Estophilus Scholarship Program: Masters, Phd and Postdoc, Estonia (2016)

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Estophilus Scholarship Program: The Estonian Institute offers scholarships to holders of a doctoral degree or Master’s or Doctoral students who are citizens of a foreign state and are studying at a university abroad, to write a research paper on an Estonia-related topic or to gather material for it.

The Estonian Institute offers scholarships to holders of a doctoral degree or Master’s or Doctoral students who are citizens of a foreign state and are studying at a university abroad, to write a research paper on an Estonia-related topic or to gather material for it.

Scholarship provided: The scholarship is designated to cover subsistence expenses, tuition fees and costs directly connected with the research; it may be granted for a period ranging from two to ten months.  Most offen the grant period is 2-5 months. The scholarship for one month is 500 EUR.

Quick overview: 

Organization and country  Estonian Institute,  Estonia
Fellowship Level  Masters, PhD, Post Doc, Training & Short courses
Subject areas  All disciplines covered by the University
Enumerations  500 EUR
Eligibility  Varies
Deadline  01 March and 01 October.

Note: Knowledge of Estonian is an advantage but not a requirement.

The scholarship is granted by the Council of Academic Studies of Estonian Language and Culture Abroad, involving experts when necessary. The scholarship is financed by the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research and administered by the Estonian Institute.

Application Procedure: See below the Key points for Applying

The following documents should be presented for applying:

  • Estophilus’ online application form

  • The completed application form (Please send this form by regular mail)
  • Plan of research


  • CV

  • Certificate proving the applicant’s status as a postgraduate student or a copy of a document proving his or her PhD degree

  • Written confirmation from an Estonian research or development institution to receive the applicant. In the confirmation letter, the receiver must give a short overview in Estonian about the research topic and justify the significance of the research for Estonia (max 1 A4).

  • For postgraduate students a recommendation from their research supervisor

The application and accompanying documents, marked ‘Estophilus’, should be submitted also by regular mail to the secretariat of the Council at the Estonian Institute, Suur-Karja 14, 10140 Tallinn.

We ask you to fill also the Estophilus’ online application form.

Further information can be obtained via e-mail katrin.maiste at estinst.ee or phone + 372 6 314 355+ 372 6 314 355.

Application form (in Estonian and English)

Plan of research

Instructions for applicants:
in Estonian
in English

Scholarship regulations (in Estonian)

Contact Details: Estonian Institute

Suur-Karja 14

10140 Tallinn

Estonia

Tel +372 6 314 355

keelkultuur at einst.ee