# Latvian State Scholarships

> State Education Development Agency (VIAA) — €500/month (Bachelor's), €600/month (Master's), 2026/2027.

- **Provider:** State Education Development Agency (VIAA)
- **Scope:** into LV
- **Levels:** bachelor, master, phd
- **Amount:** €500/month (Bachelor's), €600/month (Master's), 2026/2027
- **Eligible citizenships:** AZ
- **Application window:** 1 Feb – 1 Apr (annual call)
- **Status:** active
- **Official page:** https://www.viaa.gov.lv
- **Researched:** 2026-06

## Summary

Latvian State Scholarships, run by the State Education Development Agency (VIAA), fund foreign students at Latvian universities.
They pay €500/month for bachelor's and €600/month for master's study in the 2026/2027 call.
Eligibility follows a rotating list of bilateral-agreement (Group I) countries.

## Eligibility

- Awarded to citizens of countries with which Latvia has an education agreement (Group I), which rotates year to year.
- Azerbaijan is explicitly listed for 2026/2027.
- Central Asian eligibility rotates — confirm your country for the current year before relying on it.

## How to apply

- Apply during the annual call, which runs roughly 1 February to 1 April, at viaa.gov.lv.
- You'll typically need academic-document recognition via the Latvian ENIC-NARIC (AIC) first — budget €50–100 and 2–4 weeks for that step.

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