The evaluation of the Latvian state scholarship competition for international students for the 2026/2027 academic year is complete. The State Education Development Agency received 427 applications from 33 different countries. A total of 104 applicants from 22 nationalities have been awarded study scholarships.

The highest number of scholarship recipients is from Ukraine, with 15 students. Following Ukraine, the recipients are:

• Germany: 12 scholarships
• Finland: 11 scholarships
• Azerbaijan: 10 scholarships
• Uzbekistan: 9 scholarships
• Italy: 6 scholarships.
• Georgia: 6 scholarships

Other countries also have scholarship recipients, contributing to the diverse representation of nationalities.

Top 6 Higher education institutions (HEIs) with scholarship recipients:

• Rīga Stradiņš University: 27 scholarships
• Riga Technical University: 25 scholarships
• University of Latvia: 15 scholarships
• Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies: 8 scholarships
• Transport and Telecommunication institute: 7 scholarships
• Turiba University: 4 scholarships

The next call for the Latvian state scholarships will be open from 1 February to 1 April 2027. More information about the Latvian state scholarships can be found here.