According to the Presidential Edict On State Scholarships for Outstanding Workers in Science, Education, Culture and Art, Health Care, Physical Culture and Sport, and Information (2011, with amendments 2013 and 2015), 97 persons related to cultural activities have received such support, including 10 lifelong scholarships and 87 received two-year support. As of 1 October 2016, the number of lifelong scholarship recipients, artists or cultural workers over 70 years old, constituted 298 persons. The amount of the scholarship is about UAH 1 800, that is, appr, 70 Euro.
Every year, the government sets aside a certain amount of the budget to purchase works of art (see also chapter 7.2.1).
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