Based on the guidelines of the ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Estonia. Applications from candidates who are citizens of the Russian Federation or Belarus will not be accepted in the application round for the 2023/2024 academic year. |
- Scholarships for participation in summer and winter schools
The scholarship supports the participation of foreign students in summer and winter schools of the Estonian universities. Scholarships can be applied by the foreign bachelor's, master's and PhD students who, by the time of applying, have studied in their universities for at least one year (including former study levels). - 2024 application period will be open April 1st 2024 until May 1st (23:59, Estonian time). Please send your application form and required documents to [email protected].
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- Grant for researchers and academic staff
Grant can be applied by researchers and teaching staff of foreign university for their activity at Estonian institutions of higher education. The end user of the grant must hold an academic position at a foreign institution of higher education. -
2024 application period will be open April 1st 2024 until May 1st (23:59, Estonian time). Please send your application form and required documents to [email protected].
- Scholarship for degree and exchange study in Estonia
The scholarship supports foreign students in their studies at the Estonian higher education institutions. The scholarship can be applied for by the foreign students who wish to study at a higher education institution in Estonia during the 2023/2024 academic year at formal studies or as an exchange student. The scholarship supports master's and PhD studies in all fields. In the first stage of higher education, (BA) the scholarship can only be applied for fields that are related to Estonian language and culture. - 2024 application period will be open August 1st 2024 until September 1st (23:59, Estonian time). Please send your application form and required documents to [email protected].
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Scholarships for Summer and Winter Schools
The purpose of the scholarship is to support foreign students participation in short summer or winter school courses of Estonian language and culture courses organized by the Estonian institutions of higher education as well as in summer and winter schools related to the degree programmes taught in English.
The scholarship can be awarded to the BA, MA and PhD students who are enrolled to the higher education institution abroad at least one year by the time of application. The candidate should pre-register to the course for applying for the scholarship.
Estonian universities offer various international short summer and winter courses (1–4 weeks), language studies, IT, media, international relations etc. Please see courses available and contact with programme coordinator directly if you find a suitable programme for you. In the application round of the 2023 summer school, you can also apply for a scholarship to cover the participation fee for online courses.
2024 application period will be open April 1st 2024 until May 1st (23:59, Estonian time). Please send your application form and required documents to [email protected].
Additional info:
Kadri Kaldre
Senior Programme Officer
Scholarships and grants office
+372 5359 8493
[email protected]
Applying for a summer and winter school scholarship
The scholarship includes a course fee in the amount of up 700 EUR and the cost of accommodation in the amount of up to 25 EUR per night for a maximum period of 4 weeks. The board transfers and concludes a contract directly to the university organizing the course. Summer school organizing Estonian university offers accommodation or makes the scholarship payment to student. Course fee is also paid to university.
The following documents shall be submitted when applying for the scholarship for short courses:
- application form and motivation letter;
- confirmation of registration from home university containing information on the applicant's level of study, normal period of studies and progress towards the degree;
- confirmation letter from course organizing university (can be sent by e-mail);
- copy of passport or ID-card.
The decision to award a scholarship to the applicant does not guarantee his/her admittance to the institution of interest. The applicant should submit the necessary documents directly to the host institution and register to summer school course. The decision on admission should be taken before the scholarship decision.
Deadlines for 2024 application period will be announced in the spring.
Scholarship application results will be announced in July.
Note!
- All submitted documents shall be in English or Estonian. Documents in other languages shall be submitted with the translation to one of these languages.
- Applications that are incomplete, drafted offhand, include false information, omit relevant information or have been submitted after the deadline will not be considered for assessment.
- An application that is not accompanied a confirmation letter of admission to summer school will not be processed.
Education and Youth Board shall pay the scholarship to the host university within 21 days from the conclusion of the respective contract. During the period of paying the scholarship, the grantee must stay in Estonia. Except for attending online summer school courses
The report about the use of the scholarship is submitted to the Education and Youth Board by the host institution. A free-form report about the activities and costs is submitted within one month after the end of the summer or winter school.
Grant for researchers and academic staff
Grants for researchers can be awarded to the researchers and academic staff of higher education institutions abroad. The person using the grant shall hold an academic position at her/his home institutions. For example, the following are considered academic positions: professor, associate professor, teacher, reader, research fellow, lecturer, assistant. PhD students can apply for the scholarship for students only. Under this program are not offered grant for postdoctoral studies. The grant can be used for research, teaching, collaboration with colleagues etc.
2024 application period will be open April 1st 2024 until May 1st (23:59, Estonian time). Please send your application form and required documents to [email protected].
