Bilateral cooperation

Funding schemes for Estonia-Japanese collaboration

Estonian Research Council (ETAG) and the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) have a cooperation programme for over 20 years, since 2002. Each year ETAG can nominate one researcher for postdoctoral fellowship for research in Japan.
Since 2024, ETAG and JSPS opened a new Researcher Exchange Program to bring one Japanese scientist to Estonia to do research for 6-12 months. The goal of the new program is to promote international cooperation and mutual understanding through research.
In 2024, ETAG participated first time in the multilateral EIG-CONCERT programme call with Japan (Japan Science and Technology Agency, JST) and EU countries. The call in the EIG-CONCERT programme works in the same way as Horizon2020 ERA-NETS and Horizon Europe partnerships – each country finances the participation of researchers. Each year a new topic is chosen for the call.

PARROT French-Estonian science and technology cooperation programme

The aim of the programme is to develop research and technology cooperation between the two countries in all fields of fundamental and applied science. Since the first competition, the inclusion of PhD students and young researchers in projects is a priority for the programme. New collaborations will in all cases be given priority. The call is launched in every two years. The call for applications is open to researchers from research laboratories attached to higher education institutions, research organizations and companies.

Taiwan and Estonia cooperation programme

The exchange visit programme provides opportunities for researchers from one partner country to visit research institutions in another partner country with the aim to facilitate research cooperation between Estonia and Taiwan. The programme promotes mobility, the building of international contacts and knowledge transfer.