We are often asked how scholarships are calculated, who will receive them, and in what amounts. If you have just entered a state-funded university and do not yet know whether you are eligible for a scholarship, we have prepared extensive information for you!

What are the types of scholarships?

• Academic: for senior students (starting from the second year) is awarded based on the results of the semester control (session); for first-year students before the first semester control is awarded on the basis of the entrance test score. Academic scholarships are divided into nominal (Cabinet of Ministers, President, Mayor, etc.), regular, and scholarships for special academic achievements (enhanced). For first-year students, only regular scholarships are awarded in the first semester.
• Social: awarded on the basis of laws establishing state benefits and guarantees for the award of social scholarships for certain categories of citizens (combatants, children of combatants, internally displaced persons, orphans, children or persons with disabilities, etc.)

Who can receive a scholarship?

Students who are studying

• by state (regional) order;
• full-time students.

What are the amounts of scholarships?

• Regular – 2000 UAH
• For special academic achievements (increased) – 2910 UAH
• Regular (certain specialties) – 2550 UAH
• For special academic achievements (increased for certain specialties) – 3711 UAH
• Social scholarship (except for orphans and persons equated to them) – 1180 UAH
• Social scholarship (for orphans and persons equated to them) – 4542 UAH

For which specialties will the scholarship be higher?

There is a list of specialties for which the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has established other amounts of academic scholarships.

• 014 Secondary education (mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry, computer science)
• 016 Special education
• 091 Biology
• 103 Earth sciences
• 104 Physics and astronomy
• 105 Applied physics and nanomaterials
• 111 Mathematics
• 131 Applied mechanics
• 132 Materials science
• 133 Industrial engineering
• 134 Aviation and rocket and space technology
• 135 Shipbuilding
• 136 Metallurgy
• 141 Electric power engineering, electrical engineering and electromechanics
• 142 Power engineering
• 143 Nuclear power engineering
• 144 Heat power engineering
• 145 Hydropower engineering
• 184 Mining engineering
• 185 Oil and gas engineering and technology

Will all first-year students receive an academic scholarship?

• No, the limit of scholarship holders corresponds to 40 to 45% (a fixed percentage is determined by the Academic Council of the educational institution) of the actual number of students enrolled in the faculty / specialty on a full-time budget.

For example, if 53 students are enrolled on the budget (for a fixed faculty and specialty) and the educational institution sets the limit of scholarship holders at 40%, then 21 students will receive an academic scholarship (rounding down).

Can you receive both academic and social scholarships at the same time?

• Students applying for academic and social scholarships at the same time must choose only one of them. The exception is students who belong to the category of orphans or children deprived of parental care or persons equated to them. Students of this privileged category are the only ones who have the right to receive two scholarships at the same time (academic and social).