After completing a two-year master’s program in biological sciences at Wageningen University, Ugnė Dirdaitė returned to Lithuania and now works at the Research Council of Lithuania as a science and innovation advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Working with various projects and funding opportunities, she shares a valuable list of links to funding provided in Lithuania for business, science, and startups:
Research Council of Lithuania (Lietuvos mokslo taryba)
Innovation Agency Lithuania (Lietuvos inovacijų agentūra)
Horizon Europe (Europos horizontas)
Loans:
MJJ Foundation Microloans Program
Support for Business Creation:
Employment Service (UŽT) Support for Business Creation
Free Consulting:
Incubation, Acceleration:
Free consultations regarding the Horizon Europe and CBE JU programs in Lithuania are provided by the National Contact Points (NCP) of the Research Council of Lithuania. Their contacts by field can be found here:
https://europoshorizontas.lt/kontaktai/. This year’s Horizon Europe calls are drawing to a close, but NCPs can provide consultations regarding next year’s calls.