Awards 2022
The successes of the Bulgarian children deserve special attention because, apart from talent, they are also due to a lot of work and effort put in during the year. By awarding individual prizes, we aim to encourage and support Bulgaria's young talents. We want to make them proud of their accomplishments and highlight their success in a given area as a victory worthy of special attention. Our goal is to stimulate not only work on talent, but also its expression. Therefore, the "Awards, Scholarships and Honors" Project rewards not only the talented, but also the performing children - those who, in addition to improving their abilities, prove them in competitions with others. Talent, work, performances, achievements and persistence are our main evaluation criteria.
We congratulate not only the finalists who qualified, but also all the applicants who reached out to us and shared their successes. Keep up the hard work, we're sure your efforts will pay off!
We wish many new reached peaks to all the children of Bulgaria!
Laureates for 2022:
Kristina Encheva, 4th grade, "Vicho Grancharov" Secondary School, Gorna Oryahovitsa
Individual monetary award for excellent performance at national or international Olympiads, contests, competitions in the field of musical art.
“I love music since I was little. I was 6 years old when I first participated in a competition as a solo artist and I was ranked 1st and 3rd. That motivates me. Every talent develops with hard work and perseverance. When I'm on stage, I mostly want to touch people's hearts with my performance. The audience fuels and motivates me further. Every single success and every single award gives me strength and desire to develop and move forward. My dream is to sing on big stages and I sincerely hope it will come true!”
In the academic year 2021/2022, Christina won over 50 prizes in international and national competitions in the field of musical art, the most significant of which are: from the KARNOLSKY SUMMER CAMP INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL - August 19-22, 2021: First place - diploma and medal in the "Rock" category in the second age group, First place - diploma and medal in the "Jazz" category in the second age group /the only in the category/, the special prize for the competition from STUDIO MELODIA for overall performance - diploma and cup /the only winner/; International competition "River notes" - GRAND PRIX - diploma and plaque in the second age group /the only one/ in the category "Individual performers"; XIX international competition for young pop artists "Silver Yantra" - second online edition in September 2021 - first place with a diploma and a statuette in the category "World Hit" in the age group 9-12 years; SOFIA GRAND PRIX: grand prix junior – for the contest diploma and cup, first place - diploma and medal category "Golden Bulgarian hits", first place - diploma and medal category "Songs from musicals and films", first place - diploma and medal category "World Hit"; Winner of the "Absolute Favorite" title at the International Music Academy "Note by Note" competition - Pazardzhik 2021; International Sofia Festival "The Crossroads of the Muses" November 2021: grand prix of the festival section "Solo vocal" /the only winner/ - diploma and plaque, first place - diploma and medal in the category "Native language song", first place - diploma and medal in the "World Hit" category, first place - diploma and medal in the "Jazz" category and many more.
Lachezar Tomov, 3rd grade, "Vasil Aprilov" Elementary School, Burgas
Individual monetary award for excellent performance at national or international Olympiads, contests, competitions in the field of mathematics.
“I love mathematics very much and willingly participate in all mathematics competitions, where I take prizes and honors. I have been participating in math competitions since I was five years old and have won 113 prizes so far. I like solving all kinds of problems - logic, arithmetic, combinatorics, but I like geometry the most. In the future, I want to improve my knowledge in the field of mathematics and have many more successes.”
For the academic year 2021/2022, Lachezar has won 33 awards from national and international competitions in the field of mathematics, the most significant of which are: First place - third grade - Qualification (national) round of the Philippine International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (PIMSO ); First place - third grade (group 3-4 grades, in English) - Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad 2021 (SEAMO); First place - third class - Thailand International Mathematical Olympiad - qualification (TIMO - Heat round 2021); First place - third grade (in English) - Online International Math Challenge; First place - third class - Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Mathematics Olympiad (Big Bay Bei heat round); First place - second class - Future Intelligence International Olympiad in "mathematics" (FISO); First place - third class - qualification round of the Hong Kong International Science Olympiad (HKISO); First place (champion) - third grade (in English) - International Math Olympiad Challenge (third round); Second place - Grade 3-4 (in English) - Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad 2021 X (SEAMO X) and others.
Marina Katsarska, 5th grade, National Art School "Panayot Pipkov", Pleven
A monetary award for talented children/youths with limited financial means who have achieved particular success in the field of visual arts.
