The Courtauld Institute and Upė Foundation have launched the Upė Foundation Scholarship, a three-year programme supporting one Baltic student per academic year to live in London and undertake an MA programme at the Courtauld Institute.
Focusing on students from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and their diasporas, the scholarship will encompass international course fees, a living stipend, and a relocation allowance, commencing in the 2027–28 academic year.
Upė Foundation is a London-based organisation providing new platforms for dialogue and exchange between the Baltic region and international contemporary art communities. Through sustained exchange with the Courtauld Institute and arts education centres in the Baltics, it aims to support the next generation of art historians and arts professionals from the region, and to bring Baltic perspectives, histories and research into an international academic context. Upė Foundation Scholars will join the Courtauld Institute’s academic community, studying alongside leading art historians and drawing on the institution’s teaching, research and collections.
Professor Mark Hallett, Märit Rausing Director at the Courtauld, said: “We are very grateful to the Upė Foundation for making this scholarship possible, and look forward to welcoming students from the region to study at the Courtauld.”
Adomas Narkevičius, Founding Director of Upė Fondation, said: “We are delighted to partner with the Courtauld, one of the world’s leading institutions for the study of art. This scholarship marks an important first step in our long-term ambition to make Baltic art discourse an active participant in international art historical and contemporary conversations.”
Full details of the scholarship, including eligibility and value, are available on Upė Foundation website and the Courtauld Institute’s postgraduate funding and scholarships page. Applications to the Courtauld’s Institute postgraduate programmes are now open – explore our programmes here.