Estonian Government Grant for Researchers and Academic Staff 2026

Grants for researchers can be awarded to the researchers and academic staff of higher education institutions abroad for their activity at Estonian institutions of higher education.

• Table of Content
• About Estonian Government
• Estonian Government Grant Grant
• Aim and Benefits of Estonian Government Grant Grant
• Requirements for Estonian Government Grant Grant Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Estonian Government Grant Grant
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Estonian Government Grant Grant

Aim and Benefits of Estonian Government Grant Grant

• Grants for researchers are divided into short-term (1-9 days) and long-term (10 days – 10 calendar months) grants.
• The subsistence rates are 45 EUR per day and 660 EUR per month respectively. Any period of 30 days is regarded as month.
• The grant period is the period from the first day of work up to the last day of work according to the dates mentioned in the letter of confirmation of the recipient institution.
• During the period of payment the grantee should stay in Estonia.
• The scholarship holder's period of stay in Estonia must commence and conclude within the academic year following the application deadline.

Requirements for Estonian Government Grant Grant Qualification

• Grant can be applied by researchers and teaching staff of foreign university for their activity at Estonian institutions of higher education. The end user of the grant must hold an academic position at the foreign institution of higher education.
• The person using the grant shall hold an academic position at her/his home institutions. For example, the following are considered academic positions: professor, associate professor, teacher, reader, research fellow, lecturer, assistant. PhD students can apply for the scholarship for students only. Under this program, grants for postdoctoral studies are not offered.
• The grant can be used for research, teaching, collaboration with colleagues etc. 

Interview date, Process and Venue for Estonian Government Grant Grant

• Applications are evaluated and the decision about the grants is made by the Education and Youth Board of Estonia.
• The decision to award a grant to the applicant does not guarantee his/her admittance to the institution of interest. The applicant should submit the necessary documents directly to the host institution and the decision on admission shall be taken before the scholarship decision. 

Documents Required for Application

For the application of grant the formal application along with the following additional documents are submitted:

• academic CV (EUROPASS format preferred);
• letter of confirmation from hosting institution regarding hosting and the period of employment in Estonia.

Note!

• Applications that have not been accompanied by a confirmation of hosting Estonian higher education institution by the application deadline will not be processed.
• All submitted documents shall be in English or Estonian. Documents in other languages shall be submitted with the translation to one of these languages.
• Applications that are incomplete, drafted offhand, include false information, omit relevant information or have been submitted after the deadline will not be considered for assessment.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Please send your application form Appendix 2_researchers and academic staff scholarship application form 2026.docx | 196.07 KB | docx  and required documents to [email protected] (for application only).

For more information, kindly visit Estonian Government webpage.