Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Lithuanian State Scholarship (Full Tuition + €592 Monthly Stipend)

Master’s studies at Kaunas University of Technology are second-cycle studies for applicants who have graduated from bachelor’s (first cycle) or integrated studies and meet the University’s requirements. Full-time study volume is 90 or 120 study credits, with duration of 1.5 or 2 years, and completion is through a master’s final degree project.

Admission to state-funded positions in second-cycle studies is available through a competition for specific groups: citizens of Lithuania, other EU or EEA states (and their family members); citizens/residents with a permanent residence permit in Lithuania; and foreigners of Lithuanian origin. Admission is also connected to the study programmes being full-time and provided in the English language for foreign-citizen institutional admission.

Applicants compete using an entry score that includes a weighted grade point average from the diploma supplement (weighted coefficient 0.9) and a motivation assessment (weighted coefficient 0.1). Additional points may be added for science activities (examples listed include scientific publications and presentations at scientific…).

Full-time studies are stated as 1.5 or 2 years. For state-funded positions, the conditions include eligibility criteria and required documents for recognition and language evidence, and the admission procedure begins once the University receives the notification of the paid application fee from the bank; further obligations after support are not described in the provided text.

• Hold a Bachelor’s qualification degree of the first cycle or integrated university studies, or a diploma of integrated studies in the fields specified in Appendix 6 to the Admission Rules.
• Meet the additional admission requirements specified in Appendix 6 to the Admission Rules.
• Have a weighted grade point average of at least 60% in the evaluation marks of the Bachelor’s qualification degree.
• If English is not the person’s native language, have English at least at level C1 (CEFR) with one of the listed assessment thresholds: IELTS at least 6 (with component minima stated as at least 5.5), or TOEFL iBT at least 85, or an equivalent level from other international English examinations determined within the last two years.
• Additional requirements can apply depending on the country where the applicant acquired secondary education (as referenced by the Admission Rules’ information link).
• For admission to state-funded positions, the applicant must have acquired education at foreign institutions and meet one of the following: be a citizen of Lithuania, another EU state, or an EEA state (or a family member of such a citizen); or be a citizen of those states or stateless with a permanent residence permit for living in Lithuania; or be a foreigner of Lithuanian origin.

• full-time second-cycle (master’s) study with a stated duration of 1.5 or 2 years

1. Apply only online using the electronic application form at apply.ktu.edu.
2. While submitting the application, fill in all required data and submit electronic copies of all required documents.
3. For institutional admission of foreign citizens, submit the listed electronic copies of documents together with the application.
4. Specify study preferences in descending order of priorities; indicate up to three preferences, where the title of the study programme and the study count as a preference.
5. For admission, the application’s examination begins when the University receives notification of the paid application fee from the bank.

• Passport, or for citizens of the European Union, a personal ID card.
• A valid temporary or permanent residence permit to live in the Republic of Lithuania or another EU state, if the applicant has one.
• A photograph for a document.
• A maturity certificate and its supplement or other documents certifying secondary education (for first-cycle studies) and a maturity certificate and its supplement or other documents certifying secondary education (referenced for master’s as part of admission documents).
• A diploma and its supplement (for admission to second-cycle (master’s) studies).
• A certificate of acknowledgement of the education equivalent to the Lithuanian educational system issued by SKVC if received before submitting the application for studies at the University; otherwise qualification acknowledgement is performed under the University’s procedure.
• A certificate of knowledge of the English language, if any.
• Other documents certifying education, if any.
• Proof of research/artistic activities, if any.
• Proof of work experience, if any.
• A document certifying the change of surname or name if not all submitted documents are issued under the same surname or name.
• For documents issued in languages other than Lithuanian or English: translations into one of these languages approved under the procedure stipulated by law.
• For state-funded positions: ID card or passport.
• For first-cycle and integrated studies via centralised admission (LAMA PBO): an SKVC certificate acknowledging acquired education equivalence, plus a certificate of identification of equivalent subjects and transfer/conversion of evaluation marks.
• For second-cycle (master’s) studies: an SKVC certificate acknowledging acquired education equivalence if received before application submission, or a qualification acknowledgement certificate issued by the University prepared before application submission.
• If studies are organised in the Lithuanian language and the person has not taken the state examination of Lithuanian language and literature: a Lithuanian language test certificate at level C1 issued by Vilnius University, or a level B2 certificate from a competent institution; the document and its official translation must be submitted in Lithuanian, English, or Russian.
• If studies are organised in the English language and the person has not taken the state examination of English: a certificate certifying English level issued by IELTS, TOEFL, CEFR or another competent institution within the last two years.
• If the person is a foreigner of Lithuanian origin: a certificate or another document certifying Lithuanian origin issued by the Lithuanian community of the applicant’s country (or another competent institution); the document and its official translation must be submitted in Lithuanian, English, or Russian.