Olga Chesnova
"Rosmolodezh. Grants" is a unique federal service for young people that helps support social initiatives and implement them. Olga Chesnova, an expert of "Rosmolodezh. Grants", head of the Center for Project and Festival Activities of the St Petersburg State Institute of Cinema and Television, told students how to become grant recipients.
"The Federal Agency for Youth Affairs is implementing "Rosmolodezh. Grants", a system of state support for youth project activities with a grant fund of 2.5 billion rubles, with 50 grant sites and 18 nominations. Citizens aged 14 to 35 who have presented their social projects can take part in the implementation of grants. Social projects include a fairly wide range of topics. One of the most popular nominations is "#inspire". It provides support for any creative projects, including the creation of student communities, environmental projects, festivals. Participation does not require opening a legal entity and a special bank account: a grant recipient can be a citizen of Russia, to whom funds up to one million rubles will be transferred to a bank card specified by him. The funding is targeted, so the project must be implemented in accordance with the calendar plan and estimate. An important condition is the provision of a report on its implementation," said Olga Chesnova.
She explained the participation algorithms: young people develop projects, create teams and send applications, which are assessed by the expert community using a point system. Participants who score the highest number of points become grant recipients.
"In addition to the financial opportunity to implement the project, grant recipients gain valuable experience in promoting their ideas and finding like-minded people, which, in turn, increases their chances of receiving new grants, including for larger amounts. By the end of February, we plan to announce another competition. In March, we expect to announce a competition for universities, where applications will be accepted from universities as legal entities, and there will be more serious amounts. Each year, another nomination is added to the nominations related to the theme of the year. So, in the Year of the Family there was a nomination "Relatives and Beloved", this year it should be patriotic. I advise participants who are applying for the first time to choose a topic that is most familiar and close to them, and it is better to focus on a project where there is already a reserve. For example, if you are a master of sports, have experience in this area, are passionate about this topic, choose it. This is important for success," Olga Chesnova advised.
SPbGASU Vice-Rector for Youth Policy Marina Malyutina emphasized that our university had many talented students who had cool ideas and projects, but for some reason they had not yet applied for a grant. "Grants are a good way to self-realization and a way to receive funding for the implementation of a project, an opportunity to attract partners. I have studied the projects of grant recipients of previous years and I want to wish you to be bolder, because your projects and ideas are perhaps even more interesting. Therefore, the chances of winning are high," she noted.
First-year student of the Faculty of Automobile and Road Building Sofya Parfyonova said that she and her associates intended to apply for a grant for the project "Fidget Football". According to her, this team sport, which harmoniously combines eSports and traditional sports, is gaining popularity today.
"Fidget football will allow our university to diversify student sports life and attract even more students to physical activity. We plan to use the grant funds to purchase special equipment and computers. I believe that "Rosmolodezh. Grants" is a great opportunity to implement a lot of initiatives, so we are already working on other ideas for participation in the next competition. And they are also aimed at promoting new sports among students," said Sofya.
First-year student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Arseniy Kukhi, having studied the conditions for receiving a grant and the application procedure, confidently says that it is much easier than in the case of other grants.
"But what you need to think about is the idea of the project, and this is much more difficult. I looked at numerous projects of grant recipients and saw that almost all the problematic topics that lie on the surface have already been declared. Therefore, you need to look for more in-depth topics. I am a member of the student media center, perhaps I will focus on this direction, but I do not rule out that I will also work on my new project," said Arseniy.
Anna Kozhemyak, a second-year student at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, admits that she has been a member of Rosmolodezh associations for quite a long time; she is interested in this movement. Last March, she attended the World Youth Festival in Sochi.
"I have been thinking about the idea of getting and implementing a grant for a long time, but I am currently looking for a specific topic that would be significant not only for the university, but also useful for the city's youth. Now I am interested in traveling, because I love it myself and would like to involve my friends in it. My project should include excursions, exchange of cultural or professional experience among young people," Anna shared.
Deputy Head of the SPbGASU Youth Policy Division Ekaterina Kovalenko noted that the university had created all the conditions to help students both in developing projects and in submitting applications. A Telegram channel #Нетолькопары has been created to inform students about these opportunities. For consultation and support, you can contact office No. 135. We would like to add that Ekaterina Kovalenko herself is a recipient of such grants and can share her personal knowledge and experience.
"Rosmolodezh. Grants. Season 1" competition dates and submission of applications
