SekMo — Intersectoral Mobility Mobility Measure

SekMo — Knowledge Transfer Doctoral Student in a Company

Funds Estonian companies employing doctoral students for knowledge-transfer R&D projects.

The Estonian Research Council presents SekMo as a cross-sectoral mobility grant measure administered by Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus, with applications conducted through the e-toetuste environment. The measure connects academic and non-academic sectors to increase employee movement, knowledge transfer, and collaboration between Estonian research and development institutions, universities, and public and private sectors.

This SekMo track funds employing a knowledge-transfer doctoral student in a company where the doctoral thesis is based on the employer's activities. Applications are submitted until August 31, 2026, and the broader third SekMo application round has a EUR 6,000,000 budget.

Private-sector applicants can be legally registered private legal entities in the Estonian Business Register, non-profit associations, and foundations, including positively evaluated private research institutions and technology development centers. The source states that the track is targeted at small, medium, and large enterprises. The page gives a doctoral-student labour unit cost of EUR 3,154 per month plus 40 percent, EUR 1,261.60 per month, for other eligible expenses, but it does not state a per-applicant award cap. Self-financing is at least 30 percent and project duration is up to 72 months.