Educational project funding available for Kamchatka teachers
The socially oriented non-profit organization "Obraztsov" is hosting a nationwide grant project competition called "Through Educational Trajectories." This competition, held in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, aims to support innovative educational initiatives that create effective and personalized educational trajectories for learners.
Purpose
The competition encourages the development and implementation of educational projects that promote new methods, tools, and practices to improve student engagement, knowledge acquisition, and skill development.
Eligibility
Educators, educational institutions, non-profits, students, and youth organizations across Russia are eligible to apply. Applicants must be affiliated with a formally recognized educational organization or community group. This year, the competition has expanded eligibility to include educational and administrative staff from general, vocational, and additional education institutions.
Project Themes and Focus Areas
The competition focuses on six categories: Effective management, Upbringing and socialization, Game-based learning methods, Work with children with special educational needs, Career guidance, and unmanned aerial systems, and New media. Projects that address regional or national educational priorities are also encouraged.
Application Requirements
Applicants must submit a detailed project proposal, including objectives, methods, expected outcomes, and impact assessment. They should also provide a clear description of how the project will support educational trajectories, a timeline and budget plan, team composition and qualifications, and letters of support or partnership agreements (if applicable).
Evaluation Criteria
Entries will be evaluated based on their relevance to the competition theme, innovativeness and originality, feasibility and clarity of implementation, sustainability and scalability, and potential impact on educational quality and learner success.
Grant and Support
Winners in each category will receive monetary funding, access to training, mentorship, or networking with education experts, and the opportunity to pilot and showcase their project regionally or nationally. The first-place winner in each category will receive a grant of 500,000 rubles, while second-place winners will receive a grant of 300,000 rubles. Third-place winners in each category will receive a grant of 200,000 rubles.
Deadlines and Submission
Specific deadlines are announced during competition calls. Applications are typically submitted online or via regional educational departments. For detailed inquiries, the email address is [email protected], and the phone number is +7-(999)-333-33-05.
If you are interested in applying or learning about the most recent edition of this competition, I recommend contacting the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky education authorities or checking official Russian education ministry announcements for up-to-date guidelines, deadlines, and application portals. The competition's official website for information is grant.obr.so. The aim of the competition is to identify and promote successful practices that improve the quality of general education and support its sustainable development.
Educators, educational institutions, non-profits, students, and youth organizations can apply for the competition, as it encourages the development and implementation of innovative educational projects focused on learning and education-and-self-development. The projects should promote new methods, tools, and practices that improve student engagement, knowledge acquisition, and skill development, particularly those which align with the competition's project themes and focus areas.
