Ustus Agur Scholarship

ITL has launched its annual Ustus Agur Scholarship, supporting one PhD student whose research focuses on information and communication technology (ICT) or the application of ICT in another field.

We invite PhD students enrolled at Estonia’s public universities to apply, particularly those whose research has the potential to contribute to the development of Estonian society.

💡 Scholarship amount: €6,000
📅 Application deadline: 31 October 2026

To apply, candidates must submit a CV, a short description of their doctoral research, and an essay explaining how their research could shape Estonia’s future.

Ustus Agur was a pioneer of Estonia’s information society and one of the founders of Estonian IT terminology. Through this scholarship, we support the next generation of researchers while honouring his contribution to Estonia’s development.

Scholarship statue

Application deadline: 31 October 2026.

To apply, candidates must submit their application to stipendium@itl.ee, together with the following documents in Estonian or English:

A CV, including a list of publications, an overview of the candidate’s professional and academic activities, and any other information relevant to their doctoral research;

A brief description of the doctoral research topic (up to 1,500 characters);

An essay on the topic “The Future of Estonian Society – How Will My Doctoral Research Contribute to Its Development?” (up to 4,000 characters).

The scholarship recipient will be selected by 25 November 2026, and the scholarship will be awarded on 3 December 2026.

Ustus Agur, an engineering scientist and computer scientist, was a pioneer of Estonia’s information society who also laid the foundations for Estonian IT terminology. Through the scholarship named in his honour, ITL recognises his outstanding contribution to the development of Estonia’s information society.