The Call for Personal Research Grants

The call of 2025 opens on February 28 and closes on March 31 at 17:00 (Estonian time). More information can be found HERE.

Personal research grants are funding allocated for a high-quality R&D project carried out by a person or a research group working at an R&D institution.

There are three categories of research grants corresponding to the different levels of a research career:

• A postdoctoral research grant is a grant aimed at supporting the launch of a research career of the people with a doctoral degree obtained from an Estonian university at a foreign R&D institutions or among highly qualified research groups.
• A starting grant is a grant aimed at supporting the researchers with initial research experience to launch their independent research career at an Estonian R&D institution, to set up their research group, and to contribute to educating the next generation of researchers (incl. doctoral students).
• A team grant is a grant aimed at supporting researchers in continuing their research career at an Estonian R&D institution, ensuring high-quality research, leading a strong research group, and educating the next generation of researchers (incl. doctoral students).