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Summary
| Duration: | At least 9 months |
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| Quota: | Not defined |
| Application deadline: | 1 April |
| Benefits summary: | Monthly allowance ( 3,500 - 4,500 Estonian kroon) |
Last update: 16 January 2012
Description
The aim of the scholarships offered by the Compatriots Programme is to support the studies of young expatriate Estonians in Estonia´s public universities, national institutions of applied higher education and vocational education centres. Applications for scholarships are invited from young expatriate Estonians who have not resided in Estonia on a permanent basis at least during the last 10 years.
The programme will support successful applicants who wish to enrol for curricula taught in the Estonian language. If an applicant´s command of the Estonian language is insufficient to successfully cope with learning in that language, the applicant can request a grant to support his/her participation in an intensive Estonian language course prior to engaging in substantive studies under the curriculum chosen. The Compatriots Programme cannot support studies in languages other than Estonian.
The Statute of Scholarships of the Compatriots Programme has been adopted by the Council of the Compatriots Programme, which has been appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Estonia. The Council is entitled to amend the Statute as and when necessary. The Archimedes Foundation has been selected as the administrative and advisory body to implement the programme. Funds for scholarships to successful applicants will be allocated from the budget of the Ministry of Education and Research.
Eligibility
The Council´s decision to award a scholarship to an applicant does not automatically secure that applicant a place at the educational institution of his/her choice. Once the scholarship has been awarded, the applicant must submit further documents to the Foundation Archimedes, to be examined by the Academic Recognition Information Centre and the admission boards of the relevant educational institution. The applicant must pass admission examinations or an admission audition (or other form of assessment of his/her creative work) if the educational institution so requires. Applicants must, in any event, pass regular admission exams or auditions for studies pursuant to the following curricula:
- Tallinn University: Estonian Philology, English Philology, Public Administration, Recreation Management;
- University of Tartu: Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy;
- Estonian Academy of Arts: all curricula;
- Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre: all curricula.
If the applicant meets the admission requirements established by the educational institution, he/she will be matriculated to an independently funded student place. Once the educational institution has matriculated the applicant and assigned him/her to a curriculum, the applicant may not transfer to another curriculum.
Scholarship recipients are entitled to apply for a follow-up scholarship for Bachelor´s or Master´s studies. Recipients seeking a follow-up scholarship must submit a corresponding application to the Foundation Archimedes according to established procedures and by the relevant deadline.
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Benefits
The monthly residence and subsistence allowance allocated to scholarship recipients pursuing vocational or higher vocational studies is 3500 Estonian kroon, to Bachelor´s students 4000 kroon and to Master´s students 4500 kroon. In general, the scholarship will be paid out in two instalments, each covering a period of 5 months.
The scholarship includes tuition fees, a residence and subsistence allowance, a travel allowance, health insurance premiums and the stamp duty payable on the recipient´s residence permit.
To remain eligible for the scholarship, the recipient must actively pursue his/her studies classes and must have completed at least 75% of the coursework required by the curriculum by the end of each year of studies. The scholarship will not cover any periods of academic leave or extension of studies.
In addition to their initial residence and subsistence allowance, first-year scholarship recipients will also receive a 2000 kroon settling-in allowance paid out in cash upon their arrival.
The scholarship recipients are entitled to a travel allowance that covers up to two return trips home per year. The travel allowance will be paid out in the amount established in the scholarship agreement regardless of the actual cost of travel.
Twice a year the Foundation will make direct payments to the scholarship recipient´s educational institution to cover his/her tuition fees.
Scholarship recipients who enrol for the one-year intensive course of Estonian prior to commencing their desired programme of studies will receive a scholarship on the same basis as they would during those studies.
Application information
Applicants must submit to the Council the following documents (either in Estonian, English or Russian):
- the application;
- a curriculum vitae;
- a copy of the document certifying the applicant´s completion of a secondary education, or where this is not available, a transcript of scholarly record for the final year of secondary school and a copy of the report for the preceding year. Candidates wishing to enrol for Master´s studies must submit a copy of the document certifying completion of a higher education;
- a copy of the passport page stating the applicant´s personal particulars;
- a copy of the applicant´s birth certificate;
- 1 photo (4x5 cm);
- 2 letters of reference (where possible, these should be from the local association of Estonians, members of the local Estonian community, the applicant´s teacher of Estonian or of some other subject).
The scholarship application must be posted to the following address:
Scholarships of the Compatriots Programme
Foundation Archimedes
Centre for Academic Mobility
13 A, Koidula St
Tallinn 10125
Estonia
The Council advises applicants who need to obtain a passport in their home country in order to travel to Estonia to start their studies to file a passport application at the same time that they submit their application for the scholarship. Otherwise the applicant may not be able to obtain the passport and the residence permit by the time the academic year commences.
The Council has the right to disqualify applicants whose documents do not meet the requirements, include false information or arrive after the established deadline. Application documents will not be returned to applicants.
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By the established date the scholarship recipient must by e-mail or letter confirm his/her intention to come to study in Estonia. In the case that the recipient has not confirmed the intention to study in Estonia by the established deadline, the scholarship will be reassigned to the next-ranking applicant.
As a rule, the scholarship recipient must arrive in Estonia by the beginning of the academic year, but no later than October 1. Should the recipient not arrive by the established deadline, the Council has the right to reconsider the award of the scholarship.
By accepting the scholarship the recipient assumes the responsibility to begin and complete the course of studies in his/her chosen speciality at a chosen educational institution within the standard period of study. If the recipient breaks off his/her studies or is removed from the roll of regular students for a reason other than completion of the curriculum or health, personal or other circumstances beyond his/her control, the Council has the right to require the recipient to repay a part or all of the residence and subsistence allowances as well as of tuition fees paid by the Foundation Archimedes to or on behalf of that recipient over the period of studies.
The scholarship recipient must at the end of each semester submit to the Foundation a transcript of his/her academic record. If the recipient´s academic progress is poor, the Council is entitled to terminate payment of scholarship funds and to stop funding the recipient´s student place. The recipient must notify the Foundation of taking an academic leave, of breaking off studies and of other circumstances preventing the completion of studies within the standard period of studies. In the case that a scholarship recipient has received scholarship payments in respect of a period of time during which he/she did not do any coursework, the recipient must return those payments.
In the relevant documents and speeches, scholarship recipients are required to refer to the Ministry of Education and Research and the Foundation Archimedes as the sponsors of their studies.
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