A grant is a financial aid that talented schoolchildren, students and researchers receive for their studies and work. Funds are provided by government authorities, charitable organizations and commercial enterprises in Russia and abroad. These departments are interested in hiring worthy employees, therefore, they provide their education. The largest database of grants on the Internet is located at grantist.com. There you will find scholarships to study at universities, courses, summer and winter schools around the world.

Study Abroad Grants

DAAD Scholarship

Scholarship website: daad.ru

DAAD is a German organization for international exchange in the field of education. Provides material support to foreigners who want to study or engage in scientific activities in Germany. DAAD focuses on working with the countries of Eastern Europe, including Russia and Ukraine. Every year 100 thousand people receive grants from this organization. In 2017 DAAD offers the following scholarship programs:

• German courses in Germany for students and teachers;
• study tours for groups of students;
• scholarships for additional training in various areas, including "Architecture", "Design", "Music Art" and other creative specialties;
• scholarships for scientific research, including the Immanuel Kant program with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation;
• professional internships for employees;
• practice for students of natural history and agrarian areas;
• programs for former DAAD fellows.

Participants must be fluent in German, have the correct educational level and meet the age limit. DAAD projects target students, faculty and university staff under the age of 30-35.

Fulbright program

Scholarship website: fulbright.ru

Largest educational scholarship program for foreigners in the United States. The initiative is funded by the US Department of State with support from other businesses that support the program. The recruitment of participants for the 2017-2018 academic year has already been completed. In February 2017, you will be able to apply for the next year. Grants for studies and internships are intended for the following categories of Russians:

• graduates of graduate and postgraduate studies, regardless of the faculty (for study);
• novice teachers without a degree (for practice);
• English teachers 21-29 years old (for practice);
• specialists in the humanities, social sciences, natural history and mathematics, as well as artists (for teaching and scientific work).

Fulbright conducts specialized projects such as the Arctic Program to study the climate in the Far North. The SIR (Scholar-in-Residence) program is designed for scholars who want to teach at American universities. Each project has separate requirements for the age and education of the participants. But knowledge of English is a must for everyone.

Erasmus Grants

Scholarship website: erasmusplusinrussia.ru

Erasmus is a European program for the international exchange of students and young researchers. Allows participants to study or intern abroad from several months to two years. Their tuition and living expenses are covered by the European Commission and the host university. Erasmus grants are awarded to undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, faculty and university staff. Applicants for the scholarship undergo a rigorous selection process and must meet the following requirements:

• complete at least two years of study at your university;
• obtain a bachelor's degree for participation in a master's program or a master's degree for teaching and internship;
• have high grades and other academic achievements;
• participate in student activities;
• know the language of the host country at a high level (B2 and C1).

Participate in Erasmus a maximum of twice: once for study, another for internship.

Grants to study in Russia

Young Russians often seek grants abroad. But domestic organizations also provide assistance to talented students and researchers! The site portal-nko.ru/finance/grant has compiled a list of Russian organizations that provide material support to talented youth. And, of course, do not forget about the main state program ...

Grants from the President of the Russian Federation

Scholarship website: grants of the president.rf

Scholarships are intended for first-year undergraduate or specialist students who study full-time for budgetary funds. In the previous year, they became prize-winners of Olympiads, competitions, sports and creative events. The selection of participants and grant payments are handled by the Educational Foundation "Talent and Success". How do you get a presidential grant?

1. Open the list of applicants and find your name in it. The list of possible fellows for 2016-2017 has not yet been approved.
2. Register on the grant website.
3. Prepare the necessary papers, including an agreement with the university where you are studying. Draw up the document according to the template that you will find on the site.
4. Stay tuned for site updates.

Fellows annually prove their eligibility for assistance. The grant is extended if the student receives good grades and has achievements in scientific, creative or sports work. After graduation, a person who has received a scholarship for more than a year must work for five years. Otherwise, he returns the funds received.

An all-Russian competition for presidential grants for educational projects has been announced. Deadlines for stages: May 19, 2016, July 7, 2016, September 8, 2016, October 27, 2016.

Organizer: All-Russian public organization "Russian Union of Rectors" in accordance with the Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 68-rp dated April 05, 2016 "On ensuring in 2016 state support for non-profit non-governmental organizations participating in the development of civil society institutions and implementing socially significant projects and projects in the field of protection of human and civil rights and freedoms ”.

