Research Grants in Estonia from the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research

The Estonian Ministry of Education and Research and Education and Youth Board is offering the Researchers and lectors mobility grant for the year 2022. Estonian Ministry of Education and Research and Education and Youth Board offer scholarships to foreign nationals, pursuant to bilateral intergovernmental or inter-ministerial agreements concluded with other countries. Starting from the year 2016 the scholarships based on the international agreements are offered in the framework of the Estonian Scholarship Programme for international students, researchers and academic staff.

• Grants for foreign researchers can be either short-term or long-term.
• The rate of the short-term grant is 45 euros per day.
• The rate of the long-term grant is 660 euros per month.
• The hosting institution may use the support to pay daily allowances or salaries, accommodation or travel expenses compensation for foreign researchers, paying national taxes if necessary. Additional tax costs will not be reimbursed.

• Support is provided to researchers and teaching staff of foreign origin for their activity at Estonian institutions of higher education.
• The end user of the support must hold an academic position at a foreign institution of higher education.
• The application must be submitted by a researcher or reaching staff of a foreign higher education institution on an application form in English.
• The period of the grant holder's stay in Estonia must begin and end during the academic year following the application deadline. The grant shall be paid to the hosting institution which organizes the coverage or payment of expenses for the foreign researcher.
• The Board shall pay the support to the hosting higher education institution within 21 days of conclusion of the relevant agreement.
• After the approval of the results, extension of the support period is only possible with the written consent of the Board and provided that the total amount of the grant does not increase.
• The hosting institution shall submit to the Board a report regarding the support used. A free-form report on activities and expenses shall be submitted in accordance with the deadlines specified in the agreement. Any unused grant will be returned.

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