Overview
Lithuanian higher-education and research institutions can receive 80% support toward salary and mandatory employment costs for Ukrainian researchers and doctoral candidates engaged in research during 2026.
Complete grant details
The Research Council of Lithuania is supporting eligible Lithuanian research and higher-education institutions that employ researchers from Ukraine. Funding compensates salary costs plus related social-security and other mandatory contributions for Ukrainian doctoral-degree holders and doctoral candidates in science and the arts who are engaged in research. The eligible funding period is 2 January through 31 December 2026, the funding intensity is 80%, and €800,000 is allocated to the measure.
Eligibility requirements
Applications are submitted by Lithuanian research and higher-education institutions registered in the Register of Education and Research Institutions. Supported employees are researchers from Ukraine, including doctoral-degree holders and doctoral candidates in science and the arts, engaged in research activities.
Tips for this grant
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- The employing Lithuanian institution, not the individual researcher, is the applicant under this call.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the official RCL call dated 3 February 2026. The call states a 31 October 2026 application deadline, 80% funding intensity and a total 2026 allocation of €800,000. No individual salary amount is inferred.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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