ISE Gives Back 2026 – Scholarship Application

Please fill out this application and ask two different teachers who know you well to fill out this linked confidential ISE reference form, and have the teachers send them directly to the school at admissions@ise.edu.ee

Deadline: April 17. 2026.

If you have any questions, please call +372 666 4381or email admissions@ise.edu.ee

The 70% discount will apply to at least 15 new, qualified, families enrolling their children in the following programmes – the listed fee amounts are based on the 2025-2026 school year. Fees for the 2026-2027 school year have not yet been established – any fee increase for next year will be communicated before the end of this school year:

• Primary Years Programme (PYP) Grade 5 (PYP 5), only paying 7 200 euros per student instead of the full advertised fees of 23 988 euros.
• Middle Years Programme (MYP) Grades 6-10 (MYP 1-5), only paying 7 800 per student instead of the full advertised fees of 25 812 euros.
• Diploma Programme (DP) Grade 11 (DP 1), only paying 8 000 euros per student instead of the full advertised fees of 26 764 euros.

The scholarship term is granted for the length of each programme (PYP, MYP, and DP) and will be reviewed at the end of each programme (PYP and MYP).
The one-time capital development fee will remain unchanged and can be paid in instalments over the course of the first year, by the end of school year 2026-2027.

Terms and criteria for this scholarship:

Applicants will be put in a pool and the top applicants will be selected, based on the following:

• Two teacher recommendations (rated on a scale from 1-5 for each recommendation) 10/10
• Previous school reports (holistically assessed and given a score from 1-5) 5/5
• An entrance exam consisting of a mathematics test and an essay for grades 3-12 (grades 1 & 2 will not have an exam, rather a classroom social observation) – scored based on IB criteria and cross-marked by at least two teachers. (scaled combined score out of 30 points) 30/30
• An interview with two members of the Admissions Committee. 20/20

Total possible points=65

The Admissions Committee includes the School Director, Admissions Officer, and each of the three Principal Coordinators and has final say on scholarship awarding. All scholarship recipients must maintain their levels of achievement while enrolled at ISE and follow all school rules and guidelines, supporting our ISE Core Values and the IB Learner Profile characteristics. Failure to do so will result in review of the scholarship award and possible revocation.