Grant subject:

• implementation of projects in the field of education (including additional professional education);
• conducting educational work and disseminating scientific knowledge;
• promoting the spread of distance learning;
• preservation and popularization of the historical heritage of Russia;
• implementation of projects in the field of study and popularization of the Russian language and literature;
• research and monitoring of the state of civil society

The main criteria for determining the winners of the competition are:

• compliance of the project with the goals and conditions of the Competition;
• relevance and social significance of the project;
• detailed elaboration of the project, incl. the compliance of the project activities with its goals and objectives, the optimality of the mechanisms for its implementation;
• the specificity, relevance and achievability of the project results;
• the feasibility and feasibility of the presented project budget (including the feasibility of costs in terms of the scope of activities and
• the expected results of the project; compliance of expense items of the proposed project activity);
• the applicant has experience in implementing similar projects (in direction and scale);
• availability of qualified specialists who are planned to be involved in the implementation of the project;
• availability of additional sources of funding;
• territorial coverage of the project;
• availability of mechanisms to ensure sustainability and development of project results.

Contacts: Directorate of Grant Programs of the Russian Union of Rectors. Address: 125009, Moscow, Romanov per., Building 4. Metro stations "Arbatskaya", "Library named after Lenin", "Borovitskaya", "Okhotny Ryad". Contact phone: 8 499-220-12-40. Email: [email protected]

We have collected the best grant programs of international and domestic organizations, in which Russian teachers can participate. All programs are open, you can send your application right now. Just do not forget to carefully study the terms of participation.

TEA Teaching Excellence Program

Time and duration of the event: spring / autumn 2017, 6 weeks

Professional development program for secondary school teachers from 55 countries of the world, including Russia.

The Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) is held annually. 170 eligible participants will travel to the United States in two teams in the spring or fall. The program is organized by the International Research and Exchanges Council (IREX), and financially supported by the Department of Educational and Cultural Programs of the US Department of State.

During an intensive six-week professional internship at a US university, program participants will take: - a specialized course in pedagogy and in their subject area;
- a specialized course on the technologies of teaching the subject;
- practice in an American high school;
and will also participate in extracurricular activities at the host schools.

All teachers who have at least 5 years of professional experience and who teach the following disciplines in secondary schools in Russia can participate in the program:

• English;
• Social disciplines;
• Natural Sciences;
• Mathematics;
• Special (correctional) education in the specified disciplines.

Applicants must be Russian citizens, have a good command of English (at least 450 TOEFL scores) and intend to teach in high school after graduation.

The selection of participants is carried out in 2 stages: the semi-finalists are interviewed in Moscow and pass the exam in English, the finalists are approved by IREX no later than October 2016. The internship is fully paid by the organizer, including travel, accommodation and daily expenses.

Fulbright University Faculty

The Fulbright Faculty Development Program (FFDP) grants are awarded on a competitive basis to develop a new or improve an existing training course for a Russian university within the declared discipline.

Grants are awarded to university professors no older than 39 years old. The finalists of the competition will fly to the United States in a group in August 2017.

The program begins with a three-day workshop that explores the theoretical aspects and methodology of US curriculum development. After the seminar, all participants travel to US universities, which are selected for each finalist, taking into account the declared discipline.

Upon completion of the program, each participant must present a draft curriculum at a wrap-up workshop to be held in mid-January 2018 at the Institute for International Education in New York.

To participate in the competition, you need to know English at a good level (at least 80 points according to ibtTOEFL) and have at least 3 years of continuous teaching experience at the university. The recruitment of participants is carried out in two stages.

Fulbright Young English Teachers Program

The main goal of the program is to improve teaching skills and cultural exchange between the United States and other countries.

Its participants will be assigned to US universities and colleges to work as teachers or assistant teachers of the Russian language.

Activities that are provided for in the program:
- teaching the Russian language and culture of your country up to 20 hours a week;
- study of at least two subjects per semester, one of which must relate to the U.S. Studies (American Studies), and others should be related to the specialty "Teaching English";
- joint conferences and seminars for the exchange of experience.

