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SUMMARY:Applications for Returnee Support now being accepted
DESCRIPTION:Returnee support /Tagasipöördumistoetus \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Constitution of the Republic of Estonia lays down the right of every ethnic Estonian and Estonian citizen to settle in Estonia. The Integration Foundation has long supported the repatriation of Estonians who have stayed away from Estonia or were born abroad (from the age of 15) and Estonian citizens to Estonia\, paying return support to those in need. \n\n\n\nThe aim of the programme is to encourage Estonian citizens and ethnic Estonians and their descendants to settle in Estonia. It is important for Estonia that the population of the country increases on account of Estonian citizens and ethnic Estonians. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMore info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEesti Vabariigi Põhiseadus sätestab iga eestlase ja Eesti kodaniku õiguse asuda Eestisse elama. Integratsiooni Sihtasutus toetab pikka aega Eestist eemal viibinud või välisriigis sündinud eestlaste (alates 15-aasta vanusest) ja Eesti kodanike Eestisse naasmist\, makstes abivajajatele tagasipöördumistoetust. \n\n\n\nProgrammi eesmärk on soodustada Eesti kodanike ja etniliste eestlaste ning nende järeltulijate Eestisse elama asumist. Eesti jaoks on oluline\, et riigi elanikkond suureneks Eesti kodanike ja etniliste eestlaste arvel. \n\n\n\nKes saab tagasipöördumistoetust taotleda? \n\n\n\nTagasipöördumistoetus on suunatud pikka aega võõrsil viibinud lastega perede tagasipöördumise soodustamiseks\, kuivõrd aastatega suureneb pereliikmete arv ning tagasikolimisteenused on kulukad. Pikka aega võõrsil viibimise ehk seitsme aasta nõuet ei kohaldata kuni 40-aastastele välismaal magistri- ja doktoriõppe läbinud noortele\, et soodustada võõrsil hariduse saanud noorte tagasipöördumist ja tööle asumist Eestis. \n\n\n\n\nRohkem infot
URL:https://www.estosite.org/event/applications-for-returnee-support-now-being-accepted/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Community,Culture,Estonia,Government of Estonia,Opportunities
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ORGANIZER;CN="Integratsiooni Sihtasutus (INSA) /":MAILTO:tagasieestisse@integratsioon.ee
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SUMMARY:Baltic Christmas Market & Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Join Estonians\, Latvians and Lithuanians in the New England area to kick off the holiday festivities!  \n\n\n\nBaltic Christmas market opens to the public at noon. Vendors include artisans\, artists\, handicrafts\, Christmas decorations and more. Entertainment\, snacks\, cash bar\, cafe\, children’ s play area open all day. Activities for all ages.  \n\n\n\nVendor registration and tickets: MerikeSiismets@gmail.com
URL:https://www.estosite.org/event/baltic-christmas-market-holiday-party/
LOCATION:BLDG #4\, Hilliard Street\, Manchester\, Connecticut\, 06042
CATEGORIES:Community,Culture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Estonian Society & Connecticut Estonian School":MAILTO:estoniansocietyct@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231204T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231222T235959
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SUMMARY:Scholarship Application Accepted
DESCRIPTION:Scholarships applications for summer and winter Estonian language courses will be accepted from Dec 4 through December 22.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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). \n\n\n\nThe 2023/24 academic year Fall semester round of applications is open. The application period runs December 4th through December 22th (11:59pm Estonian time). \n\n\n\nImportant: \n\n\n\n\nThe 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;  \n\n\n\nThe travelling expenses will be self-financed by the applicant;  \n\n\n\nWhen 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.\n\n\n\n\nRequired application documents are: \n\n\n\n\nformal application where the applicant describes the additional value deriving from participation in the course;\n\n\n\nrecommendation letter from the applicant’s Estonian lecturer / other certificate regarding knowledge of Estonian.\n\n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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 rvo.dokumendid@harno.ee\, subject line: „Suve- ja talvekursuste stipendium (EKKAV)“ \n\n\n\nContact: Kerttu Lõhmus \n\n\n\n email: kerttu.lohmus@harno.ee
URL:https://www.estosite.org/event/ekkav-scholarship-applications-accepted/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Culture,Education,Estonia,Estonian Culture,Opportunities
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ORGANIZER;CN="Eesti Haridus ja Noorsoo Amet / Republic of Estonian Education and Youth Board":MAILTO:kerttu.lohmus@harno.ee
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SUMMARY:Estophilus Scholarship Application Period
DESCRIPTION:Estophilus scholarship applications are now being accepted.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe purpose of Estophilus scholarship is to support the Estonia-specific research of students enrolled in universities abroad and of international researchers interested in the Estonian language and culture (in Estonia)\, by thus contributing to the exchange of knowledge and making Estonia more visible. The activity results in increased number of studies related to Estonia and of the students interested in the Estonian language and culture. \n\n\n\nWho can apply? \n\n\n\nThe Estophilus scholarship may be applied for by the foreign nationals final year BA students\, master’s students\, PhD students and post-doctorate researchers from universities abroad while staying in Estonia for conducting research or collecting material about Estonia for 1-5 months. The Estonian language proficiency is an advantage but not a requirement. The research plan has to focus on topics related to Estonia in specific.   \n\n\n\nThe scholarship programme is managed by the Education and Youth Board of Estonia. However\, the primary contact of the grantee before and during the research mobility is the grantee’s academic supervisor at an Estonian university. \n\n\n\nApplication round of the EKKAV program for the fall semester of the 2023/24 academic year is open. The grant application period is 04.12.2023–22.12.2023.
