The Victor Pinchuk Foundation launches the 20th competition of Zavtra.UA Scholarship program

On October 23, 2025, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation launched the competition of the Zavtra.UA Scholarship Program 2025/2026. 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.

The winners — the future Zavtra.UA grantees — receive a monthly stipend of UAH 3,000 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 2,700+ community of talented youth from all over Ukraine as well as participate in various events organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and partner organizations.

Applications can be submitted on the program's website zavtra.in.ua from October 23 to December 05, 2025.  Full-time students in their third to sixth years of study (bachelor's and master's degrees) at Ukrainian higher education institutions—universities, academies, and institutes—are eligible to participate in the competition. Detailed conditions for participation can be found on the program website in the “Competition” section.

This year's competition offers special scholarships for students who want to develop their skills in the fields of physical rehabilitation and mental health. This is an opportunity to become part of a generation that is shaping the modern healthcare and rehabilitation system in Ukraine, which is focused on patient-centered, effective, and evidence-based approaches.  The competition jury includes leading experts from the RECOVERY project, a national network of innovative rehabilitation centers launched by Victor Pinchuk and Elena Pinchuk in 2022, and the all-Ukrainian network of mental health centers POVERNENNYA, which are already setting new standards for the rehabilitation of military personnel, veterans, and their families.

“For almost 20 years, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation has been supporting active and talented students – Ukraine’s future change makers – through the Zavtra.UA program. During this year's competition, we continue to look for those who see challenges, are ready to act, and strive to change the country for the better," said Svitlana Hrytsenko, member of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation Board 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. 

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 19 years since its inception, Zavtra.UA has provided scholarship to more than 2,700 students from all over the country. Today, the program cooperates with higher education institutions from all Ukrainian regions, with 91 universities being its official partners.