Important documents
Conditions of the Scholarship / Stipend
Support to Advanced Learning and Training (hereinafter – SALT III) continues the support for a specifically designed scholarship/stipend scheme for Belarusian master students who have been affected, persecuted or threatened by political regime.
The scholarship/stipend rate
The scheme offers a monthly stipend to a master’s degree students in a fixed amount of 550 EUR to cover living costs for studies in Czechia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. It is to be paid for one academic year (for actual study period during the academic year): up to 10 monthly instalments per academic year at an educational institution.
The number of scholarship months may be reduced in the case of double funding when more than one support channel from the European Union or other sources is used by the students in the same academic year for the same purpose, e.g. Erasmus+ programme, etc.
Indicative budget
The indicative budget is EUR 853 000.
The indicative number of supported Master students: 150.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria:
- Be present or former citizen of Belarus[1].
- Have undergraduate degree (bachelor).
- Have been expelled from a university in Belarus, threatened or persecuted on political grounds and have started or applied for full-time postgraduate study (master) programmes at universities in Czechia, Latvia, Lithuania, or Poland no earlier than the 2020/2021 academic year.
- Have a conditional or unconditional acceptance letter or have been already studying at postgraduate study (master) programme in a university based in Czechia, Latvia, Lithuania or Poland for the academic year 2025/2026.
- Have demonstrated personal motivation and capacity to start or continue and complete master’s studies.
[1] Applicants, who lost or renounced their Belarusian citizenship after August 2020, or do not have valid Belarusian passport at the time of Application submission, must present documental evidence of valid Belarusian citizenship at the time of August 2020.
Application Process
The application for the scholarship/stipend shall be submitted by filling in an online form published on the EU4Belarus website https://eu4belarus.info/ and CPVA website https://cpva.lt/en/calls-for-proposals by 30th June 2025 at 23:59 EET/UTC+2 (Vilnius time).
The applicants are requested to submit with the application documentary evidence proving compliance with the eligibility criteria:
- Evidence of persecution by the Belarusian authorities on political grounds; if unavailable, recommendation letter or further references to confirm the act of persecution.
- Conditional or unconditional acceptance at the university in one of the participating countries, Czechia, Latvia, Lithuania, or Poland. If neither available, correspondence with the university of choice.
- Applications for scholarship will be assessed based on the information provided in the application form and additional evidence. The Selection Committee, involving 1 member from CH and 2 members from CPVA, makes decision upon the assessment results in the meetings.
- Tentatively, information about the results of the call will be released by 31st August 2025.
Duration of the scholarship/stipend: one academic year for 2025/2026, up to 10 months.
If the funds allocated for this call for applications cannot be used due to insufficient number or quality of applications received, the CPVA reserves the right to allocate the remaining funds to extend master’s studies for an additional academic year to the awarded applicants.
Submission of applications
Applications must be submitted online via the Google Form: HERE
For questions regarding the application, please submit inquiries through
