OREANDA-NEWS. January 05, 2010. By his Executive Order, President Alexander Lukashenko has approved the resolution of the council of the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for the Support of Talented Pupils and Students.

Presidential scholarships have been awarded to 182 students who have showed outstanding academic excellence in their studies.

Cash prizes have been awarded to another 755 pupils and students.

Cash prizes and lapel badges, which indicate that their bearer is an award winner of the presidential fund, have been given to 34 winners of international Olympiads, conferences of young scientists on physics, mathematics, computer science, ecology, and the tournament for young physics.

The signing of this Executive Order proves the targeted and purposeful nature of the support provided by the Head of State to the talented Belarusian youth.