Estonian National Scholarship for Students
The scholarship supports foreign students in their studies at the Estonian higher education institutions in Estonia during the 2022/2023 academic year in formal degree studies or as an exchange student. The scholarship is administered by the Education and Youth Board. Students who receive any other European grant cannot use this Estonian National Scholarship at the same time.
The scholarship supports Master's studies in all fields. Applications will be accepted from students from countries whose citizenship is in one of the countries listed in scholarship guide in Annex 1:
| Group A countries | Group B countries | ||
| 1. Czech Republic 2. France 3. Germany 4. Greece 5. Latvia 6. Lithuania 7. People's Republic of China 8. Poland 9. Turkey |
1. Armenia |
12. Georgia 13. Great Britain 14. Hungary 15. India 16. Indonesia 17. Israel 18. Italy 19. Kazakhstan 20. Mexico 21. Moldova 22. Philippines |
23. Portugal 24. Republic of Korea 25. Russia 26. Slovenia 27. Spain 28. Sri Lanka 29. Thailand 30. Tunisia 31. Ukraine 32. United States of America |
Scholarship amount
The rate of the scholarship for Master's studies is 350 euros per month; other costs are not covered.
Period and conditions
Exchange students are paid a scholarship during the study period in Estonia according to the dates approved by the host higher education institution. The scholarship can be applied for up to ten months. The scholarship is paid for exchange studies lasting at least 30 days.
Degree students are paid a scholarship for 12 months of the year, except for the last nominal academic year, when the scholarship is paid for 10 months. The scholarship is awarded for a maximum of 12 months at a time. The scholarship is paid to the host higher education institution, which arranges the scholarship to be repaid to the scholarship holder.
Application procedure and deadlines
The application period for 2022 is August 01 - September 01.
Electronic submission window closes automatically at 23:59 EET on September 01.
Please submit the following documents:
- application form
- motivation letter
- copy of passport or ID-card
- a copy of the confirmation letter of the higher education institution regarding admissions.
- submit the documents through the online application system (please register to start the application);
Applications will be evaluated, and decisions on the award of scholarships will be made by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Scholarship Guidelines and the Commission's rules of procedure.
Applications which are not fully completed, drawn up as required or include false information or are submitted with a delay are not assessed.
Applications that have not been accompanied by a confirmation of admission to an Estonian higher education institution by the application deadline will not be processed.
The scholarship supports PhD studies in all fields.
Applications will be accepted from students from countries whose citizenship is in one of the countries listed in the scholarship guide in Annex 1:
| Group A countries | Group B countries | ||
| 1. Czech Republic 2. France 3. Germany 4. Greece 5. Latvia 6. Lithuania 7. People's Republic of China 8. Poland 9. Turkey |
1. Armenia |
12. Georgia 13. Great Britain 14. Hungary 15. India 16. Indonesia 17. Israel 18. Italy 19. Kazakhstan 20. Mexico 21. Moldova 22. Philippines |
23. Portugal 24. Republic of Korea 25. Russia 26. Slovenia 27. Spain 28. Sri Lanka 29. Thailand 30. Tunisia 31. Ukraine 32. United States of America |
Scholarship amount
The rate of the doctoral scholarship is 660 euros per month; other costs are not covered.
Period and conditions
Exchange students are paid a scholarship during the study period in Estonia according to the dates approved by the host higher education institution. The scholarship can be applied for up to ten months. The scholarship is paid for exchange studies lasting at least 30 days.
Degree students are paid a scholarship for 12 months of the year, except for the last nominal academic year, when the scholarship is paid for 10 months. The scholarship is awarded for a maximum of 12 months at a time. The scholarship is paid to the host higher education institution, which arranges the scholarship to be repaid to the scholarship holder.
Application procedure and deadlines
The application period for 2021 is August 01 - September 01. Electronic submission window closes automatically at 23:59 EET on September 01.
Please submit the following documents:
- application form
- motivation letter
- copy of passport or ID-card
- a copy of the confirmation letter of the higher education institution regarding admission
- through the online application system (please register to start the application);
Applications will be evaluated, and decisions on the award of scholarships will be made by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Scholarship Guidelines and the Commission's rules of procedure.
Applications which are not fully completed, drawn up as required or include false information or are submitted with a delay are not assessed.
Applications that have not been accompanied by a confirmation of admission to an Estonian higher education institution by the application deadline will not be processed.