Financial support is available to students with disabilities who have:

a participation level of 45% or lower (previously work capacity level until 31 December 2023), or a moderate or severe disability level.

Support is provided to meet disability-related study needs and/or partially compensate study expenses for students studying for the first time at a given study level after the disability has been established.

Support applies to students enrolled in:

first-cycle (Professional Bachelor or Bachelor) programmes

integrated study programmes

Financial support includes

Monthly allowance for special needs:

50% of the basic social insurance pension

(from January 1, 2025 — €149.23 per month)

Partial compensation of study expenses:

3.2 BSI per semester

(from January 1, 2025 — €224 per semester)

Social scholarships

Social scholarships are available for Bachelor’s, integrated, Master’s, and non-degree students. The scholarship amount is €455 per month.

Students may qualify if they:

come from low-income families or receive social assistance;

have a disability (45% work capacity or lower / moderate or severe disability);

are under 25 and were under guardianship or lost one or both parents;

Applications are submitted online via the State Study Fund website.

Main application periods:

Autumn semester: September 15 – October 10;

Spring semester: January 20 – February 20;

Scholarships are transferred monthly to the student’s personal bank account.

For assistance, students may contact:

Study Department

📞 +370 640 57555

✉️ studijos@dizainokolegija.lt

Accessible study environment

Vilnius College of Design actively works to ensure equal study conditions for students with disabilities by adapting both the study environment and study organization process.

Students with special needs are encouraged to contact the administration openly to discuss their requirements and receive appropriate support.

Available equipment and facilities

Students with disabilities may use:

adjustable easels adapted for students with mobility impairments;

stair-climbing wheelchair transport device (Liftkar PT UNI 130);

adjustable-height and angle desks in classrooms;

ergonomic adjustable chairs;

stationary electronic video magnifier (library);

screen reader software JAWS for Windows with speech synthesizer;

keyboards adapted for visually impaired users;

Dolphin Easy Converter software for converting documents into audio, large print, Braille, and DAISY formats.

Using JAWS software, all on-screen information can be delivered via speech, allowing visually impaired students to work independently with office software, email, internet browsers, and other programs.

Additional support

Students with disabilities:

are exempt from the application/registration fee upon presenting a disability certificate

may receive monthly and semester-based state financial support

Vilnius College of Design also follows official recommendations prepared by Lithuanian deaf organizations to improve accessibility for students with hearing impairments.

Additional support

Students with disabilities:

are exempt from the application/registration fee upon presenting a disability certificate;

may receive monthly and semester-based state financial support;

Vilnius College of Design also follows official recommendations prepared by Lithuanian deaf organizations to improve accessibility for students with hearing impairments.