Applied Research and Development Projects Award

EKA’s competition of applied research and development projects

Each year, the Estonian Academy of Arts Research and Development Office, in conjunction with the Tallinn City Enterprise Department, holds an applied research and development projects competition to motivate the Academy’s members to apply to a greater extent the results of their academic and research work in the public, business and third sectors; to increase the quality and extent of knowledge services provided by the Academy to society and businesses and to raise public awareness of the application of the Academy’s know-how in the economy and society.

The main prize of the competition, provided by the City of Tallinn, is 1000€. The total prize fund is up to 3600€, and at least two prizes will be awarded. If numerous outstanding works are submitted for the competition, additional work(s) will be awarded.

The competition welcomes submissions from:

– Course or graduation projects by EKA students that have a practical application — for example, if the results could potentially be used by a company or another organization in the future.

– Research or project work by EKA staff and researchers that has practical applicability beyond the academic environment. Submitted works must have been completed during the previous academic year.

The competition is announced annually in June, and the deadline for submitting entries is September 14 (if the date falls on a weekend, the following working day applies).

The competition is co-funded by the City of Tallinn.

More detailed information can be found in the EKA Applied Research and Development Work Competition rules. All participants are required to submit the participant  Submission form

See current competition announcements and previous years’ winners HERE.