The program begins in August with a compulsory weekly orientation in the US. After that, the participants travel to the universities and colleges where they were assigned.

Participants will have to actively interact with representatives of the local community: organize groups for the study of spoken language, language clubs, conduct out-of-class events and round tables to familiarize the audience with the culture and traditions of their country.

Participants in the program must work as English language teachers or study at an institution of higher education in their final courses as an English teacher.

Russkiy Mir Foundation grants

Applications are accepted without date restrictions

The Russian Foundation, established in 2007, annually distributes grants for projects aimed at studying and popularizing the Russian language and culture.

Funds are provided on a competitive basis to Russian and foreign non-profit organizations, as well as individual citizens or even stateless persons.

The following target areas are envisaged:
- teaching the Russian language;
- advanced training and retraining of teachers of the Russian language and literature;
- creation of new educational and methodological complexes, teaching aids, textbooks and other publications to help teachers of the Russian language and literature who study the Russian language;
- development of multimedia educational resources and distance learning systems for the Russian language and literature;
- establishment and support of the activities of Russian-language schools;
- Conducting olympiads and competitions in the Russian language and literature, conducting linguistic research, forums, conferences, events, organizing media projects, etc.

The main condition for obtaining a grant is the practical feasibility and social significance of the project. The amount of funding and the duration are not regulated, but these conditions must be carefully justified in the application.

Prizes of the Government of St. Petersburg in the field of higher and secondary vocational education

The competition, established this year, is aimed at developing the educational potential of St. Petersburg and creating effective learning technologies.

The project provides for the presentation of twenty annual awards in the amount of 300,000 rubles each.

Prizes are awarded in the following nominations:
- development of innovative activities in an educational institution;
- organizational solutions to improve the quality of training of specialists;
- scientific achievements contributing to the improvement of the quality of training of specialists and highly qualified personnel;
- educational and methodological support of the educational process, aimed at improving the quality of training of specialists;
- in the field of integration of education, science and industry;
- in the field of educational work with students, the development of their professional skills;
- for special successes in the field of training creative workers for cultural and art organizations.

The competition is open to citizens of the Russian Federation from among employees of educational and scientific organizations, industrial enterprises, innovation and technological centers and technology parks located in St. Petersburg, as well as authors' teams of up to 3 people.

Collage: Oksana Romanova

"Orthodox Initiative" - ​​an international open grant competition of the "Collaboration" fund, 148 million rubles

Competition program budget in 2018 amounted to 148.7 million rubles. The awards were distributed among the winners of several competitions: the Orthodox Initiative International Open Grant Competition, the Orthodox Initiative 2018 Small Grants Competition, The Volunteer 2018, The Orthodox Initiative in the Chuvash Land and the Orthodox Initiative in the Buryat Metropolis.

Individual grant size depends on the size of the project. For a local project of one NGO, the grant amount will not exceed 600 thousand rubles. For a network project of several organizations in two or more constituent entities of the Russian Federation - up to 1 million rubles. For an infrastructure project, when an organization provides information and methodological support to a large number of other NGOs, as well as identifies and disseminates best social practices - up to 1 million rubles.

The contribution of the own funds of the initiators of the projects must be at least 25% of the amount of the grant.

Subject: projects are financed in the field of education, upbringing, social service, culture, information activities.

Participants: canonical divisions of the Russian Orthodox Church; Non-profit organizations, municipal and state institutions, non-state educational, cultural, health care and social protection institutions, mass media, commercial organizations and individual entrepreneurs (if the project does not provide for profit-making).

2018 schedule: applications were accepted from September 1 to October 23; winners must be announced no later than March 1, 2019; implementation of projects - from March 20, 2019 to January 20, 2020.

Examples of winning projects: "Inclusive pottery workshop" (the parish of the Holy Trinity Church, Vladimir region, Pogrebishchi village), "Creation of an art school for children and adolescents with Down syndrome" (St. Petersburg public organization of disabled people "Down Center"), "Center for Child Development "Umka" (Ascension Cathedral, Almaty, Kazakhstan).

Geography: international competition.

"The World of New Opportunities" - a competition of social projects within the framework of the program of the Norilsk Nickel company, 125 million rubles

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Competition budget- 125 million rubles. The amount of grants depends on the nomination.

