University Fees Exemptions Were Awarded for Students

Vytautas Magnus university (VMU) publishes the results of an open competition for university fee exemptions for Spring semester 2020 / 2021. The purpose of the competition is to achieve the mission of socially responsible university by reducing social exclusion, creating appropriate financial conditions for VMU students to be accommodated and (or) study (taking into account different social (material) situations, study results and (or) accommodation in the dormitory).

After the public announcement of the competition for tuition or accommodation fees exemptions for Spring semester 2020 / 2021, University has received 71 student applications for tuition fees exemptions and 52 applications for accommodation fees exemptions.

Following the assessment of the size of VMU funds intended for university fees exemptions and after conducting analysis of the submitted data, in Spring semester 2020 / 2021 university has allocated more than 30 000 EUR for fees exemptions and granted 74 % of all requests for fees exemptions.

Criteria for tuition fee exemptions

In Spring semester 2020 / 2021, tuition fee exemptions were granted for international students who were granted custody or guardianship until adulthood or who have lost both of their parents (both of the parents have passed away); students with disabilities; students from the families with large number of children (there are four or more children in the family, who are currently students, school pupil or minors); Lithuanian students from families where incomes per person is less than 1, 22 (783 Eur) minimum wage set by the Government of Republic of Lithuania, and in accordance to their grade average for the last examination session:

• If grade average is from 9,50 to 10,00, fee exemption is 100 %
• If grade average is from 9,00 to 9,49, fee exemption is 75 %
• If grade average is from 8,50 to 8,99, fee exemption is 50 %
• If grade average is from 8,00 to 8,49, fee exemption is 25 %

Criteria for accommodation fee exemptions

In Spring semester 2020 / 2021, 100 % accommodation fee exemptions, regardless the size of an accommodation fee, were granted for international students who were granted custody or guardianship until adulthood or who have lost both of their parents (are orphans and both of the parents have passed away).

Accommodation fee exemptions for international students with disabilities; from the families with large number of children (there are four or more children in the family, who are currently students, school pupil or minors); and Lithuanian students from families where incomes per person is less than 1 (642 Eur) the size of minimum wage set by the Government of Republic of Lithuania, and who are living in the dormitories, were granted in the following order:

• If size of an accommodation fee is 2 – 2,5 €/day, fee exemption is 50 %
• If size of an accommodation fee is 3 – 4 €/day, fee exemption is 25 %
• If student with a disability is living together with accompanying person, regardless the size of an accommodation fee, fee exemption is 50 %, if he/she lives alone according to reasonable accommodation issue – fee exemption 25 %.

Students were personally informed about the results of the competition for tuition or accommodation fees exemptions by an email, send to the email address, which was indicated in the Application Form.

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