In 2008, the Chancellery of the Riigikogu founded August Rei Scholarship in Parliamentary Studies that aims to promote parliamentary research.
August Rei Scholarship in Parliamentary Studies
The scholarship is awarded to authors of Master’s or Doctoral theses on parliament, parliamentarism or the parliamentary assemblies of Estonia.
August Rei Scholarship in Parliamentary Studies is awarded annually, and it was founded by the Chancellery of the Riigikogu in 2008. By today, the scholarship has been granted to fourteen master’s students and doctoral students. Twelve candidates have successfully received their degrees to date.
We hope that the competition for scholarship in parliamentary studies will inspire young researchers also in the future, and contribute to the research and valuing of the activities and history of our parliament.
Please see more details about the scolarship competion here (in Estonian).
August Rei (1886–1963) was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly since it convened on 23 April 1919 until the end of its work on 20 December 1920. In 1920–1937, Rei was the member of the 1st–5th Riigikogu, in 1928–1929 he was also the State Elder and in 1932–1933 the Minister of Foreign Affairs. From 9 June 1925 to 22 June 1926, Rei was the Speaker of the 2nd Riigikogu.