The Department of Culture and Tourism of the Donetsk Regional State Administration, in accordance with the order of the head of the regional state administration, the head of the regional military-civilian administration dated 22.01.2021 No. 47/5-21 «On the approval of the Regulations on annual creative scholarships for talented children who are students of art schools and cultural institutions in Donetsk region,» announces the start of the selection of candidates for the 2026 annual creative scholarships for talented children who are students of art schools and cultural institutions in Donetsk region.
Proposals will be accepted from September 24 to October 24, 2025.
Requirements for candidates
Candidates for creative scholarships are nominated by the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Donetsk Regional State Administration upon the recommendation of district state administrations, military administrations, executive bodies of local councils, art schools, and cultural institutions in the Donetsk region.
Applicants for the scholarship must submit the following scanned documents in PDF format to the email address: [email protected]:
- an application for the scholarship in the form provided in the appendix to this announcement;
- a detailed description of the applicant for the creative scholarship;
- a copy of an identity document;
- a copy of the taxpayer’s registration number (if available). Applicants for a creative scholarship who, due to their religious beliefs, refuse to accept a taxpayer registration number and have notified the relevant regulatory authority of this, shall submit a copy of their passport with a note confirming their right to make any payments using their passport series and number (if available);
- copies of academic transcripts (if available);
- copies of diplomas for creative achievements or other awards (with the addition of the Regulations for the competition, festival, etc.);
- a statement of consent to the processing of personal data;
- details of a current account opened in a bank in the student’s name.
Deadline for submission of documents
Documents for participation in the selection of applicants will be accepted from September 24 to October 24, 2025.
Documents submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
Scholarship amounts
Creative scholarships are paid by the regional administration’s Department of Culture and Tourism within the limits of the expenditures provided for in the general fund of the regional budget for these purposes in the relevant year in the field of «Culture and Arts.»
The amounts of the creative scholarships awarded shall be transferred by the 25th day of each month during the calendar year directly to the current accounts of the scholarship recipients opened in banking institutions, in the amounts provided for in paragraph 4 of Section I of the Regulations on Annual Creative Scholarships for Talented Children-Students of Art Schools and Cultural Institutions of Donetsk Region (winners (prize-winners) of all-Ukrainian creative competitions – in the amount of one minimum subsistence level per person per month, established by the law on the State Budget of Ukraine as of January 1 of the corresponding year; winners (prize winners) of international creative competitions – in the amount of 1.5 times the minimum subsistence level per person per month, established by the law on the State Budget of Ukraine as of January 1 of the relevant year).
Regulatory and legal documents
Order of the Head of the Regional State Administration, Head of the Regional Military-Civil Administration dated January 22, 2021, No. 47/5-21 «On Approval of the Regulations on Annual Creative Scholarships for Talented Children-Students of Art Schools and Cultural Institutions of Donetsk Region»;
Order of the Head of the Regional State Administration, Head of the Regional Military-Civil Administration dated March 26, 2021, No. 244/5-21 (as amended) «On the Establishment of a Commission for the Selection of Candidates for Creative Scholarships for Talented Students of Art Schools and Cultural Institutions.»
Appendices:
1. Application for a scholarship (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xhX4tCTdhkEQLL2i1rwb2pNQH79eebFH/edit )
2. Consent form for the processing of personal data (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V2ygYC9ekJtg_XJ--jlpygGaAtBy8CMr/edit )
3. Regulations on annual creative scholarships (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q5yGCIuIUS_n1l2vwD8LuNv9EAdjx6XL/view?usp=sharing)