Subject reflected in the nominations: "Pole of Good" (development of the volunteer movement and social support for the elderly, disabled people, orphans) - up to 700 thousand rubles. Pole of the Future (introduction of new methods and technologies for working with children, adolescents and youth) - up to 1 million rubles.

Polyus of the City (changing the urban environment and developing public activity) - up to 5 million rubles. "Pole of Revival" (preservation and revival of cultural heritage, creation of new forms of leisure) - up to 1 million rubles. "Pole of Energy" (promotion of a healthy lifestyle, development of mass sports) - up to 1 million rubles.

"Polyus of the North": projects aimed at creating an ecological culture, as well as improvement actions - up to 500 thousand rubles; projects aimed at the development of environmental education and educational Arctic tourism - up to 5 million rubles.

"Pole of growth" (organizational development of non-profit organizations) - up to 700 thousand rubles. New pole (development of initiative and active citizenship of children and adolescents) - up to 100 thousand rubles.

The applicant must contribute at least 25% of the requested grant amount to the project.

Participants: NGOs, municipal and state institutions, Norilsk Nickel volunteers.

2018 schedule: applications were accepted from September 17 to November 1; announcement of winners - December 25; implementation - from March 15, 2019 to March 15, 2020.

Examples of winning projects: Complex regional expedition "Learning to be a scientist" (Krasnoyarsk Regional Public Organization "Taimyr Explorers Club"), charity run "Norilsk, run with me!" (Charity Fund of social programs "Territory of kindness"), Family-center "Every child is important" (kindergarten number 46 "Nadezhda").

Geography: the competition is held on the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, in the Trans-Baikal Territory and in the Murmansk Region.

"Centers for social innovation in the field of culture" - V. Potanin Foundation, 100 million rubles

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Competition budget- 100 million rubles.

Subject: innovations, organizing new spaces and creating online resources for exchanging knowledge in the field of culture, inviting experts, training employees, promoting branded socio-cultural projects.

Participants: NGOs, municipal and state institutions.

2018 schedule: applications were accepted from February 5 to April 30; the results were announced in June; projects must be completed by November 1, 2021.

Examples of winners: North Caucasian branch of the State Museum and Exhibition Center ROSIZO (Vladikavkaz), Fund "Cultural Capital of the Volga Region" (Nizhny Novgorod), Fund "Ulyanovsk - Cultural Capital" (Ulyanovsk), State Museum Association "Artistic Culture of the Russian North" (Arkhangelsk) and dr.

Geography

"Native Towns" - competition of PJSC "Gazprom Neft", 26 million rubles

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Competition budget in 2018 - 26 million rubles. The amount of the grant per project depends on the region in which the competition is held. For example, in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - from 100 thousand to 400 thousand rubles, in Omsk - from 150 thousand to 350 thousand rubles, in the Tomsk region - from 100 thousand to 400 thousand rubles. etc.

Subject: improvement of living conditions in settlements (ecology, accessible environment, tolerance), support for education, children's and mass sports, protection of cultural heritage, including the indigenous peoples of the North.

Participants: NGOs, municipal and state institutions (schools, universities), bodies of public territorial self-government, initiative groups of citizens. If among the partners of the organization there are political parties or religious organizations (including educational institutions), applications from it will not be accepted.

2018 schedule differed depending on the region: for example, in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, applications were accepted from January 10 to February 17, 2018, the results were announced on April 6. The project implementation period is from May 1 to November 30. In Omsk, applications were accepted from February 1 to March 1, 2018, the results were announced on April 20, and the project implementation period was from May 10 to November 30.

Examples of winning projects: "Complicity in fate" (creating conditions for visually impaired people to familiarize themselves with world literature, "Intersettlement centralized library system of the Perevolotsk district", Orenburg region), "MRC LOFT" (anti-cafe based on the city youth resource center, Muravlenko, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) ...

Geography: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra, Omsk, Orenburg and Tomsk regions.

Competitive selection of social projects of the Fund to Support Children in Difficult Life Situations, RUB 21 million

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Competition budget in 2018 for NPOs amounted to approximately 21.3 million rubles. (in 2017 - 69.3 million rubles). The total grant fund annually ranges from 650 million rubles. up to RUB 700 million - This amount includes grants for the winners of various competitions held by the fund: separately for NGOs, government agencies, resource centers.

