Campaign 2023

Applications Statistics

In the 2023/2024 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 ones who received the most votes were offered scholarships and our mentorship program.

Program	KSE BFE	KSE (2nd year)	UCU DS	UCU IE	Total
Applicants	16	7	13	13	49
Invited for an interview	9	4	6	6	25
Short-list	2	2	2	2	8
Offered a scholarship or mentorship	2	2	2	2	8

Results

The top candidates for the 2023/2024 academic year were invited to Ampersand comminity:

KSE BFE program:

• Oleksandra Bilyk
• Oleh Dykyi

KSE (2nd year) program:

• Nataliia Horoshko
• Olha Lozovytska

UCU DS program:

• Andrii Shevtsov
• Bohdan Romanchuk

UCU IE program:

• Kostiantyn Tymoschuk
• Yuriy Balahurak

All candidates accepted their scholarships and joined mentorship programs.

Donations Statistics

Donated: $41,862

Number of donors: 25

Average donation: $1674

Median donation: $1350

Distribution

> 2000	2
1,000 - 2,000	12
500 - 1,000	3
350 - 500	5
< 350	3

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.