The Estophilus scholarship may be applied for by the foreign nationals final year BA students, master’s students, PhD students and post-doctorate researchers from universities abroad while staying in Estonia for conducting research or collecting material about Estonia for 1-5 months. The Estonian language proficiency is an advantage but not a requirement.
The scholarship consists of the scholarship for living costs in the amount of 500 euros per month, and travel compensation as a set rate based on European Commission's web-based calculator:
Distance from a city to a city (one direction) |
Grant for a round trip (to the destination and back) |
1-499 km |
180 euros |
500-1999 km |
275 euros |
2000-2999 km |
360 euros |
3000-3999 km |
530 euros |
4000-7999 km |
820 euros |
8000 km and more |
1100 euros |
Required application documents:
- formal application (to be filled in in the application system);
- research plan;
- curriculum vitae;
- proof that the applicant is a final year BA student, MA or PhD student or a document verifying the PhD degree;
- confirmation of the Estonian supervisor about the acceptance of the candidate and confirmation of his/her preparedness of supervising the candidate. The Estonian host/supervisor must briefly describe the research topic and justify the importance of the research for Estonia.
The grantees are selected by the EKKAV board within one month after the application deadline.
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