The maximum grant per project is up to RUB 1.5 million. In each case, the amount of funding is determined by the fund.

Subject contests varies. But they all correspond to the main directions of the fund's activities: prevention of family trouble and social orphanhood, social support for families with disabled children, social rehabilitation of children in conflict with the law.

Participants: NGOs, state and municipal institutions, public associations.

2018 schedule: applications continue to be accepted for a competition of projects aimed at developing communication skills in children with severe multiple developmental disabilities (for government agencies) - from December 17, 2018 to January 21, 2019; implementation - from April 15, 2019 to September 30, 2020.

The call for applications for a competition for projects aimed at preserving the family environment for the development and upbringing of children (for NGOs and government agencies) has ended.

Examples of projects who passed the second stage of selection: "Non-linear model of organization of short-term supervision and care of disabled children using modern methods of rehabilitation and socialization" (Kindergarten No. 16 "Rodnichok", Ulan-Ude), "Service for mother and child" ( Charitable Foundation “The Road to Home”, Vologda Region), “Beginning” (Regional Public Organization for Social Support and Cultural Development “Mother of the Fatherland”, Moscow).

Geography: the competition is held throughout the territory of the Russian Federation.

Social projects competition - CF "Absolute-help", 20 million rubles

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Competition budget in 2018 amounted to 20 million rubles. The size of the grant for a local organization providing services to children with disabilities is no more than 1 million rubles. For an expert organization ready to share its experience in the south of the Moscow region - no more than 2 million rubles. For a network project in which both an expert organization and a local service provider participate - no more than 3 million rubles.

Subject: prevention of social orphanhood, early assistance, inclusive education, parental organizations, foster families, socialization of children with disabilities, vocational training and self-determination of children with disabilities, accompanied accommodation, etc. In 2018, the emphasis was on creating a model of systematic comprehensive assistance to children with disabilities, in 2016 - on the innovativeness of projects for vulnerable groups - orphans, children with disabilities. In 2019, it is planned to organize two competitions, more detailed information about them will appear in March on the fund's website.

Participants: NGOs (except for political parties and religious organizations), municipal and state institutions (except for government bodies).

2018 schedule: Applications were accepted from June 25th to September 16th, with results announced on October 22nd. Implementation - from November 1, 2018 to October 30, 2019.

Examples of winning projects: “Let's save a family for a child: prevention of social orphanhood with volunteer participation” (CF “Volunteers to help orphans”, Moscow); “Together we can do more” (All-Russian public organization VORDI, Moscow); “Faith in the future: description of the model of the day care center for children with severe multiple developmental disabilities” (Charitable public organization “Perspektivy”, St. Petersburg); "Spring is a proven model of helping children from families in difficult life situations, including those with disabilities" (Orthodox St. Dimitry Center for helping children left without parental care and promoting family education, Moscow).

Geography: the priority territory is the south of the Moscow region, but applications from other regions are also accepted.

Competition of projects within the framework of the "Creating Opportunities" program - KAF-Russia, 13 million rubles

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Competition budget- about 13 million rubles. The maximum size of one grant is up to 1 million rubles.

Subject: helping adults with vision or hearing disabilities, helping older people, creating an accessible environment for people with limited mobility, environmental initiatives (in 2018).

Each year the subject of the competition has its own nuances, and the size of grants also changes.

Participants: NGOs, including municipal and state institutions.

2018 schedule: applications were accepted from January 16 to February 28; the announcement of the results - in March; implementation - from April 16, 2018 to May 15, 2019.

Examples of winners: Sverdlovsk Regional Public Organization "Volunteer Movement" Roads of Kindness ", Regional Public Organization" Coordination and Resource Center for Pensioners "My Years - My Wealth" (Republic of Bashkortostan, Tuymazy), private institution "Nizhny Novgorod Regional Center for the Rehabilitation of Visually Impaired Visually Impaired People" RANSiS (Nizhny Novgorod), Sayan charitable foundation for helping those in need "Care" (Irkutsk region).