URL:https://www.estosite.org/event/estophilus-scholarship-application-period/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Education,Estonia,Estonian Culture,Opportunities
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ORGANIZER;CN="Eesti Haridus ja Noorsoo Amet / Republic of Estonian Education and Youth Board":MAILTO:kerttu.lohmus@harno.ee
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T090000
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SUMMARY:Üleilmse eestluse virtuaalfoorum/ Global Estonian Forum
DESCRIPTION:The virtual forum for Estonians across the globe is held on 7 December at 16.00 Estonian time (09:00 Eastern\, 06:00 Pacific) \n\n\n\nThe upcoming event is the Foreign Ministry’s 6th virtual forum for Estonians across. This time\, the forum covers very practical aspect – the possibilities of Estonia’s e-state from the perspective of an Estonian living abroad.  \n\n\n\nTo provide some inspiration for your summer holiday plans\, we are taking you to the University town of Tartu\, in southern Estonia. Tartu has been named the European Capital of Culture in 2024. The entire region of southern Estonia is involved.  \n\n\n\nRegister to win! This time we will spin the wheel again\, and offer one forum participant the chance to win plane tickets (2) to Estonia and two nights in a hotel in Tallinn.  \n\n\n\nAfter some great discussion\, the forum also features music by Duo Ruut. We meet writer and director Anna Hints\, who has been touring the US with her masterful film Soke Sauna Sisterhood. Anna Hints will be the closing interview of this year’s forum series. The virtual forum is moderated by journalist Silver Tambur. \n\n\n\nYou can watch and think along with the virtual forum of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from any location with an internet connection. The forum will have simultaneous interpretation into English and Russian. \n\n\n\nParticipation link: https://worksup.com/app?id=GLOBALESTONIA \n\n\n\nPROGRAMME \n\n\n\n16.00 \n\n\n\n\nIntroduction. Silver Tambur\n\n\n\nWelcoming words. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna\n\n\n\n\n\ne-Services abroad from the perspective of an Estonian abroad: everything you need to know. Erika Piirmets\n\n\n\nVideo call to the United States. Heilika and Ülo Pikkov\n\n\n\nHow can you research your family history virtually? Fred Puss\n\n\n\nMusic by Duo Ruut\n\n\n\n\n17.00 \n\n\n\n\nThe programme of Tartu – European Capital of Culture 2024. Erni Kask and Annela Laaneots\n\n\n\nHow the European Capital of Culture and the Southern Estonian vibe match. Jalmar Vabarna\n\n\n\nVideo call to the United States. Karel Polt on dividing his life between Otepää and Los Angeles \n\n\n\nVideo call to Võrumaa. Mari Kalkun and the Aigu om Festival \n\n\n\n\n17.45 \n\n\n\n\nEnd-of-the-year interview with Anna Hints\n\n\n\nMusical finale by Duo Ruut\n\n\n\n\nThe estimated end of the event is at 18.00 * Estonian time \n\n\n\nPARTICIPANTS \n\n\n\nMargus Tsahkna – Foreign Minister \n\n\n\nHeilika ja Ülo Pikkov – documentary filmmaker and director \n\n\n\nErika Piirmets – Digital Transformation Adviser at e-Estonia \n\n\n\nFred Puss – genealogist\, Director of the Estonian Biographical Center \n\n\n\nKarel Polt – author of Literally Estonian from Los Angeles \n\n\n\nJalmar Vabarna – singer and musician (Trad.Attack!\, Zetod)\, Ambassador of Tartu 2024 \n\n\n\nMari Kalkun – singer\, songwriter\, composer and musician\, Ambassador of Tartu 2024 \n\n\n\nErni Kask – Head of International Relations\, Tartu 2024 \n\n\n\nAnnela Laaneots – Head of the Southern Estonia programme\, Tartu 2024 \n\n\n\nAnna Hints – author\, writer and director of the film Smoke Sauna Sisterhood  \n\n\n\nDuo Ruut – a folk music duo comprising Katariina Kivi and Ann-Lisett Rebane \n\n\n\nSilver Tambur – moderator \n\n\n\nPrevious virtual forums can be watched here:https://globalestonian.com/et/video/virtuaalfoorumid
URL:https://www.estosite.org/event/uleilmse-eestluse-virtuaalfoorum-global-estonian-forum/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Culture,Estonia,Estonian Culture,Government of Estonia,Online Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231217T110000
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting: Estonian Archives in the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:Member organizations and delegates convene in Lakewood\, NJ for the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Estonian Archives in the U.S.  The Estonian Archives in the U.S. are a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization.
URL:https://www.estosite.org/event/annual-meeting-estonian-archives-in-the-u-s/
LOCATION:California
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