In Irkutsk, the mayor announced scholarships for the best schoolchildren, winners and prizewinners of olympiads, contests, sports competitions, as well as activists and leaders of children's organizations. The article says the city has supported gifted children for many years, and in 2013 Irkutsk students achieved especially high results in international and all Russian competitions and conferences.
All the scholarship recipients are winners and prize-winners of subject olympiads, creative and intellectual competitions, sports contests, school leaders, and activists of children's public organizations.The mayor's scholarships have been awarded to the best students of general education institutions since 1999. For many years, Irkutsk has held leading positions in terms of the high level of participation of gifted children in festival, scientific-practical, and sports activities at the highest level. In 2013, 264 graduates received gold and silver medals "For Special Achievements in Learning," 67 schoolchildren became winners and prize-winners of 4 international, 18 all-Russian, and 3 zonal tournaments, olympiads, competitions, and contests, and also received diplomas from 14 all-Russian scientific-practical conferences, festivals, and forums of various orientations. In 2013, 27 students received the Scholarship of the Governor of the Irkutsk Region, and 17 students, winners and prize-winners of international and all-Russian subject olympiads, received the President of the Russian Federation Prize.