Scholarship Application Accepted

Scholarships applications for summer and winter Estonian language courses will be accepted from Dec 4 through December 22.

The EKKAV scholarship for attending Estonian language and culture summer/winter courses can be applied for by all the international university students interested in the Estonian language and culture who are studying or have previously studied Estonian. The applicant must be enrolled at a foreign university at the time of application (BA, MA or PhD student).

The 2023/24 academic year Fall semester round of applications is open. The application period runs December 4th through December 22th (11:59pm Estonian time).

Important:

• The applicant must register for the summer or winter course himself/herself;
  The course participation fee, accommodation and cultural excursions of the summer and winter courses will be covered with the scholarship;  
• The travelling expenses will be self-financed by the applicant;  
• When using the scholarship (attending the summer and winter courses), the grantee is expected to follow the course organiser’s instructions regarding travelling to Estonia (possible restrictions) and participation in the course (more information can be found on the course websites or via direct contact with the organiser);
   The applicant is expected to mark his/her preference regarding a specific summer or winter course in the application.

Required application documents are:

• formal application where the applicant describes the additional value deriving from participation in the course;
• recommendation letter from the applicant’s Estonian lecturer / other certificate regarding knowledge of Estonian.

The evaluation and decision procedure normally takes until 45 days from the date of the announced application deadline. The applicants will be contacted individually regarding the grant decision.

The application form must be signed digitally (with an ID card or Mobile ID) or in writing and then scanned and sent with additional documents to the e-mail address [email protected], subject line: „Suve- ja talvekursuste stipendium (EKKAV)“

Contact: Kerttu Lõhmus

email: [email protected]