Stipends and allowances

Specialisation stipends

The purpose of the specialisation stipends is to motivate students to study full-time in areas of priority for Estonia. In addition to the specialisation stipend of information technology curricula, there are teacher training specialisation stipends for some Estonian-taught curricula.

Study allowances

Independent of average grade, students from low-income families or students who have a disability can apply for a study allowance. It is necessary that the student fulfills all the application criteria in order to receive the allowance.

Scholarships for students and junior research fellows at the University of Tartu

The University of Tartu Foundation offers scholarships from more than a hundred different funds to students and junior research fellows in all faculties and degrees of study at the University of Tartu. The scholarships are meant to support research and studies, economic situation, studies and internships abroad, and recognize contributions to the development of various fields. Competitions are held in autumn and spring semesters.

For doctoral students

Doctoral students admitted before academic year 2022/23 can receive the doctoral allowance and the doctoral student's performance stipend.

Other scholarship resources

In addition to Estonian government stipends it is possible to find other scholarhip offers from the University of Tartu Foundation, from the message boards in university buildings, from the web pages of different institutions and from the media. Information about stipends is also announced in the student newsletter.

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