Evaluation
Additional 2026 application round for international conference support grants
The City of Tallinn is opening an additional application round for international conference support grants, with a total budget of €40,000. The additional funding has been allocated from the city's 2026 supplementary budget.
The application round opens on 23 November 2026 at 9:00, and applications can be submitted until 7 December 2026.
The maximum grant per conference is €35,000. Under the current procedure for awarding grants, if the available budget is insufficient, priority will be given to applicants whose conferences take place earlier.
Applications must be submitted via the Tallinn online self-service platform for project and activity grants.
The deadlines for the 2027 application rounds will be announced separately on the City of Tallinn website and in a national daily newspaper.
Find out more about Tallinn’s conference grant.
How applications are evaluated?
Within 14 working days of submitting an application for Tallinn’s international conference grant, the application will be reviewed to ensure it meets the requirements. All eligible applications will be evaluated by a panel after the closing date of the round.
The application evaluation is based on two criteria:
- the number of days of participation by foreign delegates, obtained by multiplying the number of foreign delegates by the number of days of the conference programme – 90% weight
- conference topic – 10% weight
Focus topics:
- Digital Solutions + Artificial Intelligence (DPI, GovTech)
- Defence Industry & Dual-Use
- Education, Research & Skills Development
- Start-Up & Scale-Up Ecosystem
- CleanTech ja Energy
- Health Tech and Medical Science
- Smart City, Urbantech & Innovation
- Creative Industries & CreativeTech (multimedia, film, AV/XR, games)
What is the procedure for approving an application?
The Head of the Strategic Management Office decides whether to award a grant to an applicant after receiving a recommendation from the Commission. The Office will forward the decision to the applicant via TTR within five working days as of the making of the decision for confirmation. The Office reserves the right to publish the decision to award a grant to an applicant on the Tallinn website. If necessary, the use of the grant will be subject to a contract. The contract form will be approved by the Office.
When will the grant be paid out?
The grant is generally disbursed within 21 calendar days after the confirmation of the reports submitted after the conference, unless otherwise specified in the decision to grant the support or in the contract.