Master degree scholarships

The scholarship supports foreign students in their studies at the Estonian higher education institutions. The scholarship can be applied for by foreign students who wish to study at a higher education institution in Estonia during the 2024/2025 academic year in formal degree studies or as an exchange student. The scholarship is administered by the Education and Youth Board of Estonia. 

The scholarship supports Master's studies in all fields.

Applications will be accepted from students from countries whose citizenship is in one of the countries listed in the scholarship guide in Annex 1.

Scholarship amount: 

• the rate of the scholarship for Master's studies is 350 euros per month;
• other costs are not covered.

Period and conditions

Exchange students are paid a scholarship during the study period in Estonia according to the dates approved by the host higher education institution. The scholarship can be applied for up to ten months. The scholarship is paid for exchange studies lasting at least 30 days.

Degree students are paid a scholarship for 12 months of the year, except for the last nominal academic year, when the scholarship is paid for 10 months. The scholarship is awarded for a maximum of 12 months at a time. The scholarship is paid to the host higher education institution, which arranges the scholarship to be repaid to the scholarship holder.

Application procedure and deadlines:

Application procedures and deadlines will be published on the website https://www.harno.ee/en/scholarships-and-grants/scholarships-studying-and-working-estonia/scholarships-international

Applications will be evaluated, and decisions on the award of scholarships will be made by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Scholarship Guidelines and the Commission's rules of procedure.

Applications which are not fully completed, drawn up as required or include false information or are submitted with a delay are not assessed.

Applications that have not been accompanied by a confirmation of admission to an Estonian higher education institution by the application deadline will not be processed. 

Please send your application form and required documents to rvo.dokumendid@harno.ee.

Contacts

Education and Youth Board, scholarship coordinator:  Krista Arro, krista.arro@harno.ee

Scholarship guideline for foreign students

The aim is to support degree studies of young expatriate Estonians in Estonia’s public universities. Eligible to apply for the scholarship are young expatriate Estonians who have not lived in Estonia permanently for the last 5 years.

The scholarship includes:

• a one-time settling in allowance;
• a monthly subsistence grant during studies;
• travel grant (travel expenses for travelling home and back twice a year); 
• extra scholarship for good academic performance, paid once a year;
• state fee for residence permit and health insurance, if necessary.

For receiving the subsistence grant next year, the grantee must complete at least 75% of the annual study volume. The scholarship is not paid during academic leave or during studies which have exceeded the nominal period.
 

Conditions

The study scholarship is available for expat Estonians with secondary or higher education or its equivalent, who have not lived in Estonia permanently for at least five years, or are listed as a pupil/student of an Estonian educational institution during the calendar year preceding the application.

The study scholarship shall support expat Estonians who are pupils/students enrolled full-time to the study programme taught in Estonian language. Studying in other languages cannot be supported from the Compatriots’ Programme.

Application procedures and deadlines

Application procedures and deadlines will be published on the website https://www.harno.ee/en/scholarships-and-grants/scholarships-studying-and-working-estonia/scholarship-program-aimed

Contacts

Programme coordinator: Krista Arro, krista.arro@harno.ee

Please read the scholarship information of Estonian universities from their websites:

• University of Tartu
• Tallinn University of Technology
• Tallinn University
• Estonian Business School
• Estonian Academy of Theatre and Music
• Estonian Academy of Arts
• Estonian University of Life Sciences