For the eleventh consecutive year, the Chance for Children and Nature of Bulgaria Foundation announces its national program "Awards, Scholarships and Distinctions". The project aims to support the training and support of national and international performances of talented children and youth in the field of science and humanities, arts and new technologies.
Since 2011, the Chance for Children and Nature of Bulgaria Foundation has set itself the noble task of supporting the development of talented children and capable young people aged 6 to 20, providing them with a chance that depends exclusively on their qualities and skills, efforts and perseverance. The team aims to provide Bulgarian talented children and youth with support in important stages of their education, vocational training and creative development. Since then, more than 75 gifted children from all over the country have been awarded under the Awards, Scholarships and Distinctions program, and 10 of them have received the Grand Prize for Talent, which has given them the opportunity to participate and achieve great success in Europe. and world championships.
This year, our talented Bulgarian children will be able to apply for two cash prizes of up to BGN 600 for talented children / youth with limited financial resources, who have achieved special success in the field of science or art in the academic year 2021/2022. The Foundation also awards two individual cash prizes of up to BGN 550 for excellent performance at national or international Olympiads, competitions, contests, etc. in the academic year 2021/2022, as well as the Chance for Young Talents Prize for 2022. The prize is awarded once per calendar year for particularly high achievements in the field of science and / or art in the academic year 2021/2022.
"We are happy that for eleven years we have had the opportunity to support and develop the gifts of Bulgarian children and to upgrade their knowledge and skills through these scholarships. We know that no matter how talented a person is without support and enough room for expression, the talent could not develop enough. Talent, work, performances, achievements, sustainable development and compliance with the rules are our main evaluation criteria in our project "Awards, scholarships and distinctions!", says Liliana Slavova, President of the Chance for Children and the nature of Bulgaria".
The deadline for applying for the program is May 2, 2022, and the full conditions for applying can be found HERE.