Open Calls

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

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