Open Calls

The platform for calls and applications (Academy of Sciences Calls e-environment) organized by the Academy is located at https://ta-konkursid.ee

  • Call for Applications for Estonian-Polish research cooperation projects (2027–2029). Deadline September 30, 2026. Additional information and contact: Terje Tuisk, terje.tuisk@akadeemia.ee
  • The call for nominations for new Academy Members is now open. Deadline: October 1, 2026. More information (in Estonian only).
    Contact: Kerlin Remmel, kerlin.remmel@akadeemia.ee

The Estonian Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with the Polish Academy of Sciences, announces a call for applications to support research visits within the framework of research cooperation projects in the years 2027–2029. The general aim of the call is to support cooperation between Estonian and Polish researchers.

The deadline for submitting applications is September 30, 2026.

Project partners

In Estonia, applications are welcome from researchers of all disciplines and research fields who work in Estonian research institutions (incl. The Under and Tuglas Literature Institute of the Estonian Academy of Sciences) and wish to continue existing or start new cooperation with cooperation partners in Poland.
The Polish partner must be from the units of Polish Academy of Sciences.

Financial support

Through this scheme academies support mutual visits of researchers.
The host academy books and covers the visiting researcher's accommodation expenses during the visit and pays the per diem according to the host academy's tariffs.

NB! Within this scheme, the visa and international travel costs of Estonian researchers are not covered, nor are the costs of conducting research. Conditions may be different in Poland.

Submission of applications

In Estonia, the application must be submitted together with the mandatory annexes (including a project description and a declaration signed by Estonian partner) in the e-application portal of the Estonian Academy of Sciences at https://ta-konkursid.ee.

NB! An identical application must be submitted by the Polish partner to the Polish Academy of Sciences based to their conditions. The deadline for applications in Poland is also September 30, 2026.
More information in Poland: Jolanta Krześniak, e-mail jolanta.krzesniak@pan.pl, phone +359 2 979 52 36.

Schedule of the Call

  • before submitting the application – contact with the institution (researchers) with whom you wish to cooperate and prepare the content of the project together;
  • September 30, 2026 – deadline for submission of applications in both Estonia and Poland
  • October–November – Evaluation of the proposals in Estonia and Poland
  • December – the Council of the Foreign Exchange Foundation of Estonia Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Sciences together make the final decision on the approval of applications. Hopefully the results will be known before Christmas and will be communicated to applicants as soon as possible.

Additional information and contact: Terje Tuisk, terje.tuisk@akadeemia.ee