The Estonian Institute offers scholarships to holders of a doctoral degree or Master’s or to Doctoral students who are citizens of a foreign state and are studying at a university abroad, to write a research paper on an Estonia-related topic or to gather material for it.
The deadlines are March 1, and October 1, 2010.
The scholarship is designated to cover living expenses, tuition fees and costs directly connected with the research; it may be granted for a period ranging from five to ten months. The scholarship for a five-month period is 40 000 EEK (appr. $3,400).
Knowledge of Estonian is an advantage but not a requirement.

The scholarship is granted by the Council of Academic Studies of Estonian Language and Culture Abroad, involving experts when necessary. The scholarship is financed by the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research and administered by the Estonian Institute.
The applications and accompanying documents, marked ‘Estophilus, should be submitted both by electronic and regular mail to the secretariat of the Council at the Estonian Institute, Suur-Karja 14, 10140 Tallinn.
Application forms (in Estonian and English), Instructions for applicants and  Scholarship regulations (in Estonian) are available at http://ekkm.einst.ee/sisu/estophilus/
Further information can be obtained via e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The grantee must present to the Estonian Institute a report of about the use of the scholarship during two months after the end of the scholarship period.