Establish a new scholarship

The University of Tartu Foundation awards scholarships to students, researchers and academics. Scholarships help talented students focus on their studies and knowledge acquisition and provide an opportunity to recognize outstanding researchers and academics.

Thanks to the contributions of more than 100 supporters, we have been able to award 3,000 scholarships and recognize the academic and research work of students and researchers with more than 4.8 million euros.

By creating a scholarship in your own name or that of your company:

Your image as a responsible and forward-looking organization will be strengthened
You will send a clear message to your employees, clients, partners and society that you care about talent, knowledge and a sustainable future.
Your contact with future leaders in the field will increase
You can, for example, link the scholarship to an internship in your organization or to a research topic related to your field.
Your organization's mark on society will be established
You can link the scholarship to your organization's name, mission and values, and thus the scholarship fund will carry your meaningful story for decades.
Your support encourages talented young people to stay in Estonia
With the support, you give young people the confidence to stay, develop and contribute to Estonia, and thus ensure your future workforce.
Over 15,000 students become more aware of your organization every year
We share your scholarship information with all students at the University of Tartu every semester, which brings a lot of attention to your organization.
Your organization can shape the future of Estonia
By supporting the university, you help the next generations focus on their studies. As an alumnus, this offers a meaningful opportunity to give back to the university.

If you want to create a new named scholarship, there are several options for this:

• Starting from a one-time donation of 50,000 euros, it is possible to establish a named scholarship fund. The assets of the fund will be managed by the foundation, and scholarships will be paid out of the profit received from the investment of the assets. In this case, the fund will be named after the founder and the purpose (for example, "Company X History Student Scholarship Fund"). This is a good opportunity to give the donation a long-term impact, since the contribution made to the fund will be retained. The foundation will charge a one-time 8% administration fee for donations over 50,000 euros, which will cover all costs necessary for the operation of the scholarship fund indefinitely, including the costs of preparing the foundation's statute and memorandum of association, investing the fund's assets, managing scholarship competitions and (follow-up) communication.
• With smaller one-time donations, it is possible to establish a goal-based scholarship fund, which will be named after the fund's purpose or target group (for example, "History Student Scholarship Fund"). The fund will be managed by the foundation and scholarships will be paid out from it in an agreed amount every year until the fund's assets run out. The foundation charges a one-time 9% administration fee for donations of 10,000–49,999 euros and a 10% administration fee for donations of up to 9,999 euros.
• In addition, it is possible to establish a directly financed named scholarship fund, which assets won't be managed by the foundation and which the donator finances at an agreed frequency. In this case, the scholarship fund will be named after the founder and the fond's objective or target group (for example, " Company X Scholarship Fund for Students of History"). The founder transfers the amount required for scholarships to the foundation each year, plus a service fee of 8–10% depending on the size of the annual donation. The fund is established on the assumption that over the years the founder supports the fund in total to the extent of at least 50,000 euros.

The rules for using and awarding the scholarship are written down in the statute. With the statute, the donator can determine the target group of the scholarship and what conditions the scholarship recipient should meet.

Let us know about your support request at tysiht@ut.ee or contact us by phone at +372 737 5852.

Let us find the most suitable solution together!

Also check out the existing funds and campaigns.