Scholarship programme
Estonian national scholarship programme for international students, researchers and academic staff - Scholarships for summer and winter schools
The scholarships are intended to support participation in summer courses of Estonian language and culture as well as in courses of summer and winter schools related to the English-language curricula of degree study in Estonia.
Scholarship amount: The scholarship is used to reimburse up to 500 EUR of the course fee and accommodation costs of 25 EUR per day for a maximum of 28 days per secondment in a calendar year.
Period and conditions
The stipend is available for students of Bachelor’s, Master’s or doctoral studies in foreign universities who are actively involved in the studies at the time of application and have been studying at university for at least one year.
During the period of payment of grant the scholarship recipient should stay in Estonia.
The candidate should pre-register to the course for applying for the scholarship.
Application procedure and deadlines
In case of short courses the following documents shall be submitted (Application period is from 20.02.2017 to 20.03.2017)
- application form and motivation letter through online application system
- confirmation of admission from the higher education institution in Estonia or confirmation of submission of required admission documents;
- copy of passport or ID-card.
- transcript of records from the home university;
- 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 of admission from organising institution (can be sent by e-mail);
All documents should be in English or Estonian. Documents must be translated to any of these languages if the language of issuance is different. The foundation has the right to require the additional documents. Submitted documents will be not returned to the applicant. The applications which are not full complicated, drawn up as required, include false information or arrive with delay are not assessed.
Summer schools contacts
Tallinn University: Ms. Olga Reili, tss@tlu.ee
Tallinn University of Technology: summerschools@ttu.ee, + 372 620 3943.
University of Tartu: Ms. Margot Must, margot.must@ut.ee
Courses and number of scholarships
There will be 15 free places for intermediate or advanced students available at summer courses organised by Tallinn University (10.06-28.06.2017) and 19 free places for intermediate or advanced students available at summer courses organised by University of Tartu (24.07-4.08.2017).
The scholarship amount: tuition fees, cultural program and accommodation in the least expensive double room. The applicant must cover the costs of travel to and from the course, and meals.
Who are eligible to apply: free places are offered only for intermediate or advanced students, who already have at least A2 knowledge of Estonian. We do not offer the free places for beginners. All applicants must send a confirmation letter from their Estonian lecturer or teacher.
Documents
In order to apply for a free place you must complete in our application system:
- online application form
- letter of motivation. In addition to reasons for attending the summer course, the applicants should describe in their letter of motivation their academic interest in and connections with Estonia (attended courses, delivered or planned research papers etc);
- applicants must provide a letter of recommendation by their Estonian language and culture lecturer, which can be sent directly to the Estonian Institute separate from other documents.
IMPORTANT: In case the applicant has no preference for either Tallinn or Tartu university courses, and can participate in one or the other, he or she should fill a separate application for both universities. A free post will be granted for one course only.
Accommodation
In case the applicant wishes some other form of accommodation than the bed in a double room provided by the Estonian Institute, he or she has to pay the difference. If the applicant does not need accommodation, he or she is asked to state this in the application.
For more information click "Further official information" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://www.studyinestonia.ee/scholarships-short-courses#Estonian%20governmental%20scholarships