Investment that will last forever!

Donate to the VU Endowment Fund. Your donation is professionally invested. Return on investment is used to finance VU's scientific talent, and reinvested.

4 990 747 €

Collected out of 1 000 000 000 €

2 560

Times donated

5 707 631 €

Value as of Q2 2024

Your amount €

Find out how your donation will grow over the years, assuming 5% annual growth rate.

2024 yr.

3000 yr.

How endowment works

Sponsors
Endowment capital
4 990 747 €
Investments into various asset classes
Portion of returns reinvested
Investment returns
1 004 564 €

Allocated to VU

294 052 €

Projects to finance

I

stage*
Scholarships
For exceptional students
Internships
For students, lecturers, scientists
Attracting lecturers
Temporary visits or permanent chairs of world-class lecturers

II

stage*
Study programs
Developing programs matching global needs
Scientific research
Encouraging high added value research
Infrastructure
Improving the quality of science and education

* Other exceptional initiatives for encouraging the global competitiveness of VU may be funded under a separate decision of the Fund

Stephen Báthory
Founder of
Vilnius University
vu

Had I invested 1 Eur in 1579,
today my investment would be worth over 2 billion Eur*”

*Assumption of 5% annual growth
1 €
1579
100 €
1674
10 000 €
1768
1 000 000 €
1863
100 000 000 €
1957
2 000 000 000 €
2024

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Funded projects value

22

Number of funded projects

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