• Public or private legal persons registered in the Republic of Lithuania or abroad that organize an international event at their own cost and assume financial, economic, organizational and legal responsibility for such event;  
• Organisations or natural persons acting on behalf of the event’s organiser. 

• The event is held in a paid-for events space in Vilnius; 
• The event has at least 30 participants;
• At least 20% of the participants in the event are foreigners;
• The event lasts at least one day (at least 4 hours without breaks);
• Only registered participants known to the organiser take part in the event.

Only expenses directly related to the organisation of events shall be compensated: 

• Venue and equipment lease;
• Catering for participants; 
• Transport;
• Publicity of the event; 
• Entertainment services; 
• Event organiser‘s services.

• Fairs, exhibitions and similar events even if they are intended exclusively for the target audience and professionals and/or are related to conferences or congresses that are eligible for the compensation; 
• Sports and cultural events;
• Festivities, parties and other entertainment events of private enterprises, gala dinners, award events etc.; 
• Events intended for private persons (people who have personal incentives to take part in the event) or for leisure/recreational purposes; 
• Events that the Applicant or a third party must hold by law; 
• Events for which funding is allotted from the state budget of the Republic of Lithuania or EU funding programmes (where the event receives funding from sponsorship/partnership agreements, this does not eliminate the opportunity that the compensation may be granted); 
• Events of political parties. 

The amount of the compensation depends on the number of points assigned during the evaluation of the Application. Points shall be assigned to the following 5 main criteria: 

• Number of participants;
• Event sector;
• Event duration;
• Strategic importance of the event for the city; 
• The event‘s impact on hosting other events.

An additional compensation may be granted to a hybrid event meeting. The amount of the compensation is determined based on the number of participants in a live event.  

The amount of the main compensation for the event is up to EUR 28,000. additional compensation - up to EUR 2000. Maximum compensation for an event is EUR 30,000. 

Evidence of funds use shall be submitted no later than within 20 working days after the end of the event electronically. Documents to be submitted: 

• Report on the event;
• Supporting documents proving the venue rent expenses and other expenses referred to in the Application; 
• The list of actual participants in the live event; 
• The event programme showing the event duration; 
• Evidence that visual materials on Vilnius were used prior to and/or during the event; 
• Photos of the event or link to a photo gallery. 

In case of a hybrid event, the following must be submitted additionally: 

• The list of actual participants in the virtual event;
• The programme of the event showing the duration of the hybrid event. 

The final compensation amount shall be determined within 14 working days after submission of the evidence of the funds’ use.

The compensation shall be paid after the event, after submitting necessary supporting documents for the use of the funds and determining the final compensation amount.

The compensation shall be transferred to a bank account within 30 working days after the date of receipt of the invoice or another suitable accounting document.