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Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Estonia and Archimedes Foundation annually offer scholarships to foreign nationals, pursuant to bilateral intergovernmental or inter-ministerial agreements concluded with the following countries:


Scholarships are intended for university students, researchers or lecturers for studying and doing research at Estonian public universities and institutions, the exact conditions depend upon the agreement between Estonian government and the foreign government. Candidates must be citizens for the above mentioned countries and must study or work at the institutions of their home countries. The agreement also specifies the categories of conditions and eligible candidates.
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The following scholarship categories are applied:
  • Long-term grants for bachelor studies;
  • Long-term grants for master studies;
  • Long-term grants for doctoral studies;
  • Grants for Estonian language Summer Courses;
  • Grants for university teachers, lecturers and researchers (short-term visit);
  • Grants for university teachers, lecturers and researchers (long-term visit).

Long-term scholarships are granted for a period of 1-10 months. The period of a short-term visit for university staff may last up to 21 days and a long-term visit more than 21 days. The study or research visits must take place from September 2012 to July 2013. Summer courses in the Estonian language are held at the University of Tartu or at the Tallinn University from July to August 2012.

The scholarships for students is intended for exchange students (this means the students must be enrolled and actively studying in an institution of their home country at the time of application and at the time of the scholarship’s starting date) and as exchange students the candidates are not required to sit entrance examination. The scholarships entitle the exchange students to exemption from tuition fees at PUBLIC higher institutions of Estonia.

The scholarship does not lead to the awarding of a degree from the Estonian institution. However, credits awarded during the scholarship MAY count towards the study undertaken in the home country (applicants should check with their home institution). In exceptional cases the scholarship can be awarded to a student in degree-studies but in that case it is important to keep in mind that this scholarship will not cover the tuition fees. Also, in this case the applicant must pass admission examinations or an admission audition (or other form of assessment of his/her creative work) independent from the application procedure of the scholarship. For further information, the candidates should contact the responsible university (international student office)

The scholarship covers tuition fees for summer courses.

Recipients pay their own travel expenses to Estonia and back. The scholarship is meant to cover the living expenses of only one person; any additional financial support for accompanying members of the family is not available. The scholarship is tax free. Scholarships are granted by the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research. 

Application procedure

The following documents must be enclosed:

  2. Curriculum Vitae;
  3. A letter of recommendation;
  4. Certification of student’s (or university staff’s) status at home institution;
  5. Detailed working plan (except applicants for summer courses);
  6. Certified copy of the last received university diploma with transcripts (except applicants for summer courses);
  7. Letter of invitation from the proposed host institution in Estonia (except applicants for summer courses);
  8. Certificate of Proficiency in English (for non-EU countries);
  9. Application forms for summer courses (form of Tartu University or form of Tallinn University).

All the documents must be written in or translated into English. The application form and all the enclosed documents should be completed in two (2) identical sets (one original set and one copy of the original set). Each of these sets must be put into a plastic sheet or envelope. Any incomplete applications or applications handed in after the deadline cannot be taken into consideration. Application documents shall not be returned.

Applicants need to contact the selected university and request a letter of invitation from the relevant department/international student office. When doing so applicants are requested to point out that they are applying for a scholarship funded on the basis of the bilateral agreement.

Applicants should apply in the country of their citizenship even if they currently reside in another country. It is not possible to submit the application directly to the Archimedes Foundation (except for the applicants from Denmark and France). Candidates need to apply through the local authorityes, who will determine the deadline for submitting the applications to them. The authorities shall then forward the selected applications to the Archimedes Foundation before the 1st of May 2012 (to the following address: Ms. Raja Lõssenko, Centre for Higher Education development Archimedes Foundation, Koidula 13A, 10125 Tallinn, Estonia).

The list of recognised higher education institutions

 

Contact person in Archimedes Foundation:
Raja Lõssenko ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

 

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