SMART CHALLENGE 2026

SMART CHALLENGE 2026 is an All‑Ukrainian competition organized jointly by Yedyna Shkola and American University Kyiv (AUK) that offers 11th‑grade students the chance to win study grants to AUK bachelor’s programs. The competition has an online mathematics testing stage and an on‑campus English essay stage for finalists. Winners receive full grants and finalists receive partial tuition grants to study at AUK campuses in Kyiv or Dnipro. The competition is targeted at admission to specified bachelor programs at AUK for 2026.

6 full study grants to AUK bachelor’s programs (3 for Kyiv campus, 3 for Dnipro) and 44 partial tuition grants for finalists (22 for Kyiv, 22 for Dnipro).

Citizens of Ukraine who are 11th‑grade students of Ukrainian institutions providing complete general secondary education, with documented high academic results in algebra, geometry, and English (grades 9+ for 10th grade and first semester of 11th grade), and who submit an online application.

Complete the online registration form during the application window; Stage I is an online mathematics test and Stage II is an on‑campus English essay for finalists.