvia.lv)

Valsts izglītības attīstības aģentūra

State Education Development Agency of the republic of Latvia

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Vaļņu iela 1, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia, phone +371 67814322, fax +371 67814344, e-mail , www.viaa.egov.lv

 

RIGA

  The Ministry ofEducation and Science

 of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Cc: Embassy of the Republic of Latvia

 to the Republic of Kazallstan

Subject: Latvian State scholarships for

 the аcademic year 2017/2018

 and for summer schools in Latvia in 2017

 

Dear Sir, Madam,

According to the Agreement on Co-operation in the Field of Education, Science and youth between  the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan we are pleased to offer scholarships for students and teaching staff of higher education institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan for studies or research in Latvian higher education institutions during the academic year 2017 /2018 as well as for participation in summer schools.

The call for applications for the academic year 201712018 is open as of 1^st February 2017 and all relevant_information has been published on the website of the state Education  Development Agency http://www.viaa. gov.1v/scholarships.

1.The Application form (to be found on the above mentioned website) and the necessary documents for study or research scholarships for the academic year 2017/2018 should be submitted to the State Education Development Agency via on-line application system, which is to be open as of 1^st February 2017/

2. The necessary documents for the summer schools should be sent directly to the organizers of the summer schools. Information regarding summer schools organized in Latvia in 2017 will be published on the website of the State Education Development Agency http://www.viaa. gov.1v/scholarships at the end of February 2017.

We kindly ask you to forward this information to all the institutions or persons who may be interested in study or research scholarships in Latvia or in participation in summer schools.

The application deadline for the Latvian State scholarships for studies and research stays is 1 April 2017 and for summer schools  — 4 May 2017/

 LATVIAN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018

In accordance with bilateral agreements on co-operation in education and science concluded between Latvian government and a few countries the State Education : Development Agency of Latvia (VIAA) offers scholarships to foreign students, researchers and teaching staff for studies, research and participation in summer schools in Latvian higher education institutions in the 2017/2018 academic year.

 ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

1. Citizen from countries which have signed an Agreement on co-operation in education and science

Belgium (Walloon Region)                                                 Mexico

Bulgaria                                                                               Moldova

Croatia                                                                                 Mongolia

Cyprus                                                                                 Peru

Finland                                                                                 Poland

France                                                                                  Portugal

Georgia                                                                                 South Korea

Greece                                                                                  Tajikistan

Hungary                                                                               The People^,s Republic of China

Israel                                                                                     Turkey

Italy                                                                                      Turkmenistan

Kazakhstan                                                                          Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

2.Citizens from countries that offer scholarships for Latvian students, researchers and teaching staff without formal agreements on co-operation in education and science

Austria                                                                                 Lithuania

Czech Republic                                                                   Norway

Denmark                                                                              Slovakia

Estonia                                                                                 Sweden

Germany                                                                              Switzerland

Iceland                                                                                  The United States of America

Japan

 1.Latvian Scholarships for studies at the Latvian Higher Education institutions (hereinafter – HEI) in the academic year 2017/2018

a) Application conditions

Scholarships for applicants from one country may not exceed 10% from the total grant amount for study scholarships of the year in question.

Language of instruction at Latvian higher education institutions is mainly Latvian, however there a few study programmes offered in English (please visit the website: www.studyinlatvia.lv for more information)/.

Applications for bachelor’s and the first level of professional higher education studies will be accepted from students who have successfully completed at least one academic year of studies (at their home HEI or at a Latvian HEI, if the already have been studying in Latvia) at the moment of application (February, March 2017).

Scholarships for bachelor’s and master’s studies  are granted for academic year- a time period up 10 months (for PhD-students – up 11 months).

Scholarships for master’s studies in the study programmes of Latvian philology, Latvian literature, Latvian culture, Latvian history are considered to be priorities, thus a scholarship can be granted fortwo academic years, i.e. for the duration of the whole master’s study programme.

If a student wants to continue her/his studies in Latvian for one more year, she/he has to re apply for the Latvian scholarship. The Latvian scholarship can be awarded not more than for two consecutive terms to one individual (unless the studies are related to Latvian language, culture and history).

The academic year in Latvia lasts from 1^st September to 30^th June.

b) Application procedure (deadline 1^st April 2017)

As of February 2017 on-line application form will be open to submit applications for Latvian scholarship for studies on the website www.viaa.gov.lv/scholarships. An applicant will have to register at the system and make a profile with a unique login and password. After that an application form can be filled in on-line and necessary documents can be attached to the form as well. The system will require following documents to be uploaded.

1. Curriculum Vitae (applicants are asked to use the Europass CV form).
2. Letter of motivation (including activities outside studies related to the study field in Latvia or in the home country, e.g. work in professional organizations/ participation in scientific conferences, international projects).
3. Photocopies of diplomas of higher education and supplements or a transcript of records (if studies are not completed).
4. Copies of two letters of recommendation from academic staff members, signed within the last six months.
5. A copy of letter of the relevant Latvian HEI confirming the foreigner’s opportunity to study in the chosen study programme and informing about the language of instruction (Latvian or other EU official language). Please contact the International Relations Department/Unit of the Latvian HEI directly. List of contact persons of Latvian HEs is available at: viaa.gov.lv/scholarships.
6. Study plan for duration of the scholarship please use form which is available at: viaa.gov.lv/scholarships.
7. A copy of a certificate or other document certifying the language proficiency required for studies/
8. Copy of the ID (indentification document) or passport.

All documents, which are not in Latvian or English, shall be translated into Latvian or English.

Any incomplete applications will not be considered.

If applicants are nominated by a competent authority of their countries – Ministry of Education, agency for Education etc. -, they have to contact the authority and send application documents to the authority as well, if required.

c) Financial provisions

• The amount of the Latvian scholarship for studies is:
• for bachelor’s and master’s students – 500 EUR per month;
• for PHD students – 670 EUR per month.
• If the Latvian HEI requires a tuition fee for the chosen study programme, he/she can use the scholarship for covering of the tuition fee or for accommodation and meals. Please take into account that the amount of the scholarship is not high enough to cover both.
• Upon request, the host HEI provides the scholarship holder with a place in a dormitory or a guesthouse. Requests for accommodation in the international student dormitories must be submitted one month before arriving. In any month in which the foreign student is present in the territory of Latvia for less than 15 calendar days no scholarship is provided.
• The Latvian scholarship cannot be awarded concurrently with other scholarships.
• Travel expenses to the Latvian HEI and back to the country of origin are not covered by the Latvian scholarship.
• Scholarship holders are required to make their own arrangements for insurance coverage.

d) Evaluation of applications and information on results

 All applications will be evaluated and the final decision on granting scholarships will be made by the evaluation committee of VIAA. Quality evaluation criteria are to find on the website: www.viaa.gov.lv/scholarships.

The list of accepted candidates will be published on the website of VIAA www.viaa.gov.lv/scholarships at the beginning of June 2017/ All candidates will receive an official decision sent by e-mail in June 2017.

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Contact address:

State Education Development Agency (Valsts izglītības attīstības aģentūra)

Vaļņu iela 1, Riga, LV-1050

Contact person:

Ms Aija Jakovica

Senior Specialist

International Cooperation Programme Unit

Telephone: +371 67814331, e-mail: scholarships@viaa.gov.lv