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Cultural Foundation of the President of the Republic announces the Young Athlete’s Prize and Team’s Prize

05.11.2014

The First Lady's Foundation of the Cultural Foundation of the President of the Republic and Nordea Bank are announcing the spring application round for the Young Athlete's Prize. The deadline for the submission of applications is 5 December 2014 (incl. date on postal stamp). The prize per recipient will be up to 3,200 euros. It is also possible to apply for a Team's Prize, which amounts to 3,200 euros.

The Young Athlete's Prize is intended to acknowledge young, under-21-year-olds with very good academic achievements. The prize is earmarked for the young people's training and competition costs.

Teams consisting of two members at a minimum (for example, rowing team, gymnastics team, football team, etc.) can apply for the Team's Prize. The size of the price will be decided, considering the limits specified above, by the advisory board of the First Lady's Foundation.

Candidates for the prize may be nominated by the young athletes' coaches, instructors, schools, sports clubs, sports associations and members of the advisory board of the First Lady's Foundation.

In order to apply for the prize, applicants are asked to:

submit a written application with personal data and a short biography;
submit the young athlete's educational results (copies of certificates, study book, etc.);
submit a letter of recommendation and assessment from the school;
submit recommendations from coaches, instructors, sports clubs or sports associations;
justification of the need for the support in his/her application (a relevant programme, budget for competition or training calendar, etc. or a description of the athlete's career).

The advisory board of the First Lady's Foundation may, if appropriate, consult and ask experts of other spheres to award the prize. The advisory board of the First Lady's Foundation has the right to request additional information about the candidate and visit the applicant's school, sports club, sports association or other such organisations.

All documents related to the application for the prize shall be sent to the First Lady's Foundation at the Office of the President of the Republic (A. Weizenbergi 39, Tallinn 15050) or, signed digitally, by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Young Athlete's prize is financed by the Cultural Foundation of the President of the Republic in co-operation with Nordea Bank and is being awarded for the eleventh time. Nordea Bank is supporting the awarding of the Team's Prize for the third time.

For additional information, please contact:

Piret Arukaevu
Head of Cultural Foundation of the President of the Republic
e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Telephone: 631 6202