{"id":104688,"date":"2025-08-11T15:24:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T12:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etag2025.etag.ee\/contests-and-events\/contests-calls\/national-contest-for-university-students\/uliopilaste-osalemine\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:26:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T06:26:05","slug":"participation-and-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/contests-and-events\/contests-calls\/national-contest-for-university-students\/participation-and-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Participation and requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Information 2026 and onward<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The National Contest for University Students <\/strong>is open to students who are enrolled in, or have graduated from, study programmes registered in the Estonian Education Information System during the year of the contest or the preceding calendar year, including international students of foreign nationality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The contest is also open to students studying or having studied abroad, provided that they are Estonian citizens, holders of a long-term residence permit in Estonia, or persons with permanent residence rights in Estonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. The research paper has been completed by the year of the contest <\/strong>or the preceding calendar year<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The submitted work must be a research-based final thesis<\/strong> completed as part of a higher education programme and must have been successfully defended<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Only complete research paper (thesis)<\/strong> may be submitted to the contest; individual research articles are not eligible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Research paper completed within an Estonian-language study programme<\/strong> must be submitted in Estonian<\/strong>. Research work completed within a foreign-language study programme or at a higher education institution abroad may be submitted in English<\/strong> or, by prior agreement, in another widely used foreign language. All research papers in other language than Estonian must have an Estonian summary (minimum 3 page).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Research paper co-authored by multiple students<\/strong> may be submitted. The application form must specify the contribution of each student author to the paper. The supervisor may not be a co-author of the research paper.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. The research paper must comply with the academic requirements and formatting standards<\/strong> applicable at the respective university.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. The same research paper may be submitted to the National Contest for Student Research Papers only once<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    Submitting the research paper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    To participate in the contest, applicants must complete the electronic application form<\/strong> available at konkursid.etag.ee<\/a><\/strong>. The application deadline is 15 September 2026 at 23:59 (EEST)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Research paper and all required supporting documents must be submitted exclusively by the student through the electronic application form<\/strong>.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If a research paper includes extensive supplementary materials that cannot be uploaded through the application form (such as videos or similar files), these should be made available via YouTube or another suitable platform. In such cases, the application form must include a link to the location of the supplementary files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Documents required for application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n