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Duration: 2 years

Study language: Lithuanian/English

Please note that the main language of instruction for the below listed study programmes at the VDA is Lithuanian. Some courses will be taught entirely in English, yet others will be delivered by means of individual tutorials in English. You can apply up to three study programmes per one application. The study programmes will take place only if the minimum amount of students [4] per study programme is accepted.

Scholarships for Full-time Master Degree Studies 

Funding under the Call can be provided to the citizens of Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China (People’s Republic of China and Taiwan), Georgia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, New Zealand, South Korea, Ukraine, The United States of America, Uzbekistan and foreign citizens of Lithuanian origin of non-EU and non-EFTA countries, 70 grants in total (monthly scholarships and grants covering the study cost), ensuring quotas for citizens of the following countries:

• Ukraine (20 grants);
• Foreign citizens of Lithuanian origin of non-EU and non-EFTA countries (5 grants).

No more than 10 grants are allocated to citizens from any other country, except for citizens of Ukraine and foreign citizens of Lithuanian origin. A monthly scholarship is equal to 560 EUR. The grant covering the study cost is limited to and cannot be higher than the national standard study cost. 

Please get acquainted with other eligibility criteria.

Application deadline for the scholarship – 13th of May, 2025.
Please note that when applying for a scholarship, a candidate must have an official letter of pre-acceptance for full-time Master’s degree studies from VDA. 

In order for us to issue a pre-acceptance letter, you are obliged to submit ASAP: a portfolio and a statement of the main artistic objectives and concepts for the final MA project and thesis as well as pay the application fee. Other documents must be submitted before the VDA application deadline – 1st July, 2025.

Financial support for Ukrainian citizens

VDA strongly supports Ukrainian citizens and offers a 50% discount for the study tuition when applying to either BA and MA full-degree study programmes, as well as a payment option for the study tuition in monthly installments in 2025 to Ukrainian citizens, who do not qualify for a state-funded place.

State-funded international students

Holders of foreign BA-level qualifications may be admitted to state-funded MA studies at Vilnius Academy of Arts if they are:

• Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, EU member states members or EEA countries;
• Citizens of non-EU or EEA countries or the stateless, holding a permanent residency of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Persons of Lithuanian origin and are able to prove their Lithuanian origin.

Important: in order to apply for a state-funded place, every applicant must take entrance exams at the Academy. Preliminary date of the exam - 5th of July, 2025. Exams can be arranged remotely for international applicants. More information will be provided after the submission of the application. Those, who cannot attend the exam, will not qualify for a state-funded place and can only apply as fee-paying applicants (no exceptions are granted).

Application Deadline

Application opens - 1st of February
Application deadline - 1st of July

Application documents:

• Online application;
• Portfolio (personal website, social network account, link to Google drive, or any other online platform with external access);
• Statement of the main artistic objectives and concepts for the final MA project and thesis;
• Official legalized documents of previous education - Bachelor's degree diploma and its supplement (Transcript of Records / Mark Sheet) in the original language and the certified translation to English or Lithuanian;
• Copy of ID or passport;
• English Language Certificate (CEFR - B2, IELTS -5.5, TOEFL -75) or any other proof of English Language proficiency;
• Proof of payment of the 100 Euro non-refundable application fee (copy of the bank transfer). Payment requisites can be found in Fees and funding section;
• Consent for Data Processing of Personal Data.

​​Academic recognition of foreign qualifications

Please be advised that applicants with foreign qualifications, acquired outside Lithuania, will undergo mandatory academic recognition of these qualifications. Detailed procedure and requirements can be found in Academic recognition section.

Detailed information, requirements and deadlines for PhD applications can be found in the Doctoral studies section.

More information regarding doctoral programmes at VDA can be obtained from Alfreda Pilitauskaitė, Coordinator of Doctoral programmes, alfreda.pilitauskaite@vda.lt.

Doctoral Studies at the VDA 2025 →

Academic recognition of foreign qualifications

Please be advised that applicants with foreign qualifications, acquired outside Lithuania, will undergo mandatory academic recognition of these qualifications. Detailed procedure and requirements can be found in Academic recognition section.