Published on: 2026-08-03
Source: Government of the Russian Federation –
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Competition “Rosmolodezh. Grants”
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and the head of Rosmolodezh Grigory Gurov announced the start of the second season of the “Rosmolodezh.Grants” competition. It is held as part of the national project “Youth and Children.” Applications can be submitted until September 15 on the platform Russian Youth Federal State Automated Information System (FGAIS).
“President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin notes that our task is to help young people find such work that they can engage in with pleasure. Thanks to the grant competition of Rosmolodezh within the national project “Youth and Children,” active young men and women can receive grants of up to 1 million rubles for their project and create platforms for the self-realization of other youths. With grant support, schools of young scientists, educational projects including those for families, and inclusive creative workshops are already appearing in the regions. The most successful regional initiatives are being scaled up across all of Russia and reaching the international level,” noted Dmitry Chernyshenko.
One striking example is the “Oil Kitchen” project. A small vocational guidance initiative has grown into the all-Russian educational project “Image of the Future,” which today operates in 20 industrial regions of Russia.
Alongside this, Rosmolodezh grant recipients organize events that bring together youth from different countries. For example, an international diplomatic festival with a series of scientific and business games was held in Saint Petersburg. And in Yekaterinburg, an international youth forum in the format of a UN model took place, with participants from 20 countries working in Russian, English, French, and Chinese.
Participants in the competition can be citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia aged from 14 to 35 inclusive. Each author can submit a social project in one of 18 thematic categories – from organizing youth employment and volunteering to preserving historical memory and developing science.
As a result of the first season of the competition, support was given to 710 socially significant projects totaling about 500 million rubles.
“The Rosmolodezh grant competition is a government support program that allows young people to turn ideas into socially beneficial projects in various fields. We see that with each season the participants’ initiatives become more extensive, and the competition’s geography is expanding – today, young authors from different regions of Russia and the Republic of Abkhazia present their projects. Winners of the first season of the grant competition will adapt tourist routes for people with health disabilities, create platforms for youth legal consultations, and rehabilitation centers for participants of the special military operation,” said Grigory Gurov, head of Rosmolodezh.
Among the winners of the first season of the “Rosmolodezh.Grants” contest in 2026 is Ruslana Gergedava, who became the first winner from the Republic of Abkhazia in the history of the contest. She received 997 thousand rubles for the project “Abkhazia: The Point of Return,” aimed at supporting participants in the special military operation, their family members, and veterans of the Abkhazian people’s Patriotic War. The project plans to develop support centers, launch mentoring programs, and help combatants return to peaceful life through employment, sports, culture, and inclusive tourism.
Alexandra Sytyuk from the Donetsk People’s Republic received 294 thousand rubles for the historical-educational project “The City That Remembers.” The team will create a series of eight documentary videos about key events in the history of Horlivka. The short films will be shown to schoolchildren aged 14 to 17, followed by discussions for them after the screenings.
Alyona Gorbatova from Krasnodar Krai is preparing to launch an inclusive tourism laboratory called “Sochi for Everyone.” Together with students from Sochi universities and colleges, the team will develop and test adapted routes for people with disabilities and conduct training for employees of tourist facilities.
Valeria Prokopchuk from the Donetsk People’s Republic will soon begin implementing the “Youth Code” project. She will help young people sort out document processing, social benefits, employment, and other legal issues. The team will also continue explaining new laws in simple language and advising on how to act in difficult life situations.
Get official feedback from Rosmolodezh Now it is possible through the “Gosuslugi” platform. This is a verified channel through which participants can check the status of a project, application, or reporting documentation, as well as receive expert comments on an unsuccessful application. To send an inquiry, you need to select the “Gosuslugi Portal” section in the “Contact the Agency” tab on the Rosmolodezh website.
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