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Latvijas Zinātnes padome (Latvian Council of Science)

Funds Lithuanian science through competitive project grants, researcher development, and international collaboration.

Latviawww.lzp.gov.lv
Key stats
Annual funding€16.8M
Programs5
Active grants1
Total grants5
About

Latvijas Zinātnes padome, or the Latvian Council of Science, is Latvia's national research-funding council under the Ministry of Education and Science. Its annual grant scale is about EUR 16.8 million, and it funds competitive research across all fields of science, from fundamental work to applied projects and researcher development.

Its core routes are Fundamental and Applied Research Projects, …

Programs & grants under this funder
Baltic Bonus

Provides Small top-up grants for Latvian researchers and small and enterprises who bring Baltic Sea region partners into international research calls.

1 grant
Baltic Bonus — Top-Up for Baltic Sea Region Collaboration
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
Fundamental and Applied Research Projects (FLPP)

Provides competitive grants for fundamental and applied research across all scientific fields at Latvian research institutions.

1 grant
FLPP — Fundamental and Applied Research Projects
Between cycles
€16.8M pool
LUKE Joint Call

Funds Latvian companies and research bodies working with Ukrainian partners on energy, cyber, health, or social research.

1 grant
LUKE Joint Call
Closed
— pool
Postdoctoral Research Grants

Provides EU Cohesion-funded individual fellowships developing early-career researchers at Latvian scientific institutions and enterprises.

1 grant
Postdoctoral Research Grants — 4th Selection
Between cycles
€50.9M pool
State Research Programmes (VPP)

Runs Thematic research programmes commissioned by Latvian government ministries and managed by LZP.

1 grant
VPP Education — Third
Closed
— pool
Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.lzp.gov.lv