Campaign 2019

Applications Statistics

In the 2019/2020 academic year, the selection process consisted of the following stages. Stage 1: Submitting an application that included an essay and a CV. Stage 2: Interview with two representatives of the Ampersand Foundation. Stage 3: Those who passed both previous stages were presented to Ampersand donors as potential candidates, and the three who received the most votes were offered scholarships.

• Applicants: 14
• Invited for an interview: 7
• Short-list: 5
• Offered a scholarship: 3

Vote

Out of 25 active members of the community, 17 voted for their top three (or fewer) candidates. The distribution of the votes was the following:

• Candidate 1 – 13
• Candidate 2 – 12
• Candidate 3 – 11
• Candidate 4 – 5
• Candidate 5 – 3

The top three candidates for the 2019/2020 academic year that was (in alphabetic order) – Maryna Solopenko, Mykola Shkolnyi, Serhii Savin. All three candidates accepted their scholarships.

Profile statistics

Gender distribution

• Male – 50%
• Female – 50%

Academic Background (undergrad major)

• Economics / Finance – 10
• Mathematics – 2
• Computer Science – 1
• Navigation – 1

University (undergrad)

• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv – 6
• Kyiv National Economic University – 2
• Kharkiv National University – 1
• National University “Odessa Maritime Academy” – 1
• Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics – 1
• Kryvyi Rih National University – 1
• East Ukrainian National University of Volodymyr Dahl – 1
• Donetsk National University – 1

Background

• Consulting / Business Analytics – 10
• Finance – 2
• Data Science – 1
• Military / Defence – 1

Employers (full-time / internships)

• Horizon Capital
• Prozzoro
• The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
• EY
• The Ukrainian Naval Forces
• Civitta
• Doctors Without Borders
• Roland Berger
• Deep Knowledge Ventures
• Deloitte
• UData Tech
• Vodafone

Donations Statistics

Donated: $15,000

Number of donors: 26

Average donation: $577

Median donation: $350

Distribution

> $2000	2
1,000 - 2,000	2
500 - 1,000	3
350 - 500	15
< 350	4

History of transactions

• PayPal
• Privat24
• Charles Schwab

We are very open to providing more details regarding our financial flows (without compromising our donors’ privacy and sensitive information). For more details please reach out to us and we will do our best to provide you with information in a tailored manner. Transparency is paramount to us.