Every year, ABP awards scholarships to outstanding students, supporting their academic and professional growth. This year’s application period has concluded. To stay updated on our next scholarship initiative, follow our social media profiles.
2026/2027 Scholarship Applications Are Now Closed
Thank you to everyone who applied for this year’s ABP Scholarship! We are grateful for the incredible interest and inspired by the many passionate, driven students who submitted their applications.
The application process for 2026/2027 is now officially closed. We look forward to reviewing all submissions and announcing the recipients soon.
If you missed this cycle, don’t worry—applications will reopen next year. Be sure to follow us for updates, and get ready to apply in 2026/2027!
The Association of Bulgarian Professional (“ABP”) is proud to present for a 6th consecutive year total of 7 scholarships for the 2026-2027 academic year:
Bronze 5 scholarships in the amount of $1000 each.
Silver scholarship in the amount of $2000.
Gold scholarship in the amount of $3000.
26/27 ABP College Scholarship Application
2026 ABP College Scholarship Application
The Association of Bulgarian Professionals (ABP) is proud to present, for a fifth consecutive year, 7 scholarships in the total amount of $10000 for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Deadline: April 30th 2026
A. Submission Requirements:
Scholarships will be awarded based on objective evaluation of the applicant who is currently a graduating high school or freshman/sophomore in undergraduate college/university. Criteria’s that will be considered are the applicant’s prior academic performance as well as demonstration of community involvement.
- The applicant shall submit a written or video essay.
Essay or Video Topic: Describe a time when you took initiative to support or lead within your local Bulgarian community. What would you do to engage the younger generation in the Bulgarian community to create a lasting impact in the next 5–10 years?
- Written essays shall be between 500-1000 words in length in Bulgarian or English. Essays written in Bulgarian will be given extra points.
- Video content should be limited to less than 3 minutes.
- Applicants must submit the most recent or current school year transcript, including GPA, current school information, and classes enrolled in.
- Applicants must submit a College/University acceptance letter (Applicable to High School Seniors only).
- Applicants are encouraged to submit most recent achievements, accomplishments, awards, and extracurricular activities which demonstrate dedication to education and community involvement.
- Reasons for disqualification:
- Failure to follow the stated requirements.
- Failure to provide all of the above stated documents.
- The use of Chat GPT or any other AI-related technologies.
Please submit your essay or video no later than April 30th, 2026 to ABP website at (no email submissions will be accepted): www.bgprofesionals.org.
For questions, please email to: office@bgprofessionals.org
B. Scholarship Rules:
- High School Graduates: A graduating high school senior at the time of application and entering freshman year at an accredited college, university, or tech/trade school on a full-time basis for the entire 2025/2026 academic year.
- College Freshman/Sophomores: A current college student at the time of application, entering the succeeding year at an accredited college, university, or tech/trade school on a full-time basis for the entire 2026/2027 academic year.
- Applicants must be of Bulgarian descent which shall be defined as having at least one parent who is Bulgarian citizen. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. resident alien, or lawfully in the United States on a student visa.
- If selected for a scholarship, the applicant agrees and grants the exclusive right to ABP to use the applicant’s likeness, name, experience, and status in ABP communications, media, and other published materials.
- ABP reserves the exclusive right to change or cancel scholarship including the rules, dates, and criteria without advance notice for any reason.
- By submitting an application, Applicant irrevocably agrees that all decisions and awards by the Scholarship Committee are final. ABP will not consider any appeals for any reason.
- Winners will be contacted by the end of May, 2026 and awarded at ABP scholarship award ceremony in June 2026.
- Candidates agree that a generic bio of the applicant will be used for further fundraising campaigns, which will circulate through ABP’s social media channels or emails.
