Application process
- Preparation. Contact the host organisation in Estonia for getting the formal invitation for the visit.
- Submit the application to the Academy of Sciences in your country (see the list of organisations) – for deadlines and application requirements please contact your academy directly.
- Decision. All applications that meet the requirements will be sent to Estonian Academy of Sciences, the decision will be made by our Council for International Exchange and sent back to your academy who will inform the applicant.
Content of the visits
- Support is meant mainly for the visits directly connected with research – for example joint experiments in partners laboratory or fieldwork, work in archives or with other collections, planning future cooperation and preparing new applications, preparing joint publications etc.
- We DO NOT SUPPORT the participation at Conferences (even with presentation), working in libraries, trainings (for example attending lectures), meetings connected with curriculum developments as primary purpose of the visit.
All these activities can be part of the visit, but we do not support these as an only aim of the visit.
Preparation of the visit
- After the application is accepted visiting researchers must fill in the visit application form as soon as possible, but no later than 1 month before the planned visit.
- 2–3 weeks before the visit practical preparations will be made by Estonian Academy of Sciences and details will be sent to the visiting researcher and the host researcher.
Costs
- Estonian Academy of Sciences will cover the accommodation costs during the visit and provide daily allowance to the visiting researcher.
- International travel costs, visa fees are NOT COVERED by the scheme.
Contact: Terje Tuisk, terje.tuisk@akadeemia.ee