“In the last five years, I have won hundreds of awards from national and international competitions. I like painting with watercolors, reading fairy tales and walking in nature the most. There, in the midst of nature, I also became passionate about photography. Nature is my creative inspiration – the rising sun, plants, animals, and in general the beauty that surrounds us. I wish we humans weren't so careless about our home, the Earth. This is how I perceive the world - beautiful, colorful and motley and I am very happy that through my works I can express myself and make people smile and feel happy.”
For the year 2021/2022, Marina has won many awards, the most significant of which are: the highest award from the international children's drawing competition "World Peace 2022", Bangladesh; Creative Diamond Artist (FIRST place) of the International Children's Drawing Competition Creative brilliance 2021, Picasso Art Contest in India; LAUREATE in the TOP 10 of the most talented children artists of Bulgaria, who took part in the international competitions for children's creativity International Painter Award, organized in 2021. from Charumela Art School, Bangladesh; LAUREATE in the International Online Competition "How To Make Peace On Earth 2021", organized by Charumela Art School, Bangladesh; LAUREATE in the TOP 100 of the world among 10,000 participants, organized by the Charumela Art School, Bangladesh and many others.
Nikola Katsarski, 5th grade, National Art School "Panayot Pipkov", Pleven
A monetary award for talented children/youths with limited financial means who have achieved particular success in the field of visual arts.
“I perform in the field of art. In the last five years, I have received hundreds of awards from national and international competitions in Literature, Applied Art, Painting and Digital Drawings. I adore art. My interest in drawing started in kindergarten, and in literature, applied art and digital painting in school. Creating gives me great pleasure and calms me down. Our beautiful nature, birds, bees and all kinds of animals; the summer; late fall are my inspiration. I really wish more people would understand that we need to protect the nature around us so that our world is colorful, motley, fragrant and beautiful. I can't draw on any subject. I need my creation to excite me, to feel it with my soul and heart. My favorite topics are friendship, traditions, ecology, plant and animal species. I dream of becoming a world famous artist one day. I dream that my paintings bring smiles, warmth, positivity and happiness to people.”
For 2021/2022, Nikola has won many prize places, the most significant of which are: the highest distinction from the international children's drawing competition "World Peace 2022", Bangladesh; Creative Gold Artist (SECOND place) in the International Children's Drawing Contest Creative Brilliance 2021, Picasso Art Contest in India; TOP 10 award to the most talented children artists of Bulgaria, who took part in the international contests for children's creativity International Painter Award, organized in 2021. from Charumela Art School, Bangladesh; special prize of the jury for creativity in the competition "Christmas - the feast of joy", Serbia; LAUREATE in the International Online Competition "How To Make Peace On Earth 2021", organized by Charumela Art School, Bangladesh; the special award, the highest honor, above the first place in the National contest for drawing, computer drawing and photography "The sea is not for a vacation" and many more.
Iveta Pophristova, 7th grade, "Vicho Grancharov" Secondary School, Gorna Oryahovitsa
A monetary award for talented children/youths with limited financial means who have achieved particular success in the field of musical art.
‘My love and passion is folk singing. I have been singing since I was very young and participating in competitions. It taught me hard work, perseverance and discipline. I love the folk song because it "tells" about past times, about hard work, love and freedom of people. The song takes me to a better world. Every new song is a challenge for me and makes me strive for perfection. Unfortunately, the folk song is no longer so appreciated, but I want to show that IT makes us better, more humble and loved. By singing a song, I show how beautiful and great Bulgaria is and how people should love and support each other.”
The most significant achievements of Iveta for the academic year 2021/2022 are: International competition Ukraine "My dream world 2021" - 1st place; International online competition E-Fest - 1st place and prize from Elitsa Todorova; BNR -1st place in "Young Folklore Talents" / upcoming participation in BNR/ and others.
Radoslav Karaulanov, 4th grade, "Dobri Chintulov" Elementary School, Varna
A monetary award for talented children/youths with limited financial means who have achieved particular success in the field of literary creativity.
“The field I am interested in is literary creation. It was born in my preschool age. Inspired by the Bulgarian and world classics, I started writing my first works, including riddles, fairy tales and short poems. Later I created my comedy play "At the Pool". I am the author of over seventy poems, which I have collected in my collection of poems "Bagri", which I dream of publishing in the future. In the long term, my future plans are related to professional realization in the field of literary creativity and dramaturgy.”
