PRESS RELEASE
15 January 2009
Today the Bulgarian National Bank announced the winners in the competition for
scholarships granted by the BNB for 2009.
The competition initiated in commemoration of the 130th anniversary of the BNB, which we
will celebrate this year, was announced at the beginning of 2008. Eligible to participate were
students pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D degrees in economics, business administration
and management, law, and informatics and computer sciences. The deadline for applying was 1
December 2008. After a detailed review of the documents filed, the selection committee found out
that 18 students were eligible to take part in the competition, 9 of them studying for a bachelor’s
degree and the other 9 for a master’s degree. There were no applicants pursuing a Ph.D. degree for
the competition. After the papers of the applicants were reviewed and discussed, the committee for
selection and work with students awarded the BNB scholarships selected the following applicants as
winners in the 2009 competition.
Evelina Mineva Gavrilova – student at the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business management with an essay on “The Role of the Central
Bank in the Conditions of Economic Recovery after a Natural Calamity”;
Mikhail Staychev Kolev – student at the University of National and World Economy
pursuing a bachelor’s degree in finance with an essay on “Monetary Policy and the Speculative
Price Bubbles of Certain Assets"
Nadezhda Hristova Argirova – student at the University of National and World Economy
pursuing a master’s degree in finance with an essay on “The Currency Board in Bulgaria and the
Global Financial Crisis: Current Situation, Issues and Possible Solutions”
Vanya Stefanova Petrova – student at the University of National and World Economy
pursuing a master’s degree in finance with an essay on “A Look at the Past and the Future of
Cooperation among Central Banks”
The winner bachelor students are granted scholarships of BGN 300, and the master students
– BGN 500 per month for a period of 10 months, and for those pursuing a Ph.D. degree the
scholarship was BGN 700 per month.
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To have their scholarships, the winners have to sign an agreement with the Bulgarian
National Bank under which their main obligations will be to complete their studies within the time
schedule established in their university. There are opportunities for them to be employed by the
BNB for a period of time if a suitable vacancy opens.
From 2004 to 2008, 95 students and Ph.D candidates took part in the competition, and 13
scholarships were awarded in the same period.