Education

In order to improve health care in Latvia, LMF considered it important to complement the knowledge of Latvian doctors. The fund do this with travel scholarships to provide young doctors with opportunities to study abroad and bring new knowledge back to Latvia. The first fellows were orthopedic surgeon Valdis Zatlers and vascular surgeon Dainis Krievins. Scholarships became the main activity of LMF in 2002, when LMF founded a Zarins-Knight study travelling fellowship program. From 1992 to 2026 LMF has awarded 108 fellowships, totaling more than $480 000 (avarage < $5,000 each).

Zarins Fellowships for Medical Education

 

 

Currently, LMF  Fellowships are divided into three categories:

 

 

  • Zarins Fellowship for Residents and Young Doctors – for Latvian residents and young doctors to acquire medical knowledge from outside Latvia and bring it back to Latvia.
  • Zarins Scholarships for Medical Students – for Latvian medical students to supplement their knowledge in foreign universities and scientific laboratories.
  • LMF Andras Kalniņas Scholarships – for youths of Latvian origin who live outside Latvia to spend the summer in Latvia at one of the major hospitals.

Zarins Fellowship for Residents and Young Doctors 2026 

Serģe, Nikola Gabriela, MD – 5 000 USD
Ansons, Tomass Ernests , MD – 5 000 USD
Elksne, Eva, MD – 4 000 USD
Urbāne, Monta, MD – 3 000 USD
Biserova, Karina, MD – 3 000 USD
Kristaps Knohenfelds, MD – 3 000 USD

LMF Andras Kalniņas Scholarships 2026

 

Pelds, Katrīna, st. – 4 000 USD
Austriņa, Marete, st. – 4 000 USD
Sēja, Aina, st. – 4 000 USD
Jansone, Selga, st. – 4 000 USD
Svilāne, Elza, st. – 4 000 USD