For the academic year 2021/2022, Radoslav has won many awards, the most significant of which are: a special award from the XVIII International Competition for Poetry and Theater "Castello di Duino" - Trieste, Italy; special award from the XV National Mockingbird Competition, Kazanlak; first prize from the International Competition "I Love the Black Sea", Nessebar, 2021; first prize from the National Competition "People's Alarm Clocks and I" - Haskovo, 2021. and many more.
Demira Nedeva, 9th grade, School of Mathematics "Acad. Kiril Popov", Plovdiv
A monetary award for talented children/youth with limited financial means who have achieved particular success in the field of mathematics. The prize money is provided by Inner Wheel Club Burgas.
“Mathematics continues to be my passion and I have attended many national and international competitions this academic year. What's new and different is that I started doing math as a science, not just a competitive problem. I developed a project that was awarded at many national and international forums. I am most happy that after a selection I was chosen to be the only representative of Bulgaria in the field of mathematics at the International Conference of Young Scientists with virtual host Serbia.”
For the academic year 2021/2022, Demira has won many awards, the most significant of which are: Silver medal of the IGO (Iranian Geometry Olympiad); Third prize from the European Mathematical Cup international competition; Diploma for the top 10 in the world in the field of Number Theory at the PUMaC (Princeton University Mathematics Competition) international competition; Diploma for the top 5 of all teams in the Team Round category of PUMaC (Princeton University Mathematics Competition); Diploma for top 10 in the world in Combinatorics at the international competition CMIMC (Carnegie Mellon Informatics and Mathematics Competition); Excellent performance and gold medal at the winter session for presentation of project developments to the Twenty-second section at UchiMI in the field of mathematics, invitation to an interview for RSI.; The special award at the national stage of the international competition MITE (Methodics and Information Technologies in Education) for the presentation of project developments, the award is given to the best project of all categories and many others.
Due to a lack of suitable applications, the Foundation will not award the "Chance for Talent" Grand Prize this year. The funds allocated for it were used by the Foundation to award two additional cash prizes to talented children/youths with limited financial opportunities for excellent performance at national or international Olympiads, contests and competitions.
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World chess champion with a charitable cause for the children of Burgas
Nurgyul Salimova - Bulgaria's youngest women's champion of all time, will be the main sessionist in a charity chess session organized by the "Chance for Bulgaria's Children and Nature" Foundation for the benefit of the talents of Burgas. Nurgyul is an international chess master for men and an international grandmaster for women, a world and European champion for girls and a multiple laureate of the Foundation supporting the development of gifted children and youth. In 2019, the young chess player won the Foundation prize, which ensured her participation in the European Blitz and Accelerated Chess Championship in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
"For eleven years now, we have been successfully discovering, supporting and developing the talents of Bulgaria. We have chosen as the cause of our event the collection of funds to build a symbol of the talented children of the city of Burgas, because we believe that success should be distinguished and highlighted. A good example should be displayed and serve as an inspiration to young people." commented Liliana Slavova, chairwoman of the "Chance for the Children and Nature of Bulgaria" Foundation and creator of the Center for Young Talents, Burgas.
"Burgas is a city of talents, and therefore we believe that the first symbol of talent should be placed here, we hope that they will follow us at the national level as well," adds the master of sports and long-time coach of our world-class chess player Zhivko Zhekov.
The session will be held on Nov 26, 2022 at 16:00 in the conference hall of Hotel Bulgaria, and anyone who wants to touch world-level talent and compete with the best of the best in chess , can do so by registering at: https://events.forbgkids.org/ Lovers of the intelligent game will have two options - to play against our world champion, as the entrance with the right to play is BGN 100, or to be guest observers, as the entrance without the right to play is BGN 50. And who does not have the opportunity to take part in the day of the event, can become a sponsor and support the cause by donating through the event's online platform: https://events.forbgkids.org/.
The charity initiative will be held under the auspices and with the participation of Mr. Dimitar Nikolov, Mayor of Burgas Municipality and with the assistance of Hotel Bulgaria and Digihub, partners of the organizers.
Talented young people are wanted for free training in various fields of science and art
For the second year in a row, the "Chance for the Children and Nature of Bulgaria" Foundation and the Center for Young Talents, the city of Burgas, announce the "Chance for the Talent of Burgas" campaign for the discovery and development of talented young people in the fields of science, technology and art. The campaign is once again implemented with the support of the Municipality of Burgas and the media partnership of Darik Radio Burgas.
