Who can apply?
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 research plan has to focus on topics related to Estonia in specific.
The scholarship programme is managed by the Education and Youth Board of Estonia. However, the primary contact of the grantee before and during the research mobility is the grantee’s academic supervisor at an Estonian university.
An application round of the EKKAV program for the spring semester of the 2023/24 academic year is open. The grant application period is 21.02.2024–21.03.2024.
The application period is ongoing from February 21th until March 21th (Estonian time).
Contact:
Kerttu Lõhmus
Stipendiumite ja toetuste büroo vanemspetsialist
Haridus- ja Noorteamet
+372 5359 7544
[email protected]
Documents:
Guidelines for Estophilus scholarship
Application form for Estophilus scholarship
Report form for Estophilus scholarship
Applying for the scholarship
The scholarship consists of the scholarship for living costs in the amount of 660 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 |
- An application round of the EKKAV program for the fall semester of the 2023/24 academic year is open. The application period is ongoing from December 4th until December 22th (Estonian time).
- The application form must be signed digitally (with an ID card or Mobile ID) or in writing and then scanned and sent with additional documents to the e-mail address [email protected], with the title of the e-mail being "Estophilus stipendium (EKKAV)".
Required application documents:
- formal application;
- 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 programme Council within 45 days after the application deadline (more information about evaluation and decision procedure can be found in the scholarship guidelines).
During evaluation of the applications, the following criteria is taken into account:
- quality of the application (clear objectives, work plan, expected results, etc.) and focus on Estonia-related topics;
- expertise of the applicant related to the proposed research plan;
- connection and importance of the learning mobility in regard to the applicant's scientific work;
- soundness for the chosen higher education institution or research institution in Estonia as well as arguments in the confirmation letter.
Last updated: 21.02.2024