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.

22 979 025 €

Collected out of 1 000 000 000 €

3 802

Times donated

~25.1M €

Value as of Q2 2026

Your amount €

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

2026 yr.

3000 yr.

How the VU Endowment Works

Sponsors
Endowment capital
22 979 025 €
Investments into various asset classes
Portion of returns reinvested
Investment returns
3 138 144 €

Allocated to VU

861 452 €

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
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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 €
2026
2451796 €

Funding allocated to Vilnius University

152

Funded students and researchers

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