The Estonian Scholarship Programme in Estonia 2026

• Scholarships for participation in summer schools: The scholarship supports the participation of foreign students in summer schools of the Estonian universities. Scholarships can be applied by the foreign bachelor’s, master’s and PhD students who, by the time of applying, have studied in their universities for at least one year (including former study levels).
• Grant for researchers and academic staff : 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.
• Scholarship for degree and exchange study in Estonia: The scholarship supports foreign students in their studies at the Estonian higher education institutions. The scholarship can be applied for by the foreign students who wish to study at a higher education institution in Estonia during the 2025/2026 academic year at formal studies or as an exchange student. The scholarship supports master’s and PhD studies in all fields. In the first stage of higher education, (BA) the scholarship can only be applied for fields that are related to Estonian language and culture. On doctoral level, students with active junior researcher employment contract with the Estonian HEI, are not eligible for the scholarship.

The purpose of the scholarship is to support foreign students participation in short summer school courses of Estonian language and culture courses organized by the Estonian institutions of higher education as well as in summer schools related to the degree programmes taught in English.

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The scholarship can be awarded to the BA, MA and PhD students who are enrolled to the higher education institution abroad at least one year by the time of application. The candidate should pre-register to the course for applying for the scholarship.

Estonian universities offer various international short summer courses (1–4 weeks), language studies, IT, media, international relations etc. Contact with the programme coordinator directly if applicants find a suitable programme for themselves. In the application round of the 2025 summer school, they can also apply for a scholarship to cover the participation fee for online courses.