The Victor Pinchuk Foundation launches Zavtra.UA Scholarship program 2023/2024 selection

On October 23, 2023, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation launched the 18th competition of the Zavtra.UA Scholarship Program. The nationwide program to support talented young people, Zavtra.UA, aims to foster and strengthen the next generation of Ukraine's intellectual and business elite. The Foundation selects the most talented students of Ukraine and provides them with financial, expert and informational support.

Applications can be submitted on the program's website zavtra.in.ua from October 23 to November 30, 2022. Full-time 3-6 year students of Ukrainian universities, academies, and institutes are eligible to apply. For more information about the terms and conditions of the selection, please go to the Selection section on the program's website.

The winners — the future Zavtra.UA grantees — receive a monthly stipend of UAH 3,727* from the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and access to financial support and expertise for their R&D, social, environmental, or business projects. Moreover, students also join a 2,600+ community of talented youth from all over Ukraine. 

This year, 10 special scholarships will be awarded to students majoring in therapy and rehabilitation to support the development of the rehabilitation sphere in Ukraine. These scholarships are provided in partnership with the RECOVERY project, a national network of innovative rehabilitation centers launched by Victor Pinchuk and Elena Pinchuk in 2022. Experts from the national network RECOVERY will join the competition jury to find the most ambitious students.

"The Victor Pinchuk Foundation is launching the 18th Zavtra.UA Competition to support talented Ukrainian youth who want to become agents of change in Ukraine. We are looking for 3rd-6th year students of Ukrainian universities who have professional achievements and active citizenship. The winners of the competition will be awarded a one-year scholarship as well as additional opportunities for development," said Svitlana Grytsenko, member of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation's Board of Directors and Head of the Zavtra.UA Program.

Follow the news of the grantees' community and the program on the official pages of Zavtra.UA on Facebook and Instagram. 

*The scholarship is UAH 3,000.23 after tax.

About Zavtra UA Scholarship program

The Zavtra.UA scholarship program is the largest private nationwide program to support talented young people in Ukraine, established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in 2006. Its main goal is to foster and strengthen the next generation of the country's intellectual and business elite.

The scholarship holders are selected annually in an open all-Ukrainian competition. Students of the 3rd-6th year of full-time study at Ukrainian higher education institutions are eligible to apply. The main selection criteria are a high level of professional knowledge, leadership and communication skills, as well as a desire to contribute to the country's transformation.

Grantees can interact with the global leaders, thinkers, businessmen, and representatives of civil society during the Young Leaders Forum at the Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meetings and public lectures of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Key selection criteria for applications:

• originality of ideas in specialist fields of research, with the ideas to be substantiated in students' works;

• active position and experience in public, social or volunteer projects and initiatives to be confirmed by a letter of recommendation;

• motivation for personal and professional development;

• leadership potential, strong communications skills, and creativity.

Over 17 years since its inception, Zavtra.UA has provided scholarship to more than 2,600 students from all over the country. Today, the program cooperates with higher education institutions from all Ukrainian regions, with 90 universities being its official partners.