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AFB is accepting applications for Olympic Scholarships for the 2025/2026

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:

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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

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