Investment that will last forever!

Donate to the VU Endowment Fund. Your donation is professionally invested. Return on investment is used to finance VU's scientific talent, and reinvested.

10 171 566 €

Collected out of 1 000 000 000 €

3 154

Times donated

11.1M €

Value as of July 2025

Your amount

Find out how your donation will grow over the years, assuming 5% annual growth rate.

2025 yr.

3000 yr.

How endowment works

Sponsors
Endowment capital
10 171 566 €
Investments into various asset classes
Portion of returns reinvested
Investment returns
1 403 661 €

Allocated to VU

385 552 €

Projects to finance

I

stage*
Scholarships
For exceptional students
Internships
For students, lecturers, scientists
Attracting lecturers
Temporary visits or permanent chairs of world-class lecturers

II

stage*
Study programs
Developing programs matching global needs
Scientific research
Encouraging high added value research
Infrastructure
Improving the quality of science and education

* Other exceptional initiatives for encouraging the global competitiveness of VU may be funded under a separate decision of the Fund

Stephen Báthory
Founder of
Vilnius University
vu

Had I invested 1 Eur in 1579,
today my investment would be worth over 2 billion Eur*”

*Assumption of 5% annual growth
1 €
1579
100 €
1674
10 000 €
1768
1 000 000 €
1863
100 000 000 €
1957
2 000 000 000 €
2025
1833352

Funded projects value

24

Number of funded projects

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