Returning to civilian life can be the start of your own business. A new grant competition from the Ukrainian Veterans Fund of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and Kernel will help you take this step.
"Worth: 4 Years of Support" is an opportunity to receive between 500,000 and 1.5 million hryvnia to implement a business idea or give a new impetus to your existing business.
Who can participate:
- veterans who are registered as sole proprietors or are registered as self-employed persons;
- companies where 100% of the founders are veterans (except for public and charitable organizations).
Important! The business must be registered no later than one year before submitting the application, and the final amount of funding depends on the idea and project budget.
The program is open to businesses in almost all sectors. The exceptions are the food production, processing, storage, logistics, and catering sectors. There will be a separate competition for them in 2026.
The competitive selection process consists of three stages:
1. Verification of documents and their compliance with requirements;
2. Evaluation of project applications by independent experts;
3. Public defense of business ideas.
The deadline for submitting applications is February 17, 6:00 p.m.
The results will be announced on April 24, 2026.
To make it easier for veterans to prepare their applications, the Ukrainian Veterans Fund team will hold a series of online workshops.
For detailed information about the terms and conditions of the "Worth: 4 Years of Support" contest, please follow the link: https://veteranfund.com.ua/contests/varto-4-roky-pidtrymky
Please send any questions or clarifications to [email protected] (please indicate in the subject line: "Project competition 'Worth it: 4 years of support' and application number").
Take advantage of this opportunity to turn your idea into a successful business or scale up the business you have already started.
Based on materials from the Ministry of Veterans Affairs