Open Calls

Calls are open for the Estonia–Slovakia research cooperation projects for 2026–2027 (deadline June 30) and the Estonia–Bulgaria research cooperation projects for 2026–2027 (deadline September 30).

For more information and contact: Terje Tuisk, terje.tuisk@akadeemia.ee

The Estonian Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with the Slovak Academy of Sciences, announces a call for applications to support research visits within the framework of research cooperation projects in the years 2026–2027. The general aim of the call is to support cooperation between Estonian and Slovakian researchers.

The deadline for submitting applications is June 30, 2025.

Project partners
In Estonia, applications are welcome from researchers of all disciplines and research fields who work in positively evaluated research institutions here and wish to continue existing or start new cooperation with cooperation partners in Slovakia.
The Slovakian partner must be from institutes and research centres of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. See the list here – the Estonian researchers can select an institute/research centre from Scientific Section 1, 2 or 3.

Financial support
Through this scheme academies support mutual visits of researchers.
The host academy books and covers the visiting researcher's accommodation expenses during the visit and pays the per diem according to the host academy's tariffs.
NB! Within this scheme, the visa and international travel costs of Estonian researchers are not covered, nor are the costs of conducting research. Conditions may be different in Slovakia, it depends on the organization.

Submission of applications
In Estonia, the application must be submitted together with the mandatory annexes (including a project description and a declaration signed by both partners) in the e-application portal of the Estonian Academy of Sciences at ta-konkursid.ee.
NB! An application with the identical content must be submitted by the Slovakian partner to the Slovak Academy of Sciences based to their conditions. The deadline for applications in Slovakia is also June 30, 2024. More information in Slovakia: Dr. František Fundárek, e-mail frantisek.fundarek@urad.sav.sk, phone +421 2 5751 0138

Schedule of the Call

  • before submitting the application – contact with the institution (researchers) with whom you wish to cooperate and together prepare the content of the project;
  • June 30, 2025 – deadline for submission of applications in both Estonia and Slovakia
  • September–November – Evaluation of the proposals in Estonia and Slovakia
  • December – the Council of the Foreign Exchange Foundation of Estonia Academy of Sciences and the Slovakian Academy of Sciences together make the final decision on the funded of applications. Hopefully the results will be known before Christmas and will be communicated to applicants as soon as possible.

Additional information and contact: Terje Tuisk, terje.tuisk@akadeemia.ee

The Estonian Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, announces a call for applications to support research visits within the framework of research cooperation projects in the years 2026–2027. The general aim of the call is to support cooperation between Estonian and Bulgarian researchers.

The deadline for submitting applications is September 30, 2025.

Project partners
In Estonia, applications are welcome from researchers of all disciplines and research fields who work in positively evaluated research institutions here and wish to continue existing or start new cooperation with cooperation partners in Bulgaria.
The Bulgarian partner must be from the institutes affiliated with Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Financial support
Through this scheme academies support mutual visits of researchers.
The host academy books and covers the visiting researcher's accommodation expenses during the visit and pays the per diem according to the host academy's tariffs.
NB! Within this scheme, the visa and international travel costs of Estonian researchers are not covered, nor are the costs of conducting research. Conditions may be different in Bulgaria, it depends on the organization.

Submission of applications
In Estonia, the application must be submitted together with the mandatory annexes (including a project description and a declaration signed by both partners) in the e-application portal of the Estonian Academy of Sciences at ta-konkursid.ee.
NB! An identical application must be submitted by the Bulgarian partner to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences based to their conditions. The deadline for applications in Bulgaria is also September 30, 2025. More information in Bulgaria: Alexandra Dimitrova, e-mail a.dimitrova@cu.bas.bg, phone +359 2 979 52 36

Schedule of the Call

  • before submitting the application – contact with the institution (researchers) with whom you wish to cooperate and together prepare the content of the project;
  • September 30, 2025 – deadline for submission of applications in both Estonia and Bulgaria
  • October–November – Evaluation of the proposals in Estonia and Bulgaria
  • December – the Council of the Foreign Exchange Foundation of Estonia Academy of Sciences and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences together make the final decision on the approval of applications. Hopefully the results will be known before Christmas and will be communicated to applicants as soon as possible.

Additional information and contact: Terje Tuisk, terje.tuisk@akadeemia.ee