The best participants of the external independent evaluation (EIE) will receive a monthly presidential scholarship in the amount of UAH 10,000, the winners of the all-Ukrainian student academic competitions - a one-time prize of UAH 20,000, and the winners of the international academic competitions - UAH 100,000. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this in his vlog.
"The most important is our children. The future of our country. I signed a decree on prizes, scholarships and grants for the smartest, most talented students in Ukraine. At present, the government is preparing the procedure for their accruals," the Head of State said.
According to the results of the external independent evaluation, 250 scholarships will be provided for 10 students from each region of Ukraine, provided that the child chooses and studies at a Ukrainian university.
“Every year the top 10 best students of each region will be determined based on the results of the external independent evaluation. Each of these students will receive a scholarship - 10 thousand hryvnias per month. That is 120 thousand per year in total," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Also, the decree of the Head of State envisages prizes for the winners of the all-Ukrainian student academic competitions in the form of a one-time payment of UAH 20,000 each and for the winners of the international academic competitions - UAH 100,000 each.
"I would like to add: the winners of the all-Ukrainian and international academic competitions also receive monthly scholarships from the President, this is already in effect," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
In addition, according to him, presidential grants will be allocated annually for higher education abroad - in universities of the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Canada, Japan, China, South Korea and more.
"There is a mandatory condition: after graduation you return to Ukraine and work as a civil servant for three years," the President informed.
"We are struggling for our talented youth, for them to work for the good of Ukraine in the future, and we will support them as much as we can," he added.