YOUR SCHOLARSHIP IN EUROPE

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Estonia
Your Scholarship in Europe 2008-2009
Target group: students of Estonian origin living abroad (also in Russia) with secondary or higher
education, who have not resided permanently in Estonia for at least 10 years.
Authority awarding grant: the scholarship will be fi nanced by the Ministry of Education and
Research.
Duration of grant: the scholarship is awarded for Bachelor or Master degree studies in Estonian
higher educational institutions. Prior to commencing a Bachelors or Masters degree course, students
may spend an intensive year studying the Estonian language at a university. Upon good
academic progress after completion of a Bachelor’s course, students may apply to continue their
scholarship for a Masters degree.
Grant benefi t paid: the scholarship will cover the cost of the student’s accommodation at a public
university, or the cost of a Bachelors or Masters course at a state institution of applied higher
education. Students will receive a monthly residential allowance, plus an allowance for good
academic progress. The cost of residence permits, health insurance and two annual round-trip
journeys to the student’s home city will be reimbursed at actual cost.
Selection procedure: scholarships are awarded by the supervisory board of the Compatriots
Programme appointed by the Government of the Republic.
Further information: ministry of Education and Research
http://www.hm.ee > Language
PROGRAMME FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA
Area of study or research: all areas.
Target group: Uralic indigenous students, preferably post-graduate students. Applicants
should, as a rule, be profi cient in their Uralic mother tongue and should have fi nished the
fi rst year of study at a higher educational institution, or should have graduated from an
institution of secondary vocational education prior to applying.
Authority awarding grant: council of the Programme.
Duration of grant: full course.
Grant benefi t paid: the programme will guarantee free education as well as a monthly
grant.
Further information: http://www.suri.ee/hp/index-en.html#_Toc93725759