Scholarships from the American Foundation for Bulgaria are awarded to all students who have won medals in the following international and Balkan Olympiads:
International Olympiad in Informatics
International Physics Olympiad
International Biology Olympiad
International Chemistry Olympiad
International Mathematical Olympiad
International Linguistics Olympiad
International Astronomy Olympiad
European Youth Olympiad in Informatics
Balkan Olympiad in Informatics
Balkan Mathematical Olympiad
The required documents expected from Olympic scholarship recipients are:
Recent photo
Information about the competition they participated in and the award received; a copy of the diploma
Work plan for the 2025/2026 academic year (up to 2 pages) – describing courses, competitions, specialized exams, and any forums related to the student’s strong discipline(s) that they plan to engage in during the 2025/2026 academic year; goals they aim to achieve in their field of excellence (does not apply to university students)
Curriculum vitae (CV)
A separate document (Word or Excel, not scanned) with contact information: full name, phone number, email, address, school, and IBAN of a DSK bank account
Deadline for submission of documents to the AFB email: office@afbulgaria.org: October 31, 2025
Scholarships are for 10 months of the 2025/2026 academic year, valued at 500 euros, payable in two installments during the first and second terms of the respective academic year. A donation agreement is signed with each student awarded a scholarship by AFB after the committee’s decision is announced (the document includes parental information if the scholarship recipient is underage; the parents also sign it).
All documents must be sent online to office@afbulgaria.org