Scholarships Merit-based
The Education and Youth Board

Grant for researchers and academic staff

View relevant PhDs
Any
Disciplines
660 EUR
Grant
Estonia
Location
17 Apr 2026
Application deadline

About

Estonian Ministry of Education and The Education and Youth Board offer scholarships to foreign nationals, pursuant to bilateral intergovernmental or inter-ministerial agreements concluded with other countries.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

660 EUR per month

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

Grant for researchers and academic staff  can be awarded to the researchers and academic staff of higher education institutions abroad.

Benefits

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. 

Eligibility

  • 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. 

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

Estonia

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

17 Apr 2026

Please send your application form and required documents via email.

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

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