The scholarships for kindred peoples are intended for post-graduate students and researchers with Finno-Ugric background from Russia who
- are post-graduate students or researchers in universities in the Finno-Ugric regions of Russia or in another university outside Finland, and
- are native or near-native speakers of one of the Finno-Ugric languages in Russia
- do research on Finno-Ugric languages and/or cultures in Russia.
Priority will be given to applicants who are native speakers of Finno-Ugric languages of Russia and post-graduate students or researchers in universities in the Finno-Ugric regions of Russia.