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Marje Õunapuu Memorial Fund

The Marje Õunapuu Memorial Fund was established in 2014 by the Estonian National Museum under the Estonian National Culture Foundation, using funds received from the estate of Marje Õunapuu. The purpose of the Marje Õunapuu Memorial Fund is to support those who help the Estonian National Museum fulfill its role as an interpreter of Estonian culture. To select the scholarship recipients, the administrative board of the Marje Õunapuu Memorial Fund organizes a competition through which 2 scholarships are awarded: the Oskar Kallas Scholarship and the Ferdinand Linnus Scholarship. The scholarship recipients are announced on the Estonian National Museum’s birthday, April 14.

Oskar Kallas Scholarship

The Oskar Kallas Scholarship was established by the Estonian National Museum in 2015 to recognize individuals important to the museum and to Estonia for outstanding professional and creative work in the fields of national studies and culture, which has helped the museum fulfill its role as an interpreter of Estonian culture.

Candidates for the scholarship may be nominated by legal entities in the fields of national studies and museums, as well as by all citizens of the Republic of Estonia. The scholarship amount is 1,000 euros, and the laureate is announced on the Estonian National Museum’s birthday, April 14.

Laureates:

Ferdinand Linnus Scholarship

The Ferdinand Linnus Colleague Scholarship is awarded by the museum to an Estonian National Museum employee for outstanding professional achievements during the previous calendar year. The laureate of the colleague award is determined by an internal vote and announced on the Estonian National Museum’s birthday, April 14.

Laureates:

  • 2015 – IT specialist Raigo Ljamin
  • 2016 – development director Viljar Pohhomov
  • 2017 – facilities manager Erkki Pärt
  • 2018 – chief artist Jane Liiv
  • 2019 – head of the film studio Maido Selgmäe
  • 2020 – head of the Folk Culture Training and Information Center Ellen Värv
  • 2021 – chief archivist Tiina Tael
  • 2022 – museum educator Anti Lillak
  • 2023 – producer of permanent exhibitions Tiit Sibul
  • 2024 – technical manager Taavi Toom
  • 2025 – information systems administrator Ange Nimeta

Camilla and Leo Kuuse Memorial Fund

Ilmari Manninen Scholarship. The purpose of the award is to support the activities of the Estonian National Museum and the research work of students and scholars in cultural studies in the fields of Estonian culture and folk culture.

Laureates:

  • 2009 – Janne Vaabla, for the research project “Ethnographic Children’s Clothing of Mainland Estonia”
  • 2011 – Jaanika Jaanits, for fieldwork in the Komi Republic; Karin Leivategija, for compiling the exhibition “Veski Street in Tartu: Life and Story”; Maris Rosenthal, for mapping and collecting material needed for the diploma thesis “Regional Rag Dolls, or Types of Textile Dolls in Estonia”
  • 2012 – Terje Toomistu, for the research project “Alternative Lifestyles in Soviet Estonia: Hippies”
  • 2013 – Ann Aaresild, for master’s studies in ethnology at the University of Tartu and for writing a master’s thesis on “The Contacts of the 1944 Refugees with Their Homeland During the Soviet Period”
  • 2014 – Laura Jamsja, for master’s studies in ethnology and folklore at the University of Tartu; Marit Külv, for writing the final thesis in the Estonian traditional medicine curriculum at the Krautman Massage and Health Academy on “The Healing Effect of Handicrafts in the Beliefs of Rural People” and for studies in national textile studies at the Viljandi Culture Academy of the University of Tartu
  • 2015 – Helleka Koppel, for further developing the master’s thesis “At Home, Abroad, and In Between – Estonian Backpackers in Australia” into an article for the yearbook of the Estonian National Museum
  • 2018 – Kaspar Metsar, for research in the field of Estonian folk culture
  • 2019 – Kristina Libe, for master’s studies in Heritage Technologies at the Viljandi Culture Academy of the University of Tartu
  • 2020 – Terje Lill, for master’s studies in ethnology, folklore, and applied anthropology at the University of Tartu
  • 2021 – Made Uus, for master’s studies at the Viljandi Culture Academy and for completing the creative practical work “Compiling Methodological Study Material for Making an Ethnographic Paistu Women’s Fur Coat”
  • 2022 – Kadri Kuusk, for the master’s thesis “Floor Coverings of Hiiumaa as a Reflection of Local Socio-Economic Processes”