EFC Scholarships

Supporting Estonian-Canadian students through scholarships

As part of our mission to ensure an Estonian future in Canada, EFC supports Estonian-Canadian students. By reducing the financial burden of post-secondary education, EFC hopes to encourage and enable youth in our community to stay connected to their Estonian organizations, community and heritage.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, EFC has granted over 200 scholarships to Estonian-Canadian students since 2003.

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Estonian Foundation of Canada offers 3 Scholarship opportunities for students of Estonian-Canadian heritage who are pursuing post secondary studies.

All applicants must be:

• Canadian citizens or permanent residents
• Registered at an accredited university, college, or community college not necessarily in Canada

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1. EFC Martin & Heljo Mäeks Scholarship
This EFC scholarship may be granted annually to one or more eligible students who are:

• entering their final year of undergraduate studies**
• able to speak Estonian at approximately an A2 level (see application for details)
• not a previous recipient of an EFC undergraduate-level scholarship

**In his last will and testament, Martin Mäeks stipulated that only the earnings on his bequest are to be used for EFC scholarships in his name. The amount available for the EFC Mäeks scholarship therefore varies from year to year due to market conditions. For 2023, eligibility for this scholarship is limited to students entering their final year of undergraduate studies. 

EFC encourages all eligible undergraduate students, not entering their final year to consider applying for an EFC Mäeks scholarship in the future.

2. EFC Vilma & Heinrich Blum Graduate Scholarship
This scholarship may be granted annually to one or more eligible students who are:

• pursuing a Masters, Doctorate or other professional degree. 
• not a previous recipient of an EFC graduate-level scholarship
• There is no Estonian language proficiency requirement for this scholarship.
• Minimum value: $2000

3. EFC Scholarship
This scholarship may be granted annually to one or more eligible students who are:

• entering 2^nd or higher year of undergraduate studies.
• not a previous recipient of an EFC undergraduate-level scholarship
• This scholarship is intended for students with limited or no proficiency in the Estonian language.
• Approximate value: $2000

For more detailed information, please download the EFC Scholarship Instructions and Application Form below, or email the EFC office: info@estonianfoundation.ca

Students may complete the application and submit all required information ONLINE via GoogleForms beginning on May 1, 2023.

Please read the instructions below for the list of required application attachments.

Scholarship application due date is JUNE 1, 2023.