Winners of the Sophie Valentina Ambroza Scholarships. From left to right: Prof. Dr. Dalius Jatužis, Liudas Auškalnis, Artur Airapetian, Prof. Eugenijus Lesinskas, Chairman of the Council of the VU Faculty of Medicine / VU archive
The Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine Evaluation commission awarded the Sophie Valentina Ambroza Scholarships to Artur Airapetian, a 6th year student of the Medicine study programme, and Liudas Auškalnis, a Dentistry PhD student, for their active scientific work.
Each year, these one-off scholarships are awarded to one PhD student and one undergraduate student. According to the competition regulations, students and PhD students who have not yet received the Sophie Valentina Ambroza Scholarship, who are actively engaged in scientific work and who have scientific publications are eligible to apply. To select the scholarship winners, the commission evaluates the students' research activities, the number of their published articles and scientific presentations they have given, and their average grades.
This year, 11 students from the Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine and 3 PhD candidates from the Doctoral School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Vilnius University, the Medicine and Odontology fields, have applied to the competition. No PhD candidates were submitted from the Public Health field.
The Evaluation Commission for the Sophie Valentina Ambroza Scholarship consists of:
Prof. Dr. Dalius Jatužis (Chairman of the Commission)
Prof. Dr. Edvardas Algirdas Tamošiūnas
Prof. Dr. Eugenijus Lesinskas
Prof. Dr Vilma Brukienė
Prof. Dr Rimantas Stukas
Prof. Dr. Tomas Poškus
Associate Professor Dr Karolis Ažukaitis
Congratulations and best wishes to the winners of the competition!
Artur Airapetian, 6th year student of the Medicine study programme / VU archive
Liudas Auškalnis, PhD student of Dentistry / VU archive