Geography: Bryansk, Vologda, Voronezh, Irkutsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Orenburg, Sverdlovsk, Smolensk, Tambov, Tyumen, Chelyabinsk and Yaroslavl regions; the republics of Bashkortostan, Buryatia, Udmurtia; Transbaikal, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Primorsky and Khabarovsk Territories.

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OMK-Partnership - competition of the United Metallurgical Company, 10.5 million rubles

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Competition budget- 10.5 million rubles. Grants for organizations - up to 250 thousand rubles, for projects of company employees - up to 50 thousand rubles.

Subject: helping people with disabilities and creating an accessible urban environment for them; initiatives for spiritual, moral and patriotic education; organization of environmental, cultural and sports events; projects for the development of volunteering among the elderly, etc.

Participants: NGOs, municipal and state institutions, company employees.

2018 schedule: Entries were accepted from February 1 to March 31, the winners were announced on April 23.

Examples of winning projects: Marathon of active ventures "Dobry Blagoveshchensk" (Blagoveshchensk, Republic of Bashkortostan); "Museum by Touch" (Chusovoy, Perm Territory); Festival "Aquarelle" (Moscow); Historical festival "Dance picnic" (Vyksa, Nizhny Novgorod region), etc.

Geography: The competition is held in Vyksa (Nizhny Novgorod Region), Almetyevsk (Republic of Tatarstan), Blagoveshchensk (Republic of Bashkortostan), Chusovoy (Perm Territory), Novosineglazovsky settlement (Chelyabinsk) and Moscow (volunteer projects).

"Let's do it together" - the program of the "Metalloinvest" company, 8.5 million rubles

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Competition budget- 8.5 million rubles. Maximum grant sizes: up to 150 thousand rubles. - for legal entities; up to 50,000 rubles - for individuals.

Subject: projects in the development of the urban environment and ecology, children's creativity, culture, healthy lifestyles, patriotic and moral education, support for the social activity of pensioners, the development of social entrepreneurship.

Participants: NGOs (except for political and religious organizations), state and municipal institutions, initiative citizens, school project teams (teams consisting of one adult and 3 or more students).

2018 schedule: Applications were accepted starting in March (in different cities - different dates), the winners were announced in the first half of June.

Examples of winning projects: "Library as a center for help and support for children with disabilities" (Zheleznogorsk), "Creation of a LEGO - center for younger students" (Gubkin), etc.

Geography: the cities of Stary Oskol, Gubkin, Zheleznogorsk, Novotroitsk.

Contest of social projects "Silver Age" - JSC "Raiffeisenbank" in partnership with CF "Good stories", 4 million rubles

Competition budget in 2019 will amount to 4 million rubles. (in 2018 - 3 million rubles). The maximum size of one grant is up to 100 thousand rubles.

Subject: Education projects for the elderly, such as computer, financial and legal literacy.

Participants: NGOs, municipal and state institutions, bodies of territorial public self-government. Religious organizations, political parties, government bodies, state institutions, commercial organizations, individuals or initiative groups are not allowed to participate.

2018 schedule: applications were accepted from October 01, 2018 to December 17, 2018; announcement of results - not earlier than March 1, 2019; implementation of projects - from April 1 to October 31, 2019.

Examples of winning projects: "Taste of Life" (excursion bureau, St. Petersburg), "Competent E-Citizen" (Omsk), "Theater for the Elderly" (Kirov), etc.

Geography: all subjects of the Russian Federation.

"My project is for my country!" - competition of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, 2 million 800 thousand rubles

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Competition budget- 2 million 800 thousand rubles. The winner receives 200 thousand rubles. Winners - 14, according to the number of nominations.

Subject reflected in the nominations: social services and social support of citizens; health protection and promotion of a healthy lifestyle; support for family, motherhood, childhood and protection of traditional family values; support for youth initiatives; development of science, education and enlightenment; projects in the field of culture and art, preservation of spiritual heritage; protection of human and civil rights and freedoms; ecology and environmental protection; strengthening interethnic and interreligious harmony; development of public diplomacy and support for compatriots; patriotic education and preservation of historical memory; initiatives in the field of charity and volunteerism, assistance to the development of the non-profit sector and socially oriented NGOs, public control over the activities of state authorities and local self-government.

Participants: leaders of NGOs, leaders of social projects, public activists, socially active citizens, socially responsible companies.

