Funding Opportunities at Estonian School of Diplomacy (ESD)

The Estonian School of Diplomacy (ESD) was originally created in 1990 in order to train personnel for the (not yet existing) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the (not yet re-established) Republic of Estonia.

Throughout the 1990s, most ESD graduates went directly to work in the MFA; many have attained ambassadorial rank, while two have served as minister of foreign affairs.

After the end of that decade, as EU membership went from prospect to reality, ESD became the first training institute in the country to introduce European integration topics into its curriculum. Many of our alumni have played leading roles in establishing and developing EU cooperation and international relations departments in various ministries and other government bodies.