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Act on amending the State Cultural Awards and Cultural Scholarships Act and the Sports Act

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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16 February 2026

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The bill makes the system of cultural and sports awards more flexible. From now on, the law will provide for a limited number of awards, not a specific number. The size of the rewards will depend on the possibilities of the state budget. From the new year, the government will decide on the number and financial amount of the awards in the case of sports awards, and the minister of culture in the case of cultural awards. Both the government and the Minister of Culture make the laureates' decisions according to the commissions to proposals. The details of the candidates for cultural and sports awards must be made public on the website of the ministry no later than February 1. The Minister of Culture also gets the authority to form the cultural awards committee. Until now, the members of the commission were confirmed by the government. This simplifies the procedure and reduces the administrative burden. The bill abolishes the existing national cultural and sports scholarships. Free funds are channeled into other grants to use the money more purposefully. The practice of recent years shows that there has been little interest in cultural scholarships, and some scholarships have not been awarded. When sports scholarships are abolished, state support reaches athletes through other supports. From now on, it is no longer necessary to apply for a sports scholarship, but only for a sports grant from the Estonian Olympic Committee. The changes will reduce the administrative burden for both scholarship applicants and the Ministry of Culture. The need to separate will disappear for organizing scholarship rounds and processing applications. Last year, 156 sports scholarships were awarded in the total amount of 140,400 euros. 20 people received cultural scholarships in the total amount of 46,000 euros. Funds earmarked for scholarships are directed to other grants to make the use of funds more flexible. According to the bill, the law is scheduled to enter into force on April 1, 2026.

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