The Special Scholarship Foundation was established according to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan On Special Scholarship Fund to Support the Creative Activities of Writers, Artists and Composers of the Older and Younger Generations (No.612 of August 6, 2007) to ensure the implementation of the Orders of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan On measures to improve the creative conditions of members of the Azerbaijan Writers’ Union (No.2023 of March 12, 2007), On measures to improve the creative conditions of members of the Azerbaijan Artists’ Union (No.2024 of March 12, 2007), and On measures to improve the creative conditions of members of the Azerbaijan Composers’ Union (No.2025 of March 12, 2007). The Special Scholarship Foundation funds are directed to finance special scholarships for writers, artists, and composers of both older and younger generations, aiming to enhance state care for artists and to create more favourable conditions for the development of art in the country. The Special Scholarship Foundation is formed at the expense of the state budget and envisaged in the centralised expenditures of the Ministry of Culture.
The Decree on Special Scholarship Fund determines the number, amount and duration of special scholarships as follows:
- For the older generation, AZN 300 (three hundred manats) per month for one year, 50 scholarships for writers, 50 for artists and 30 for composers;
- For the younger generation, AZN 200 (two hundred manats) per month for one year, with 20 scholarships for writers, 20 for artists, and 10 for composers.
According to Rules for the use of a special scholarship fund to ensure the creative activities of writers, artists and composers of the older and younger generation” approved by the same Decree and which determines the mechanism for using the funds of the special scholarship fund, special scholarship holders are selected by the Azerbaijan Writers’ Union, the Azerbaijan Artists’ Union, and the Azerbaijan Composers’ Union, respectively, from among the older and younger generations of writers, artists, and composers who are members of the organisation by decision of their general meetings. Thus, the Azerbaijan Writers’ Union, the Azerbaijan Artists’ Union, and the Azerbaijan Composers’ Union submit the list of special scholarship recipients, approved by the decision of their general meetings, to the Ministry of Culture by March 1 every year. The list for subsequent years is formed based on the results of the one-year activity of special scholarship recipients.
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