The finalists will be provided with completely free year-round training in the only European certified center for working with talents, Center for Young Talents, Burgas, in the following fields: theater art, Bulgarian language and literature, visual arts, fashion design, informatics and new technologies and leadership and project management. The campaign is aimed at all young people from Burgas and the region between the ages of 14 and 20.
The organizers are initiating the campaign for another year due to the high success rate in the training of last year's finalists under the program. The youth proved the acquired knowledge and skills through numerous performances in national and international formats. All of them also obtained European recognized certificates from the respective project.
"We are happy that for ten years now we have had the opportunity to develop the gifts of Burgas children and upgrade their knowledge through innovative teaching methods. Our team consists of exceptional professionals with many years of work experience and numerous personal achievements and excellent students. It is important to note that the ahead-of-school projects we offer do not duplicate the material studied in educational institutions, but upgrade knowledge." commented Liliana Slavova, chairwoman of the Foundation, creator of the Center for Young Talents, Burgas.
The necessary documents for participation in the campaign are published HERE, and the deadline for accepting applications is September 30, 2022. Documents are accepted by email: info@forbgkids.org, as well as at the address: Burgas, Atanas Sirekov Square 4 (opposite the Municipality of Burgas), fl. 1, st. 5 until 30.09.2022
For detailed information, you can call: 0887 201033; 0882 723 760.
Annual celebration of talent will be held this Saturday at Expo Center "Flora", Burgas
This school year, the center for gifted children in the city will present the citizens of Burgas with a rich and varied program of activities on the occasion of its eleventh anniversary.
The colorful celebration will take place on 28.05.2022 (Saturday) at 11:00 a.m. at the Expo Center "Flora", Burgas.
From 11 a.m., the small finalists of the IV Mathematical Tournament "Mnogoznaiko" will be awarded, and a concert by the folklore group "Zelenika" led by Maria Halacheva will accompany the awarding with the spirit of Bulgarian music. The incredible poet from Burgas, Yana Valcheva, will present her talented little writers from a poetry workshop, of which she is the leader.
From 12 p.m., the guests of the event will be able to enjoy the Annual Fashion Show of the participants in the fashion design project led by designer Maria Taneva. And the theme of the review is "Today's Greats". The laureates of the "Awards, Scholarships, Honors 2022" program will also be awarded and encouraged with cash scholarships. Doctor Dobrina Topalova and her "flying people" will present the second issue of their author's youth magazine "About The Flying People", and the "Star Girls" cheerleading squad led by Donna Kaloyanova will immerse us in the art of dance. The book "When Tomorrow Becomes Today" with the best works from the 8th National Literary Competition will also be premiered! Its finalists will be awarded at the same ceremony.
From 1:00 p.m. the debut presentation of the comic book "The United" will be held, created by the participants in the art project "Illustration, Animation and Comics" led by Nikolay Petrov. Prizes will also be awarded to the finalists of the VII Regional IT Olympiad. With the theatrical production "Improvisations: walking with a fairy tale within a fairy tale", the participants of the theater studio "Homo ludens - The Playing Man" led by Simeon Dimitrov will present their acting skills to all present.
The extremely talented young singer Anastasia Mitsegorova, 12 years old from Kharkov, Ukraine, will take care of the overall mood of the guests.
During the whole time, the attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy the wonderful exhibition on the theme of "Journey", the work of the talented artists from the art project "Palettes" led by Zlatka Koeva.
And for all young and old guests, the organizers have also provided two wonderful workshops on applied arts and drawing, in which everyone can get involved and create their own wonderful colorful work!
Seven of the most talented children and youth of Bulgaria were awarded
For the twelfth consecutive year, the "Chance for Children and Nature in Bulgaria" Foundation has announced the finalists of its "Prizes, Scholarships and Distinctions" project. Seven talented young Bulgarians from across the country receive financial awards for their achievements in national and international tournaments, competitions, contests, and olympiads in the fields of mathematics and information technology, literature, music, visual arts and dance.
The "Prizes, Scholarships and Distinctions" project has been in existence for twelve years, with the aim of supporting the education and performances of talented children and youth in the field of exact and humanitarian sciences, arts and new technologies.
