No application is necessary. These scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis taking into account test and interview results, academic excellence, relevant extracurricular activities and student cohort diversity.

The Admissions Scholarship offers partial or full tuition fee waivers for one to three years. The scholarships are competitive and all students applying to SSE Riga are considered.

Up to 20 of these scholarships are awarded and are supplied by SSE Riga and the School’s Alumni Association.

Baltic - EU Student Scholarships (for students from the European Union)

• The European Union and Baltic Student Tuition Fee Waiver Scholarship of EUR 2400 per year for three years reduces the tuition fee to EUR 5200 per year for all European Union (including Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian) students (EU/EEA/EFTA citizens and permanent residents) and is possible thanks to SSE Riga, the SSE Riga Foundation and other donors.
• For Estonian students: Thanks to Estonian alumni community and donors up to 15 Estonian Scholarships of EUR 5200 are available for the first year of studies, reducing the first year’s tuition fee to EUR 0. A separate application is needed after admission results are released. The invitation to apply for the scholarship will be sent along with the admission results.
• For Lithuanian students: Thanks to donors up to 10 Lithuanian scholarships of EUR 5200 for the first year of studies are awarded, reducing the first year’s tuition fee to EUR 0.
   

Scholarships for students from the Latgale region

• Thanks to Marcus Storch Donation up to 10  Scholarships offering part or full-time tuition fee waivers for the first study year are awarded.

• For Ukrainian students

Thanks to donors up to 10 Ukrainian admission scholarships offering part or full-time tuition fee waivers for up to three years are available for students from Ukraine. 

• For Moldovan students

Thanks to donors up to 5 Moldovan admission scholarships offering full tuition fee waivers for three years are available for students from Moldova. 

• For Georgian students

Thanks to donors up to 2 Georgian scholarships of full or partial tuition fee waivers for up to three years are available.

• For Kazakhstan students

Thanks to donors up to 2 scholarships of full or partial tuition fee waivers for up to three years are available.

• For Belarus students

Thanks to donors up to 10 Belarusian admission scholarships offering part or full-time tuition fee waivers for up to three years are available for students from Belarus. Please also note that the Latvian state provides scholarships for students from Belarus, you can find information on this page.

There are one-off merit-based scholarships funded by corporate donors ranging from EUR 300 to EUR 2000 awarded based on academic performance - this includes outstanding performance in particular courses and electives as well as notable academic research and entrepreneurial activities.

Since SSE Riga believes in its students, the School offers a loan programme for the BSc students guaranteed by SSE Riga. It means that there is no need to have parents or relatives to guarantee it.

SSE Riga has a cooperation agreement with SEB bank in Latvia that gives students an opportunity to get a loan from SEB bank on favorable terms. Loans are available to students aged 18+ from Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, and Kazakhstan with valid Residence Permit in Latvia. The loan is guaranteed by SSE Riga, and the maximum amount of the loan for 3 year studies at SSE Riga Bachelor Programme is the total amount of the three years’ tuition fee.

The application form for the SEB loan guaranteed by the School is available for admitted students in the e-learning platform (under Regulations and Procedures section “Financial Aid Information”).

The amount of tuition not covered by any other sources can be financed through loans – students who take out loans typically repay them comfortably within 7 years.

Citizens of Latvia, non-citizens of Latvia, citizens of the European Union, citizens of the European Economic Area and citizens of the Swiss Confederation and permanent residents of the European Community who have a valid residence permit have can apply for the Latvian State Guaranteed Loan. The State Guaranteed Loans offer the best terms and flexibility with regard to the repayment of the loan. Students can choose between two options: Study Loan (to cover the tuition fee) and Student Loan (for daily expenses). The maximum amount for the Study Loan is set according to the tuition fee that the Student has to pay. The amount of the Student Loan per month does not exceed the amount of the minimum monthly salary set by the state at the time of concluding the credit agreement, multiplied by a coefficient of 0.8 and is paid for 10 months per year (except July and August).

To apply for a State Guaranteed Loan, students do not need a Guarantor. The Guarantor is the State Development Finance Institution Altum. The issuing bank currently is Swedbank Latvia. In order to apply for the loans, the student has to be 18 years old, have a valid Study Agreement and a Swedbank Latvia bank account. Foreign students, who are eligible for the State Guaranteed Loans, have to arrange a valid Residence Permit too. If the student doesn’t have an account in Swedbank Latvia, they have to open one before applying for the loan. More information, instructions and application forms are available here.

Students are also encouraged to explore state-supported study loans in their home countries as well as student exchange agreements concluded between their countries and Latvia.

Under the bilateral agreements on co-operation in education and science concluded between the Latvian government and foreign governments, Latvia offers scholarships to foreign students for studies in the Latvian higher education institutions (HEIs). 

Applications for the bachelor's degree scholarships are accepted from students who have successfully completed at least one academic year of studies (at their home HEI or a Latvian HEI, if they already have been studying in Latvia) at the moment of application. 

The bachelor's degree scholarships are EUR 500 per month.

A list of countries as well as other useful information can be found on the web page of the State Education Development Agency (Valsts izglītības attīstības aģentūra – VIAA) here.

Contact person at SSE Riga: Undīne Krievāne, BSc Programme Manager, email: undine.krievane@sseriga.edu.

"Studētgods" Scholarships are EUR 160 per month. Several groups of students are able to receive it - students from large families, orphans and young people left without parental support and students with disabilities of the first or second group. Application for the scholarship takes place after the student has enrolled in the study program.

More information and regulations can be found here

The European Union, within the framework of the program "EU4Belarus: Solidarity with the People of Belarus", has announced EU4Belarus - SALT (Support for Advanced Learning and Training) scholarships for Belarusian students who entered the universities of Lithuania, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Poland.

150 scholarships are available. More information can be found on the program’s website here.

According to complicated financial situation in Latvia’s rural areas, the founders of the Vītols Fund focus on giving scholarships to talented, but needy students who otherwise would not be able to obtain the higher education.

The main requirement for the applicant is a high grade point average (7.5 points or more in a 10 point system), as well as satisfaction of at least one of the following:

• The applicant comes from a low-income family;

• The applicant is an orphan, is being brought up by one parent or comes from a large family;

• The applicant has achieved exceptional results in a regional, national or international competition involving education, sports or talent.

More information can be found on the Vītols Fund website here.

An annual scholarship by Anders Wall of 150 000 SEK is awarded to one SSE Riga student demonstrating entrepreneurial ambition as well as good study results. The Scholarship is a ticket into a world of opportunities for entrepreneurs, and grants access to support through the Wallumni network.

Anders Wall Foundation provides scholarships to young SSE Riga talents since 1996. More information: www.wallstiftelsen.se