Contest of students’ volunteering projects

Relevant statistics

2 grant contests

190

applications from students

supported projects
in 17 cities of Russia

1 000+

participants of students’ volunteer campaigns

The People Changing the World contest is a grant contest of students’ volunteer projects. If you are a student from an approved university, you have the opportunity to submit your own volunteer project and receive a grant of up to 50,000 rubles towards its implementation.

Volunteer projects are a great opportunity not only to do good, but also to:

develop the very critical skills that are so appreciated by employers, including project planning and project organization at all stages, working in a team and with a team, financial management and financial reporting;
meet interesting people in one’s own home city and in other cities where SIBUR operates.

Project topics accepted for consideration

City

improvement of public areas: parks, gardens, playgrounds, etc.
temporary or permanent redecoration of public buildings and spaces
other projects concerned with the improvement of the urban environment

Social welfare

helping the elderly, disabled children and adults, orphans, orphanages, child care facilities, and care homes for seniors,
other projects focused on supporting people in need of social care

Environmental Protection

projects aimed at discouraging municipal waste dumps as well as efforts toward land remediation and recultivation,
helping stray animals and animal shelters,
efforts to organize separate collection of certain types of waste (household appliances, batteries, etc.),
other environmental projects.

Unique unconventional projects

projects that while not meeting the eligibility requirements set for projects in the areas of: City, Social Welfare, and Environmental Protection still strive to effect positive change in the world around us,
any ideas you may come up with will be welcomed!

Contest stages

Submitting an application

Come up with an idea, review the rules of the contest, fill out and send us your application.

Evaluation of submissions

Our experts will carefully evaluate all submissions and may ask further clarifying questions.

Awarding grants to winning entries

We will contact you to complete all the required paperwork.

Projects’ execution

You have to implement your project, post information about it on social media, and send us great pictures.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can help me with making my submission?

Should you have any further questions about the contest, you can contact the contest’s coordinators at 8 (963) 641-3968 or via email at students@formula-hd.ru.

Can a student submit more than one entry to the contest?

One working group can submit a maximum of two projects to the contest.

How will the winning projects be funded?

The contest’s organizer will enter into a donation contract with all participants chosen as the contest’s winners. Following the signing of the contract, the grant funds will be transferred to the account of the grantee (the project’s author).

Is the grantee required to provide reporting documents on how the funds awarded to him are spent?

The reporting procedure and the schedule for submitting spending reports are defined in the contract between the grantee and the contest’s organizer. Following the project’s completion, the grantee must present to the company any and all documents confirming receipt of the goods paid for with the grant funds.

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Completed projects

On the spot

Yuliya Grigorieva,
Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies

The project included a series of activities to create a summertime public space on the University’s grounds to provide young people with a place to relax and hang out at in their leisure time. The project’s program included removing trash from the campus, building art objects, constructing and landscaping the site, training sessions, film screenings, board game tournaments, etc. Over a period of one month, more than 300 students attended the project’s events. A total of 30 volunteers took part in the project.

The Furry Fest

Kamilla Nurulloeva,
Ufa State Petroleum Engineering University

In the course the festival, its participants were looking for a new home for homeless animals taken from the Dobrota shelter and The Way Home community. Thanks to the efforts of about 500 Ufa residents, 6 dogs found new owners! The participants of the festival collected more than 700 kilograms of pet food for the animals. In addition, they raised 9,950 rubles in donations to be used for neutering shelter animals. A total of 31 volunteers took part in the project.

The Fairytale Patrol

Evgenia Garnaga,
Blagoveshchensk State Teaching University

This project included lessons involving elements of fairytale therapy and art therapy taught to 30 children from the Mechta Children's Socio-Rehabilitation Center. Within the framework of the project, volunteers authored and designed a book that included their own fairy tales and illustrations. A total of 20 volunteers took part in the project.

PermEcoFest

Alisa Tronina,
Perm State National Research University

The objective of the project was to clean the riverside territory of the Danilikha River where it flows through Gromovsky and Plosky neighborhoods. More than 500 Perm residents were enrolled in environmental protection activities over the duration of the festival. The festival’s program included educational tours of the city, an anti-conference called The Upside-Down City, a mind game titled The Environment Starts with You, and an eco-quest named Clean Games. All in all, 28 volunteers got involved in implementing the project.

Accessible ART

Ekaterina Panina,
Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies

A training course on photography and visual arts was conducted for 25 local orphans. During the course’s 23 sessions, its participants learned to convey their feelings through photography and artistic drawings making this an important step toward the teenagers’ greater socialization. After the class, volunteers held an exhibition of children's artwork at the Grad City Park. A total of 15 volunteers took part in the project.