Dora Plus Sub-Action 1.2 Doctoral Students Mobility

• The scholarship supports learning mobility of PhD students from Estonian universities to universities or research institutions abroad in order to study, participate in trainings or study related internships, do individual work, work in a laboratory, participate in fieldwork and consultations.
• The study mobility must be closely related to the research of the grantee.
• The scholarship could be used during your extension year.

Purposes: Double Degree PhD / Short stay

Programmes: PhD / The study mobility must be closely related to the research of the grantee.

The Dora Plus Scholarships for Learning Mobility are funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Estonia. The information requirements of European Union Structural Funds shall be followed and respected when using the scholarship.

The implementer of the activity is the Education and Youth Authority.

• The grant is intended to support the study mobility of doctoral degree students into foreign universities or research institutions.
• The grant can be applied for in order to cover the travel costs, accommodation and living costs related to study mobility.
• The scholarship will be paid out for 3 months at a time.
• A doctoral degree student may apply for the grant for multiple times within his or her study time, taking into account that each minimum period of study mobility is 31 calendar days and the grant is available for a total of 10 months in maximum.

The quota for PhD student mobility scholarships is calculated based on the total number of PhD students at the university and the utilization of the quota for the previous academic year.

No deadline available

Application: The calls for applications for the PhD student mobility shall be organised by the universities which are responsible for the selection of beneficiaries, based on the scholarship guidelines, institutional priorities and other terms as well as the quota established by the board. The priorities and selection criteria, as well as the application deadlines shall be publicly available.