Here are the finalists:
Christina Encheva, 4th grade, "Vicho Gruncharov" High school, Gorna Oryahovitsa receives an individual monetary award for excellent performance at republican or international olympiads, competitions, competitions in the field of musical art. During the 2021/2022 school year, Christina has won over 50 prizes in international and national competitions in the field of musical art, the most significant of which are: from the KARNOLSKY SUMMER CAMP -19-22 August 2021: First place - diploma and medal in the "Rock" category in the second age group, First place - diploma and medal in the "Jazz" category in the second age group /the only one in the category/, Special Award for the Studio Melodia competition for overall performance - diploma and cup /only/ and many others.
Lachezar Tomov, Grade 3 student at "Vasil Aprilov" Secondary School in Burgas, has been awarded an individual cash reward for excellent performance at national or international mathematics competitions, Olympiads, and contests. During the 2021/2022 school year, Lachezar has won 33 distinctions in national and international math competitions, most notably: First Place Grade 3 - Philippine International Mathematical Olympiad Qualifying Round (PIMSO); First Place Grade 3 (Group 3-4, English Language) - Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad 2021 (SEAMO); First Place Grade 3 - Thailand International Mathematical Olympiad Qualifying Round (TIMO Heat round 2021) and many others.
Marina Katsarska, 5th grade student at "Panayot Pipkov" National School of Arts in Pleven, is receiving a monetary prize for her achievements in the field of visual art. For 2021/2022, Marina has won numerous distinctions, the most notable of which are: Highest Distinction from the International Children's Drawing Contest "World Peace 2022", Bangladesh; Creative Diamond Artist (FIRST place) from the International Children's Drawing Contest Creative Brilliance 2021, Picasso Art Contest, India; LAUREATE in the TOP 10 of the most talented child artists in Bulgaria, who participated in the International Children's Creativity Contest International Painter Award, organized in 2021 by Charumela Art School, Bangladesh, and many others.
Nikola Katsarski, 5th grade, "Panayot Pipkov" National School of Arts, Pleven, also receives a monetary reward for outstanding achievements in the field of visual arts. For 2021/2022 Nikola has many awards, the most important of which are: highest distinction from the international children's drawing contest "World Peace 2022", Bangladesh; Creative Gold Artist (SECOND PLACE) at the International Children's Drawing Competition Creative Brilliance 2021, Picasso Art Contest in India; Top 10 award of the most talented Bulgarian child artists who participated in the International Painting Awards organized by Charumela Art School, Bangladesh in 2021, etc.
Iveta Pophristova, 7th grade, "Vicho Grncharov" High School, Gorna Oryahovitsa, receives a monetary award for talented children who have achieved particular success in the field of musical art. The most significant achievements of Iveta for the academic year 2021/2022 are: International competition Ukraine "My dream world 2021" - 1st place; International online competition E-Fest-I place and prize from Elitsa Todorova; BNR-1st place in "Young Folklore Talents" / upcoming participation in BNR/ and others.
Radoslav Karaulanov, 4th grade, "Dobri Chintulov" Primary School, Varna, won a cash prize for talented children who have achieved special success in the field of literary creativity. For the academic year 2021/2022, Radoslav has won many awards, the most significant of which are: a special award from the XVIII International Competition for Poetry and Theater "Castello di Duino" - Trieste, Italy; special award from the XV National "Mockingbirds" competition, etc.
Demira Nedeva, 9th grade, "Acad. Kiril Popov" School of mathematics, Plovdiv, receives a monetary award for talented children who have achieved special success in the field of mathematics. For the academic year 2021/2022, Demira has won many awards, the most significant of which are: - Silver medal of the IGO (Iranian Geometry Olympiad); - Third prize from the European Mathematical Cup international competition; - Diploma for the top 10 in the world in the field of Number Theory at the PUMaC (Princeton University Mathematics Competition) international competition, etc. Demira's prize money is provided by the Inner Wheel Club Burgas.
"The successes of Bulgarian children deserve special attention because, in addition to talent, they are also due to a lot of work and effort put in during the year. By awarding individual awards, we strive to encourage and support Bulgaria's young talents. We want to make them proud of their achievements and to single out their success in a given area as a victory deserving of special attention. Our goal is to stimulate not only work on talent, but also its manifestation. Therefore, the Project "Awards, Scholarships and Distinctions" rewards not only the talented, but also the performing children, those who, in addition to perfecting their talents, prove them in competitions with others. Talent, work, performances, achievements and persistence are our main evaluation criteria!", commented Liliana Slavova, chairwoman of the "Chance for the children and the nature of Bulgaria".