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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:
2015 – Aet Maatee（https://kultuur.err.ee/305850/esimese-oskar-kallase-stipendiumi-palvis-aet-maatee）, director of the Song and Dance Celebrations
2016 – historian Mart Laar（https://www.erm.ee/kallase-auhinna-sai-mart-laar/）
2017 – folklorist Marju Kõivupuu（https://www.erm.ee/oskar-kallase-stipendiumi-palvis-marju-koivupuu/）
2018 – folk costume master Silvi Allimann（https://www.erm.ee/kallase-auhinna-laureaat-allimann/）
2019 – philologist, linguist, and literary scholar Tiit Hennoste（https://www.erm.ee/o-kallase-nimelise-stipendiumi-laureaat-tiit-hennoste/）
2020 – folklorist Mall Hiiemäe（https://www.erm.ee/oskar-kallase-ja-ilmari-mannineni-auhind-jagatud/）
2021 – ethnologist Art Leete（https://www.erm.ee/erm-andis-ule-neli-auhinda/）
2022 – folklorist Kristi Salve（https://www.erm.ee/muuseumipaev-oskar-kallase-stipendium-raamatuesitlused/）
2023 – lecturer Annes Hermann（https://www.erm.ee/erm-andis-valja-oskar-kallase-stipendiumi-kolleegi-ja-giidipreemia/）
2024 – researcher Heiki Pärdi（https://www.erm.ee/erm-tunnustab-2024/）
2025 – professor of oral history and memory studiesEne Kõresaar（https://www.erm.ee/oskar-kallas-ene-koresaar/）
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