{"id":242095,"date":"2026-01-19T14:10:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vuf.lt\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=242095"},"modified":"2026-01-19T17:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:41:55","slug":"prof-jonas-kazlauskas-endowed-award","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/vuf.lt\/en\/projects\/prof-jonas-kazlauskas-endowed-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Jonas Kazlauskas Endowed Award For An Outstanding Philological Research Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In April 2024, the family of <strong>Egl\u0117 and Romualdas Danielius<\/strong> established a <strong>sub-fund in the name of Professor Jonas Kazlauskas (1930\u20131970)<\/strong>, from which the returns on investments are used to establish named Award for an outstanding philological research work by an early-career researcher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The award amount is\u00a0<strong>\u20ac3,500<\/strong>\u00a0before taxes. The purpose of the Prof. Jonas Kazlauskas Award is to recognize early-career researchers at the VU Faculty of Philology for their contributions to the advancement of philological research and to encourage them to continue their academic work and career at VU.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-239542 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1806\" height=\"1017\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas.jpg 1806w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas-810x456.jpg 810w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas-835x470.jpg 835w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas-285x160.jpg 285w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas-650x366.jpg 650w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas-266x150.jpg 266w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas-444x250.jpg 444w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jonas-Kazlauskas-600x338.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1806px) 100vw, 1806px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1806px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1806\/1017;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Professor Jonas Kazlauskas, a habilitated doctor, <strong>was one of the most prominent specialists in Baltic linguistics of the 20th century and was the de facto leader of post-war Balticists.<\/strong> The family of patrons is closely related to the VU professor: the renowned ophthalmologist Egl\u0117 (Kazlauskait\u0117) Danielien\u0117 is the daughter of Prof. J. Kazlauskas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-237126 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3-810x540.jpg 810w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jono-Kazlausko-bareljefas-ir-subfondas-nuotr.-Katazyna-Polubinska-3-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From <strong>1949<\/strong> to <strong>1954<\/strong>, Prof. J. Kazlauskas studied Lithuanian language and literature at Vilnius University. From <strong>1958<\/strong> to <strong>1970<\/strong>, he worked as a university lecturer, becoming an associate professor in <strong>1962<\/strong>. In <strong>1968<\/strong>, he defended his doctoral dissertation in philological sciences. From <strong>1968<\/strong> to <strong>1970<\/strong>, Prof. J. Kazlauskas was the dean of the Faculty of History and Philology at VU, and from <strong>1969<\/strong>, a professor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2025 Award Recipient:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Ernesta Kazak\u0117nait\u0117<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":242091,"template":"","project_type":[19],"class_list":["post-242095","projects","type-projects","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_type-finansuoti"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Prof. Jonas Kazlauskas Endowed Award For An Outstanding Philological Research Work - Vilnius University Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prof. Jonas Kazlauskas Endowed Award For An Outstanding Philological Research Work - Vilnius University Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In April 2024, the family of Egl\u0117 and Romualdas Danielius established a sub-fund in the name of Professor Jonas Kazlauskas (1930\u20131970), from which the returns on investments are used to establish named Award for an outstanding philological research work by an early-career researcher. 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