The application form cannot be changed, and the form must be sent to the email aadress in word format. It is not necessary to sign it
Additional info:
Kadri Kaldre
Senior Programme Officer
Scholarships and grants office
+372 5359 8493
[email protected]
Applying for a researchers and academic staff grants
Grants for researchers are divided into short-term (1-9 days) and long-term (10 days – 10 calendar months) grants. The subsistence rates are 45 EUR per day and 660 EUR per month respectively. Any period of 30 days is regarded as month. The grant period is the period from the first day of work up to the last day of work according to the dates mentioned in the letter of confirmation of the recipient institution. During the period of payment the grantee should stay in Estonia.
For the application of grant the formal application along with the following additional documents are submitted:
- academic CV (EUROPASS format preferred);
- letter of confirmation from hosting institution regarding hosting and the period of employment in Estonia.
The decision to award a grant to the applicant does not guarantee his/her admittance to the institution of interest. The applicant should submit the necessary documents directly to the host institution and the decision on admission shall be taken before the scholarship decision.
The application with the supporting documents should be submitted via email.
Applications are evaluated and the decision about the grants is made by the Education and Youth Board of Estonia.
Note!
- Applications that have not been accompanied by a confirmation of hosting Estonian higher education institution by the application deadline will not be processed.
- All submitted documents shall be in English or Estonian. Documents in other languages shall be submitted with the translation to one of these languages.
- Applications that are incomplete, drafted offhand, include false information, omit relevant information or have been submitted after the deadline will not be considered for assessment.
Education and Youth Board shall pay the grant to the host university within 21 days from the conclusion of the respective contract. The hosting higher education institution arranges the support payment to grantee. During the period of paying the support, the grantee must stay in Estonia.
Changing the support period after confirmation of the results of the scholarship application round is possible only with the written consent of the Education and Youth Board.
The report about the use of the grant is submitted to the Education and Youth Board by the host institution.
Scholarship for degree and exchange study in Estonia
Scholarships can be applied by foreign students who wish to study at Estonian higher education institution in the 2023/2024 academic year as a degree or exchange student. At the master's and doctoral level, studies are supported in all fields. At the first level of higher education (BA), scholarships can be applied for only in fields related to the Estonian language and culture. Applications will be accepted from students from countries whose citizenship is in one of the countries listed:
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Egypt
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Mexico
Moldova
People's Republic of China
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Slovenia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
United States of America
The application with all the required annexes shall be submitted electronically. Applications submission opens one month before the deadline.
The application form cannot be changed, and the form must be sent to the email aadress in word format. It is not necessary to sign it.
2024 application period will be open April 1st 2024 until May 1st (23:59, Estonian time). Please send your application form and required documents to [email protected].
Additional info:
Kadri Kaldre
Senior Programme Officer
Scholarships and grants office
+372 5359 8493
[email protected]
Applying for scholarships for degree and exchange study in Estonia
The scholarship can be used for both exchange and degree studies. An exchange student is paid a scholarship during the period of studying in Estonia, but not more than ten (10) calendar months a year. The scholarship is paid for exchange studies lasting more than one month. The scholarship is paid from the first day of studies until the last day of studies according to the dates approved by the host higher education institution.
Scholarships are paid to undergraduate students for 12 months of the academic year. In order to continue paying the scholarship, 75% of the volume to be completed according to the curriculum (cumulatively) must be completed in order to continue paying the scholarship. Scholarship is assigned for one academic year.
The decision to award a scholarship to an applicant does not guarantee his or her admission to the desired higher education institution. The applicant must submit the required documents to the higher education institution in accordance with the requirements for admission to the higher education institution. The final scholarship decision will be made after confirmation of admission.
Scholarship amount:
- the rate of the scholarship for first-cycle (BA level) higher education and master's studies is 350 euros per month;
- the rate of the doctoral scholarship is 660 euros per month;
- other costs are not covered.
The application is submitted by a student of a foreign higher education institution on the application form in English.
Application form containing a motivation letter must be submitted with the following annexes:
- a copy of your passport or ID card;
- a copy of the confirmation letter concerning students’ admission to Estonian higher education institution.
If the additional documents are not in Estonian or English, they must be provided with translations into either English or Estonian.
All documents must be attached to the email. Documents signed on paper are submitted scanned. The Education and Youth Board has the right to check the conformity of the submitted documents with the originals.
Applications that don`t have been attached with confirmation letter of admission to an Estonian higher education institution by the application deadline will not be processed.
Applications are evaluated and the decision about granting the scholarship is made by the scholarship Commission.
Note!
- All submitted documents shall be in English or Estonian. Documents in other languages shall be submitted with the translation to one of these languages.
- Applications that are incomplete, drafted offhand, include false information, omit relevant information or have been submitted after the deadline will not be considered for assessment.
Education and Youth Board will transfer the scholarship to the host university within 21 days from the conclusion of the respective contract.
Modification of scholarship periods after confirmation of the results of the scholarship is possible only with the written consent of the Board and provided that the total amount of the scholarship does not increase.
A report on the scholarships used shall be submitted to the Board by the host institution.
Last updated: 15.03.2024