Estonian Government scholarship programme for the Republic of Latvia
In accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania on exchange of students, researchers and teaching staff, Archimedes Foundation takes great pleasure to publish an open call for the following scholarships in academic year 2011-2012:
- Long-term scholarships for Bachelor, Master and Doctoral study visits at public higher education institutions (duration of studies 1 to 10 month per person). The total duration cannot exceed 50 months;
- Research scholarships for university researchers and lectures. The total duration of research visits cannot exceed 9 month;
- Three (3) scholarships for the Estonian language and culture summer courses.
Long-term scholarships are granted for a period of 1-10 months. The study or research visits must take place from September 2011 to July 2012. Summer courses in the Estonian language are held at the University of Tartu or at the Tallinn University from July to August 2011.
The scholarship does not cover tuition fees (except tuition fees for summer courses). As a rule, the scholarships are intended for researchers or exchange students. Since the courses do not lead to awarding a degree, applicants are not required to sit entrance examinations and pay tuition fees. When applying for degree-studies, the applicant must pass admission examinations or an admission audition (or other form of assessment of his/her creative work) independent from the application procedure of the scholarship. For further information, the candidates should contact the responsible university (international student office). Applicants are requested to point out that they are applying for a scholarship award under an international bilateral agreement to the selected university.
Recipients pay their own travel expenses to Estonia and back. The scholarship is meant to cover the living expenses of only one person; any additional financial support for accompanying members of the family is not available. The scholarship is tax free. Scholarships are granted by the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research.
The Estonian Party shall provide a payment of:
- 80 euros for accommodation per month for bachelor, master and doctoral students;
- 6,5 euros per day and 16 euros for accommodation per day for participants of the summer courses;
- tuition fees for summer courses;
- 35 euros for accommodation per day for university lecturers and researchers on short-term visits;
- 80 euros for accommodation per month for university lecturers and researchers on long-term visits.