Dora Plus Action 1

Sub-action 1.1 Study and research-related short-term mobility

Short-term mobility may last for up to 30 calendar days (inclusive). The grant can be used to participate in a professional conference, seminar or course, or carry out other educational and research-related activities, for example, working in libraries, using laboratories, developing study materials, working with a supervisor, participating in field work, consultations or other similar tasks, which are closely related to the priorities of Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences.

The grant may be applied by anyone who is:

• an accredited Master’s student of Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences;
• a lecturer or researcher at Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences, is not older than 35 years of age on the first day of the mobility, or who has defended their Doctoral Thesis less than 5 years ago. Parental leave can be used to prolong these limitations proportionally;
• not on academic leave during the mobility;
• not using this grant together with other mobility grants (the Kristjan Jaak grant, Eramus+, other actions in Dora Plus etc.);
• not using this grant to visit multiple countries at once.

Grant amount: The maximum amount granted is €2,000 per mobility.

The grants are given according to a ranking list and the principle, that every applicant will receive no more than two mobility grant per academic year.

Expenses covered:

• travel expenses
• accommodation
• allowance: €32 per day, paid no longer than 1 day before the event and 1 day after the event.
• Participation fee (will be covered according to early bird fees and an expense document/bill, or confirmation by the organizer)

NB! Expenses (except for the participation fee) cannot be covered by other sources (except for personal funding by the applicant).

Additional information HERE.

Applying:

To apply for the grant, the applicant should fill the application form and applications are accepted four times during a calendar year:

• 1 February (visits starting from April, 1)
• 1 May (visits starting from July,1)
• 1 September (visits starting from November, 1)
• 1 November (visits starting from January, 1)

The EUAS Dora Plus council will make a decision and submit the grants for approval to Education and Youth Board by the 10th of the month following the deadline.

There must be a 6-week period between the 10th of the month following the deadline to the start of the mobility (Education and Youth Board reserves the right to allow exceptions)! 

Important! Using the European Regional Development Fund must be proven on paper. If the documents are not submitted on time, the grant must be returned. The grant is also withdrawn, if the applicant does not submit their report on time.

Acknowledgement:

The Dora Plus programme are funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Estonia. Both grantees and universities must cite the European Regional Development Fund’s Dora Plus programme. This is not a complicated task – just add the logos of the EU Regional Development Fund and Education and Youth Board , or cite them in text (e.g. “This article was funded by the European Union via the European Regional Development Fund”).

Please also read the procedure for applying for sub-action 1.1

Additional information:

Mari Taalmann
Dora Plus A1.1 and A2 coordinator
E-mail: mari.taalmann@eek.ee

Dora Plus Action 2

Sub-action 2.1 Inclusion of foreign Master’s students 

The goals of this action are to support foreign Master’s students studying in Estonia, thereby contributing to the exchange of knowledge, to make the local study process more internationalised and to increase the amount of highly educated workers in Estonia in the long run. As a result of the sub-action, the capability of Estonian higher education institutions to accept international students will increase, as will the numbers of Master’s students attending Estonian schools.

Support is offered to talented foreign Master’s students in Estonian universities. Support is also offered to foreign Master’s students and they can only obtain a grant when studying in Estonia full-time and for one academic year at a time.

The grant can be awarded to a Master’s student of Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences:

• who is a full time international master’s student at EUAS, i.e. has received 54EAP during their first year of studies;
• who is not a resident of the Republic of Estonia;
• who is not a citizen of Estonia;
• whose country of residence is not Estonia;
• who does not have a permanent residence permit/long-term residence permit;
• who studies on a nationally certified programme, which is 100% non-Estonian;
• who has not been in Estonia for more than one year during the past three years, except when they have studied and graduated from a Master’s programme at an Estonian university, and will continue their studies at EUAS on 1 September;
• who does not receive additional support from other sources. The student will have to confirm the fact. There are exceptions according to the Education and Youth Board statute: studies can be covered from the resources allocated to the university by the Ministry of Education and Research, the Dora Pluss short-term study mobility grants offered to Master’s students, or the smart specialisation grants.
• who have paid all their invoices submitted by the EUAS

The scholarship for foreign Master’s students is 350 euros per month. The scholarship could be awarded for one academic year for Master´s students, i.e. 10 calendar months at a time.

Conditions for applying for the scholarship:

A free format signed application  to stand as a candidate is submitted to EUAS Dora Plus Coordinator by October 10. The application includes the year of admission, title of the study programme, a confirmation that the student does not receive financial support under other measures and a motivational letter.  

Please read before submitting your application: EUAS procedure for applying for sub-action 2.1 

Additional information:

Mari Taalmann
Dora Plus A2.1 coordinator at EUAS
E-mail: mari.taalmann@eek.ee