2018 schedule: Applications were accepted from June 12 to August 26 on the official website of the competition organizer; the winners were awarded on November 3.

Examples of winning projects: "Golden Hour" (teaching people of the older generation the skills of first aid, Saransk); “Match of Equal Opportunities” (Krasnoyarsk); “Where does garbage go” (system of public monitoring of removal and disposal of solid municipal waste (MSW), Moscow); cultural, educational and integration center "School of Migrants" (Khanty-Mansiysk).

Geography: held throughout the territory of the Russian Federation.

Competition for social and entrepreneurial projects - Fund for Support of Initiatives in the Social Sphere "Towards Change", 1.2 million rubles

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Competition budget: grant size - 1.2 million rubles. The top five projects receive it. Ten finalists take part in the Incubator professional development program. Fifty semi-finalists - in training seminars.

Subject: innovative ways to solve the problems of children and adolescents.

Participants: NGOs and initiative citizens.

2018 schedule: applications were accepted from April 15 to June 22; the winners were announced on November 22, 2018.

Examples of finalist projects: a mobile application that teaches children with ASD to recognize and express emotions (Rostov-on-Don); interactive seminars aimed at preventing bad habits among children and adolescents (Penza); a bakery where graduates and pupils of orphanages are trained (St. Petersburg), etc.

Geography: the entire territory of the Russian Federation.

There are also foundations of local communities - they invest funds from endowments in social projects, for example, the local community fund "Civil Union" in Penza. In addition, regional NGOs organize contests for social projects in their territories. For example, the competition "My area of ​​goodness" is held in the Arkhangelsk region by the Arkhangelsk Center for Social Technologies "Garant"

The competition for presidential grants in 2018 starts on February 15. The timing of the competitions was set by the head of the Presidential Grants Fund, Ilya Chukalin, at the opening of the Kind People festival of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

Applications will be accepted for a month and a half - until March 31, 2018, the winners will be announced on June 15. The start of accepting projects for the second competition is scheduled for August 15, the end of admission is September 28. The winners will be announced on November 30th.

Let us recall that projects of non-profit non-governmental organizations, providing for the implementation of activities in the following areas, can be submitted to the competition:
social services, social support and protection of citizens;
health protection of citizens, promotion of a healthy lifestyle;
support for family, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood;
support for youth projects, the implementation of which covers the types of activities provided for in Article 31.1 of the Federal Law of January 12, 1996 No. 7-FZ "On Non-Commercial Organizations";
support of projects in the field of science, education, enlightenment;
support of projects in the field of culture and art;
preservation of historical memory;
protection of human and civil rights and freedoms, including protection of prisoners' rights;
environmental protection and animal welfare;
strengthening interethnic and interreligious harmony;
development of public diplomacy and support for compatriots;
development of civil society institutions.

Competition - for non-governmental organizations

The competition is open to non-profit non-governmental organizations that meet all of the following requirements:
1) the organization is registered no later than one year before the deadline for accepting applications for participation in the competition, and if the organization requests a grant in the amount of up to five hundred thousand rubles, no later than six months before the deadline for accepting applications for participation in the competition;
2) the organization carries out, in accordance with the charter, one or more types of activities corresponding to the directions specified in paragraph 4 of this provision;
3) the organization is not in the process of liquidation, insolvency (bankruptcy) proceedings have not been initiated against it, the organization's activities have not been suspended in the manner prescribed by law;
4) the organization has no overdue debts in taxes, fees and other obligatory payments to the budgets of the budgetary system of the Russian Federation, the deadline for which has come in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation (except for the amounts for which there is a court decision that has entered into legal force recognizing the obligation organizations for the payment of these amounts fulfilled or which are recognized as hopeless to be collected in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees). An organization is recognized as complying with the established requirement if it has submitted an application to appeal against the specified debt in the prescribed manner and a decision on such an application has not been made as of the date the organization submits an application for participation in the competition.

Help on the results of 2017

A total of 3,213 winners in 2017, which is more than twice the number of winners of all competitions in 2016 for all grant operators (1,581 winners). The total amount of grants distributed for 2017 is 6,653.8 million rubles.

The register of winning projects is published on website of the competition.

Julia Sholokh found out and told you