In 2024, Canadian Lithuanian dentists and philanthropists Angelė and Sigitas Kazlauskas donated an estate worth nearly €5 million to the Vilnius University Foundation. Using the majority of these funds, the Angelė and Sigitas Kazlauskas Endowment Sub-fund was established, and the returns on its investments are used to finance named awards and scholarships.

ANGELĖ AND SIGITAS KAZLAUSKAS NAMED SCHOLARSHIP

On 23 September 2025 was approved the regulations for the Angelė and Sigitas Kazlauskas Named Scholarships of to be allocated to the students of the VU Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry Study Programme (in Lithuanian only). These lay down the selection criteria, the procedure for the allocations and the payment of scholarships to candidates.

Dental students from years 1 to 5 are eligible for this EUR 1,000 scholarship for their academic achievements based on their study results for the previous year. Having received the scholarship will not prevent the student from competing for it during the following year. Moreover, a student who received this scholarship will be also able to compete for other state, national or other kinds of scholarships. More information.

ANGELĖ AND SIGITAS KAZLAUSKAS NAMED AWARD

On September 20, 2025, the Council of the VU Faculty of Medicine approved the regulations under which scientific activities at the Institute of Dentistry will be financed through the awarding of the Angelė and Sigitas Kazlauskas Named Awards. Scientists, researchers and students wishing to receive the Angelė and Sigitas Kazlauskas Named Award will be able to submit applications for planned scientific activities, which will be examined by a commission of experts.

Every year in June, the VU Faculty of Medicine website will announce how many applications are planned to be financed in a specific year, and what is the maximum amount of funding that can be allocated to one activity.

Applications for student research activities must be submitted jointly with a research supervisor. Funding is awarded to scientists, researchers, and students whose planned activities meet the established requirements, i.e., when a national or international research project or its continuation is being prepared, an innovative research idea is being developed with the aim of participating in national and/or international consortia or addressing relevant problems, or when another research project is being implemented that is important for the strategic areas of the VU MF Institute of Dentistry and for the development of dental science. More information. 

2025 Award Recipients:

• Prof. Dr. Saulius Drukteinis. Project “Analysis of the Physicochemical and Biological Properties and Applicability of a Hydraulic Calcium Silicate Root Canal Filling Modified with Hydroxyapatite, PMETAC, and Silver Nanoparticles” (Prof. Dr. Saulius Drukteinis, PhD student Goda Bilvinaitė, Prof. Maria Teresa Arias Moliz, student Aloizas Linkevičius).
• Junior assistant Greta Aidukaitė. Project “Studies of the Therapeutic Effects of Extracellular Vesicles in Human Periodontal Tissue Organoids” (€10,000 award; junior assistant Greta Aidukaitė, Prof. Dr. Vilma Brukienė, Dr. Augustas Pivoriūnas).
• Student Paulina Mozūraitė. Project “Evaluation of the Physicochemical and Remineralizing Properties of a Hydraulic Calcium Silicate Endodontic Filler Modified with Calcium Hydroxyapatite, Fluoridated Hydroxyapatite, and Magnesium Whitlockite” (€5,000 award; student Paulina Mozūraitė, PhD student Goda Bilvinaitė, supervisor Prof. Dr. Saulius Drukteinis).
• Student Karolė Simonė Motiejūnaitė. Project “Investigation of the Association Between Genetic DEFB4 Variations and Oral Diseases in a Population of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities” (€4,980 award; student Karolė Simonė Motiejūnaitė, supervisor Dr. Indrė Stankevičienė, Dr. Kristina Daniūnaitė).
• Resident Ksenija Matvijenko. Project “The Influence of Bone Density on the Accuracy of Dynamic Navigation in Dental Implantation: an In Vitro Study” (€2,750 award; resident Ksenija Matvijenko, supervisor Dr. Rokas Borusevičius).
• Student Miglė Rudauskaitė. Project “Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth: In Vitro Micro–Computed Tomography Analysis of the Porosity of Different Barrier Fillings” (€2,250 award; student Miglė Rudauskaitė, supervisor Dr. Paulius Tušas).