On one of the brightest Bulgarian holidays, the Day of the National Awakeners, the Chance for Children and Nature of Bulgaria Foundation announced the finalists of its Annual Chance for Talent Awards, part of its Awards, Scholarships and Prizes project. Twelve talented young Bulgarians receive financial awards for their achievements in national and international tournaments, competitions, contests, Olympiads in mathematics and information technology, literature, music, fine arts and dance.
For the eleventh year in a row, the Awards, Scholarships and Praizes project aims to support the education and performances of talented children and young people in the fields of science and the humanities, the arts and new technologies.
Here are the finalists: Yasen Penchev, 10th grade, PMG "Acad. Ivan Gyuzelev", Gabrovo receives an individual cash prize for excellent performance at national or international Olympiads, competitions, contests in mathematics and informatics. To date, Yasen has more than 100 awards in the field of mathematics and informatics, and in the academic year 2020/2021 he won a total of 20 awards from national and international competitions in both fields; Slaveya Semova, 1st year, SU "Ep. Konstantin Preslavski", Shumen, awarded in the field of literature at national or international Olympiads, competitions, contests; Demira Nedeva, 9th grade, MG "Acad. Kiril Popov", Plovdiv receives a cash prize for talented children / youngsters with limited financial resources, who have achieved special success in the field of mathematics. In the 2020/2021 academic year, Demira won 13 prizes, the most significant of which are: first place and a gold medal (the only one among non-American participants) at the International American Mathematical Olympiad (ARML); Prize certificate and gold medal (highest award in the world) of the Australian Mathematical Competition (AMC) and many more; Marina Katsarska, 5th grade, NSI "Panayot Pipkov", Pleven, cash prize for talented children / youth with limited financial resources, who have achieved special success in the field of fine arts. For the 2020/2021 school year, Marina has won over 20 prizes, 11 of which are from prestigious international drawing competitions. Nikola Katsarski, 5th grade, NSI "Panayot Pipkov", Pleven, also a cash prize for talented children / youth with limited financial resources, who have achieved special success in the field of fine arts. For the 2020/2021 school year, Nikola has won 27 prizes, 17 of which are from prestigious international competitions. Vyara Pencheva, 6th grade, Primary School "Acad. Ivan Gyuzelev", Gabrovo, awarded for excellent performance in the field of fine arts at national or international Olympiads, competitions, contests. So far, Vyara has won over 200 prizes in the field of fine arts, and in 2020/2021 she won 80 awards, 53 of which are from international competitions. Ilias Noman, 11th grade, SMG Paisyi Hilendarski, Sofia, laureate in the field of mathematics at national or international Olympiads, competitions, contests. The most significant achievements of Ilias in the 2020/2021 academic year are: first place (with maximum number of points) and a gold medal from the European math cup; first place (with maximum number of points) and a gold medal from the national round of the National Mathematical Olympiad; Iva Ichevska, 10th grade, EG "Plovdiv", Plovdiv, finalist in the field of music. In the academic year 2020/2021 Iva won 53 prizes in international and national competitions in the field of music; Simona Marinova, 3rd grade, Dragan Manchov Primary School, Plovdiv, awarded for excellent performance in the field of mathematics at national or international Olympiads, competitions, contests. For the 2020/2021 academic year, Simona has 49 prizes in the field of mathematics from national and international competitions. Iveta Pophristova, 7th grade, "Vicho Grancharov" secondary school, Gorna Oryahovitsa, awarded in the field of musical art at national or international Olympiads, competitions, contests. Among the most significant achievements of Iveta for the school year 2020/2021 are: 1st place individual performers and the Special Award for best performance from the Pirin region in the International Folklore Festival "Friends", Ohrid; 1st place in the competition "Young Folklore Talents" of the Bulgarian National Radio; laureate in the Peter and Paul Cathedral "Horo se vie kray manstira"; special prize in the competition "In the middle of the square in Arbanassi" and many others; Simona Vasileva, 9th grade, Dobri Chintulov High School, Sliven. Simona receives an individual cash prize for excellent performance in the field of literature at national or international Olympiads, competitions, contests. For the 2020/2021 academic year, she was awarded prizes in over 30 competitions, two of which have international status; Victoria Poshtarova, 2nd grade, Sofia University "Panayot Volov", Shumen, awarded in the field of musical art. For the past academic year 2020/2021 Victoria Poshtarova has won numerous awards for vocal skills, the most significant of which are 18 from various national and international competitions.
On this very special and bright day we are proud to present the talents of Bulgaria, our laureates for 2021 under our program "Awards, Scholarships and Prizes". For another year the competition was great and the choice very difficult. We are happy to have honored 12 extremely gifted children and young people from all over the country. Their successes and achievements deserve special attention, because in addition to talent, they are due to a lot of work and effort over the years. By awarding individual prizes, we strive to support the development of young talents in Bulgaria. We want to make them proud of their achievements and highlight their success in a particular field. Our goal is to stimulate not only the work on talent, but also its manifestation. Since 2011, more than 80 children and young people have been awarded under the "Awards, Scholarships and Prizes" program. Thanks to it, Bulgarian talents get the opportunity to participate and achieve great success in European and world championships. We are happy that this year, despite the difficult times in which we live, we managed to provide additional individual cash prizes for excellent performance at national or international Olympiads, competitions and contests for 8 more outstanding talents. Congratulations not only to the finalists, but also to all the candidates who turned to us and shared their successes. Keep working hard, we are convinced that your efforts will be rewarded! ", Commented Liliana Slavova, President of the Chance for Children and Nature of Bulgaria Foundation.