Estonian government scholarships for degree study, exchange, research visits and summer schools. The degree scholarship round closes in September–October 2026 and is open now.
Estonia's government scholarship programme, run by the Education and Youth Board (Harno) under the Ministry of Education and Research. It is not one scholarship but several tracks with different deadlines and different money attached — which is the main thing to get straight before applying.
Degree and exchange study — €350 a month for bachelor's and master's students, €660 a month for doctoral students. Requires admission confirmed by an Estonian institution.
Research visits — €45 a day for short visits of one to nine days, or €660 a month for stays from ten days to ten months. Open to professors, associate professors, teachers, readers, research fellows, lecturers and assistants. Postdoctoral researchers are explicitly excluded.
Summer and winter schools — up to €700 towards course fees, plus accommodation at up to €25 a night for four weeks. Open to bachelor's, master's and PhD students with at least one year of university study behind them.
The degree and exchange round closes in September–October 2026, so it is open as this is written. Harno has not published the exact day; treat early September as the working assumption and confirm on their site.
The summer and winter school track closed on 1 May 2026 for the 2026 season.
The monthly figures are contributions rather than full funding. €350 a month against Estonian living costs covers a meaningful share of accommodation and food in Tartu or Tallinn, but not all of it — build a realistic budget before committing, particularly for a multi-year degree.
The research grant at €660 a month is comparatively generous for short academic visits, and the one-to-nine-day daily rate makes brief collaborations viable in a way most schemes do not.
Applications go to Harno through the official link on this page. Check the specific track's deadline: they differ by several months, and applying to the wrong one is the most common way to lose a year.
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