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The Young Medics for Bulgaria Foundation has made it its mission to stem the exodus of medical graduates by providing scholarship support for early career professionals pursuing residencies and specializations at Bulgarian hospitals.

The America for Bulgaria Foundation approved 15,000 levs in funding for Maryan Ballet Academy to continue their scholarship program, supported for nearly ten years by the late Ambassador James Pardew and his wife Kathy with personal donations. The scholarship will be named after the spouses and will cover the training of several talented Bulgarian participants at the summer academy each year. The Foundation’s grant will be for a period of five years.

The America for Bulgaria Foundation is the new owner of the building of the US Ambassador’s Residence on 18 Veliko Tarnovo Street in Sofia.

The America for Bulgaria Foundation, in partnership with Vratsa Municipality and the Regional History Museum (RHM) of Vratsa, announced a call for proposals for the contemporary artistic and spatial redesign

Sunday’s ribbon-cutting was the culmination of a seven-year effort brought about through a public-private partnership between the America for Bulgaria Foundation, Plovdiv Municipality, and the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture as well as the support of dozens of businesses and countless volunteers.

The building is remarkable in its scale, architectural characteristics, and decorations, and ranks among the most representative early-Christian sites. It was included in the Tentative List of significant cultural and natural heritage sites of UNESCO in January 2018.

The Digital Marketing for Worthy Causes fellowship program of the America for Bulgaria Foundation will provide nine-month paid digital marketing placements to ten students, recent university graduates, or retraining professionals.

The America for Bulgaria Foundation is launching a second edition of its Science with a Future request for proposals (RFP). Proposals can be in the fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, and new technologies.

In December we welcomed 62 new initiatives to the ABF community, which are receiving funding as part of the America for Bulgaria Foundation’s Next 10 Program in support of ideas that matter. Some of the initiatives address local or regional challenges, while others have the potential to benefit every citizen in Bulgaria.