Types of Scholarships and Bursaries
Different types of scholarships and bursaries are offered based on individual merit and need.
- Scholarships are awards given that are based on academic excellence.
- Bursaries are awarded for reasons other than academic excellence, to enable a student to study at ISE.
Master Scholarship
- This is a merit based scholarship for students who excel academically in school and/or have won national academic competitions such as an Olympiad or equivalent prizes or awards.
- It is awarded at the discretion of the Management Board, on proposal of the Scholarship Committee, that also has discretion as to the amount (%) of the scholarship.
- The scholarship will be reviewed annually to ensure that the student remains in high academic standing.
International Futures Scholarship
- This is also a merit-based scholarship. To be eligible a student must have been enrolled for the past three years in a school licensed by the Estonian Ministry of Education – üldhariduskool (general education school – grades 1-12) and offering the Estonian National Curriculum.
- An Estonian student returning from overseas education, may also be considered for this scholarship.
- The scholarship will be reviewed annually to ensure that the student remains in high academic standing.
- The International Futures Scholarship is a scholarship of up to 50% of the tuition fee.
All Scholarship students must maintain a grade of at least 5 in all their subjects and meet the behavioural and Learner Profile expectations for ISE students.
Innovation Outreach Bursary
- This needs based bursary may be offered to children with a parent whose job may be connected to science and/or technology fields or is able to create corporate or university partnerships with ISE.
- A cooperation plan must be presented by the parent laying out in which manner the partnership will be a benefit to ISE. The scholarship is granted for the duration of the position of the parent and is contingent on an ongoing partnership between the school and the family.
- Requirement: family pays a minimum of 10% of their net income per child.
Unique Needs/Diversity Bursaries
- A unique needs/diversity bursary may be selectively given to children who, due to their unique circumstances, will have their needs better met at International School of Estonia.
- In order for the application to be considered, these circumstances must be documented through the provision of accurate information that is of a high standard.
- Examples of unique needs might include students from refugee families or those who are experiencing discrimination at their current school.
Welcome Home Bursary
- Students previously enrolled at ISE who have been attending a school somewhere else in Estonia for longer than 12 months, at the discretion of the Committee, will be eligible for a 50% Bursary.
- A limited number of welcome home bursaries are available on a first come, first served basis.
- This bursary is only available for students who left ISE prior to 2019.
Bursary for Children of Teachers in Estonia
To qualify for this bursary the following conditions must be met:
- At least one parent must be employed full-time as teacher of grades 1-12
- The parent’s/ employment must be concurrent with the period of enrolment at ISE. Recipients must promptly notify ISE of any change in employment status and have Bursary reassessed.
- The school of employment must be licensed by the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research.
- There is a limit of 2 children per family.
- The students must meet ISE’s normal admissions standards.
Unless a bursary student is accepted with established special educational needs, they must maintain a Grade of 4 in all their subjects and meet the behavioural and Learner Profile expectations for ISE students.
