{"id":103597,"date":"2025-06-19T12:29:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etag2025.etag.ee\/funding\/research-funding\/personaalne-uurimistoetus\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T08:02:30","slug":"personal-research-funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/funding\/research-funding\/personal-research-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"National research funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"classic-editor\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>National research <\/strong>funding * is competition-based funding for the implementation of a high-level research and development project led by a researcher with a doctoral degree working in a research and development institution, university or evaluated professional higher education institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">There are three categories of grants corresponding to the different levels of a research career:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list wp-el\">\n<li><strong>A postdoctoral grant&nbsp;(PUTJD) <\/strong>is a grant aimed at supporting a person who has obtained a doctoral degree in Estonia in order to gain research and development experience at a foreign research institution, an international research organisation, or a research-intensive undertaking in order to contribute to the start of their independent research career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A starting grant&nbsp;(PSG) <\/strong>is a grant aimed at supporting a researcher who has started an independent research career in carrying out a research and development project, creating their own research team and promoting the next generation of researchers at a research and development institution, university or an evaluated professional higher education institution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A team grant&nbsp;(PRG)<\/strong> is a grant aimed at supporting the researcher and the research team led by them in implementing a high-level research and development project and promoting the next generation of researchers in a research and development institution, university or an evaluated professional higher education institution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>*<\/strong> The abbreviation PUT has remained in use in the Estonian research community for national research grants, deriving from the former Estonian term <em>personaalne uurimistoetus<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-el\">Grant reporting for ongoing national research grant projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list wp-el\">\n<li>The decision to continue funding the project will be based on the grant contract which will be prepared (via ETIS) in the end of the calendar year.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For four-and five-year PSG and PRG projects it will be necessary to submit (via ETIS) an<strong>&nbsp;interim report during the third year<\/strong>. The submission due date in 2026 was March 9 (generally it is&nbsp;<strong>28 February<\/strong>)<strong> at 5PM<\/strong> Estonian time. For PUTJD projects there&#8217;s no obligation to submit interim reports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>final report<\/strong>&nbsp;has to be submitted (via ETIS) within the time limit established by the Council (in 2026 the submission<strong>&nbsp;due date is 15 September at 5PM<\/strong>, Estonian time). The deadline for final reports of PUTJD projects is generally two months after the end of the project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/juhatuse-kaskkiri.pdf\">directive<\/a> of the Management of the Estonian Research Council, the conditions established in <a href=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/funding\/research-funding\/personal-research-funding\/call-2025\/\">2025<\/a> apply to the reporting, continuation of grant allocation and research data management of the grants awarded before 1 March 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Vahearuanne_ENG_2026-3.docx\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Vahearuanne_ENG_2025-1.docx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Template form for PSG and PRG interim reports<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lopparuanne_ENG_2026-2.docx\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lopparuanne_ENG_2025-1.docx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Template form for PSG and PRG final reports<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NB!<\/strong>&nbsp;The Principal Investigators will be notified by the Council when the report form has beed made accessable in ETIS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Grantide-pikendamine_ENG-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Grantide-pikendamine_ENG-1.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conditions for Extending the Grant Period<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-el\">An acknowledgement of the research grant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">Reference to the research funding project is mandatory in category 1\u20133 publications according to the ETIS classification, unless it&#8217;s limited by publishing restrictions, copyright, or intellectual property laws. Only the publications which include an acknowledgement will be taken into account when assessing the interim and final reports. Acknowledgement must contain the grant number, which consists of the grant type acronym and a combination of numbers (without a space, e.g. PUTJD123, PRG456).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Correct form of acknowledgment of the research grant in English:<br><\/strong><em>This work was supported by the Estonian Research Council grant (PXX number).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Correct form of acknowledgment of the research grant in Estonian:<br><\/strong><em>Uurimist\u00f6\u00f6d on finantseerinud Eesti Teadusagentuur (PXX number).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ukraina_teadlase_toetamise_tingimused_MUUDETUD_ENG-1.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ukraina_teadlase_toetamise_tingimused_MUUDETUD_ENG-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Support for Including Ukrainian War Refugees in Grant Projects \/ENDED\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ama-block block-people\"><div class=\"block__header\"><div class=\"d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center\"><h2>Contacts<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"block__body\"><div class=\"person-item\"><div class=\"item__thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harak.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"item__content\"><p class=\"is-title\">Margus Harak<\/p><p>Senior Adviser (Mobilitas 3.0 programme, repatriating, postdocs)<\/p><div class=\"contact-methods \"><p><a href=\"tel:+3727317343\">+372 731 7343<\/a>, <a href=\"tel:+37254502838\">+372 5450 2838<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:margus.harak@etag.ee\">margus.harak@etag.ee<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-item\"><div class=\"item__thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ade.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"item__content\"><p class=\"is-title\">Ade Kallas-Kivi<\/p><p>Research Funding Officer (Medical and Health Sciences, Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences)<\/p><div class=\"contact-methods \"><p><a href=\"tel:+3727317366\">+372 731 7366<\/a>, <a href=\"tel:+37256911390\">+372 5691 1390<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:ade.kallas-kivi@etag.ee\">ade.kallas-kivi@etag.ee<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-item\"><div class=\"item__thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/meeli-1.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"item__content\"><p class=\"is-title\">Meeli Alber<\/p><p>Research Funding Officer (Social Sciences)<\/p><div class=\"contact-methods \"><p><a href=\"tel:+37254700754\">+372 5470 0754<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:meeli.alber@etag.ee\">meeli.alber@etag.ee<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-item\"><div class=\"item__thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raili.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"item__content\"><p class=\"is-title\">Raili Torga<\/p><p>Research Funding Officer (Exact Sciences)<\/p><div class=\"contact-methods \"><p><a href=\"tel:+3727317358\">+372 731 7358<\/a>, <a href=\"tel:+37256979372\">+372 5697 9372<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:raili.torga@etag.ee\">raili.torga@etag.ee<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-item\"><div class=\"item__thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/merle_1.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"item__content\"><p class=\"is-title\">Merle Mandel<\/p><p>Research Funding Officer (Biological and Environmental Sciences)<\/p><div class=\"contact-methods \"><p><a href=\"tel:+3727317387\">+372 731 7387<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:merle.mandel@etag.ee\">merle.mandel@etag.ee<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-item\"><div class=\"item__thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pirk_1.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"item__content\"><p class=\"is-title\">Katriin Pirk<\/p><p>Research Funding Officer (Engineering and Technology)<\/p><div class=\"contact-methods \"><p><a href=\"tel:+37253957767\">+372 5395 7767<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:katriin.pirk@etag.ee\">katriin.pirk@etag.ee<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-item\"><div class=\"item__thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/marten.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"item__content\"><p class=\"is-title\">Marten Juurik<\/p><p>Head of the Unit of Research Integrity<\/p><div class=\"contact-methods \"><p><a href=\"tel:+3727317381\">+372 731 7381<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:marten.juurik@etag.ee\">marten.juurik@etag.ee<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-item\"><div class=\"item__thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-placeholder-150x200.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"item__content\"><p class=\"is-title\">Rika Tapper<\/p><p>Research Funding Officer (Humanities and the Arts)<\/p><div class=\"contact-methods \"><p><a href=\"tel:+37253491291\">+372 5349 1291<\/a><\/p><p><a 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