Scholarships - Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences

Scholarships and grants

Scholarships
Dora Plus Grants
Dora Plus Action 1
Dora Plus Action 2

Scholarships and grants are a good way to fund your studies and are open to a wide range of students. Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences provides a range of different scholarships and grants.

Ülo Pärnits education fund

The objective of the fund is to promote life-long learning and practical skills as well as support successful students and lecturers in Ülemiste City. The fund also aims to develop Ülemiste City as a smart city. This scholarship is targeted towards students and lecturers who need support in their studies or research, it also focuses on developing Ülemiste City as a smart city.

Stipends are paid out once a year. Each year a scholarship contest is held for up to four stipends. The minimum amount of one scholarship is 1500 euros.

You are eligible to apply if:

you are a student of the Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences,
you work alongside studying, are active in professional associations and contribute to the society, your academic performance is good and/or you have submitted an excellent practical research assignment;
you are a lecturer at the Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences,
you use interesting current methodology to develop life-long learning and promote practical skills;
you are a student or lecturer from a partner university and have submitted research papers or contest entries to develop Ülemiste Smart City.

All applications must be submitted to stipendium@eek.ee by 1 May each year, unless the scholarship committee states otherwise.

More information HERE.

Ülemiste City Competition for Bachelor's and Master's Thesis Scholarship

The scholarship(s) of Ülemiste City Competition for Bachelor's and Master's Theses are intended for a student/students who is/are ready to write on the thesis topic proposed by the cooperation partner. The competition will take place in two stages: submission of thesis outlines and submission of the final theses.

At the Master's level the scholarship is up to 2,500 euros and at the Bachelor's level the scholarship is up to 1,500 euros. The scholarship will be paid in two instalments.

The scholarship is funded by Ülo Pärnits Scholarship Fund. The objective of the Ülo Pärnits Scholarship Fund is to support entrepreneurial education and which will highlight competition to drive and help Ülemiste City smarter. Ülo Pärnits was the long-standing head of AS Mainor and the founder of Ülemiste City. Ülo Pärnits was the long-standing head of AS Mainor and the founder of Ülemiste City.

The competition will be open to all the Bachelor's and Master's students.

Students who comply with the following conditions can apply for the scholarship:

the student's weighted average grade is at least 3.5;
the student has a supervisor from among the academic staff; it is the student's responsibility to find a supervisor from among the academic staff of the university.

More information HERE.

Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences academic achievement scholarship

The objective of the scholarship is to value and recognise the outstanding academic achievements of full-time students at the Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences and to promote fulfilment of academic goals.

The value of one scholarship is 900 euros per academic year and up to 5 scholarships will be awarded.

Professional higher education students of the Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences are eligible for the scholarship if they:

have successfully completed their first year of studies;
study full-time and have an average grade of at least 4.0;
do not have any overdue assignments or tuition debts;
have an active mindset and want to participate in and contribute to different projects at the Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences.

In order to apply for the scholarship, students have to submit their application and motivation letter to stipendium@eek.ee by the end of the academic year as stated in academic calendar at the latest.

More information HERE.

Ülemiste City Competition for Innovation Award Scholarship

The scholarship(s) of the Ülemiste City Competition for Innovation Award are intended for a team, who will tackle the challenge(s) or problem(s) defined by the cooperation partner.

The amount of the scholarship fund is 6,000 euros. The scholarship is funded by Ülo Pärnits Scholarship Fund. The objective of the Ülo Pärnits Scholarship Fund is to support entrepreneurial education and which will highlight competition to drive and help Ülemiste City smarter. Ülo Pärnits was the long-standing head of AS Mainor and the founder of Ülemiste City. Ülo Pärnits was the long-standing head of AS Mainor and the founder of Ülemiste City.

The competition will take place in three stages: submission of the preliminary project outline, approval of the terms of reference of the competition work by the representative of Ülemiste City and submission of the competition work.

All students and supervisors from among the academic staff of the university can apply for the scholarship.

A team can consist of:

one student;
a student and a supervisor from among the academic staff;
up to four students:
up to four students and a supervisor from among the academic staff.

It is the student's or students' responsibility to find a supervisor to himself/themselves from among the academic staff.

More information HERE.

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: http://haridus.archimedes.ee/en/amount-scholarship4

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 SA Archimedes 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 (SA Archimedes 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 SA Archimedes, 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:

Aire Vaigu
Dora Plus A1.1 and A2 coordinator

E-mail: aire.vaigu@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 Archimedes 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.

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:

Aire Vaigu
Dora Plus A2.1 coordinator at EUAS
E-mail: aire.vaigu@eek.ee

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