Meet the 2024 Ukrainian American Veterans (UAV) Scholarship Winners. Each year the Ukrainian American Veterans (UAV) Scholarship Fund awards academic scholarships to students of Ukrainian descent. This year the UAV awarded $5,500 to 11 students, each receiving $500. The UAV National Scholarship Committee selected nine undergraduate students and two graduate students for the awards. Congratulations to the 2024 scholarship winners!
Luke E. Coffey (Illinois) attends Indiana University-Bloomington, where he majors in Finance. This scholarship was awarded to Luke by Inia I. Tunstall and Andrew Petrina ($200 each) and Joe Nasevich ($100).
Jared M. Hrycak (New Jersey) is a graduate student who attends the University of California, Riverside. He is majoring in Computer Engineering. This scholarship was awarded by UAV Post 40 from Florida.
Alexandra L. Kostecki (New Hampshire) attends Concordia University, Canada, where she majors inEarly Childhood Elementary Education. This scholarship was awarded by Roman Bilynsky ($200), Daria H. Rusyn ($150), and other donors.
Jared J. Roderick (Massachusetts) is a graduate student who attends the University of Connecticut, majoring in Statistics. This scholarship was awarded by Stephen Glomb ($200) and other donors.
Rylie S. Roderick (Massachusetts) attends the University of Alabama at
Birmingham, where she majors in Biomedical Engineering. This award was made possible by the generous donations of many individual donors to the UAV Scholarship fund.
Arianna E. Rudko (Connecticut), attends Rocky Mountain College, majoring in Art and Design. This scholarship was awarded to Arianna from many donors in Memory of Michael Demchak, our past National Scholarship Officer.
Stephen E. Sheptak (Pennsylvania) attends Butler Community College, where he majors in Nursing. This scholarship was awarded to Stephen by Roman Synychak ($300) and Myroslaw J. Kyj ($200).
Benjamin I. Skorik (Massachusetts) attends Clarkson University, majoring in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics. This scholarship was awarded to Benjamin by the UAV Ladies Auxiliary and many other individual donors.
Alayna J. Storey (Michigan) attends Northern Michigan University, where she majors in Fine Arts/Art & Design. This scholarship was awarded to Alayna by SUMA Yonkers Federal Credit Union ($250) and Yurij Petrenko ($250).
Sofia Wowk Tsvihun (Connecticut/Indiana) attends Duke University and majors in Electrical and Computer Engineering. This scholarship was awarded by George Kovch ($300) and the Ukrainian Selfreliance New England Federal Credit Union ($200).
Madeline E. Zetick (Pennsylvania) attends Temple University, where she majors in Nursing. This scholarship was awarded to Madeline by Gregory Buchai.
Thank You
The UAV National Scholarship Committee thanks all those individuals and organizations who donated to make the UAV scholarship awards a huge success.
The following individuals or groups donated $100 or more to the UAV in support of the scholarship awards:
- Roman Bilynsky
- Gregory Buchai
- Walter N. Czebiniak
- Raymond Diaz
- Stephen Glomb
- Colonel Orest R. Gogosha, Retired
- Ihor Hron
- Kenneth Johnson
- George Kovch
- Myroslaw J. Kyj
- Peter Lusenko
- Michael Mosyjowski
- Paul Nadzikewycz
- Joe Nasevich
- Yurij Petrenko
- Andrew Petrina
- Catherine A. Popaduik
- Daria H. Rusyn
- Leo J. Samokieszyn
- Richard Skorik
- SUMA Yonkers Federal Credit Union
- Roman Synychak
- Jaroslaw Sywyj
- UAV Post 40
- UAV Ladies Auxiliary
- Ukrainian Selfreliance New England Federal Credit Union
About the UAV Scholarship
Each year Ukrainian American Veterans (UAV) scholarship winners are announced at the UAV annual convention. The UAV Scholarship Committee selects and awards scholarship money to undergraduate and graduate college students. The purpose of the scholarship award is to help students pay for tuition, books, and school supplies.
Students are required to write an essay (400-500 words) about a current military or popular topic.
How to Apply
Students interested in applying for the UAV Scholarship Award should fill out an application, send their college transcript, write an essay on this year’s military topic, and email a high-quality digital picture. To be eligible for a UAV scholarship, applicants must be descendants of or related to a Ukrainian American Veteran. Students should be full-time undergraduate college students enrolled in a degree program or attending an accredited trade school or institution that has a degree program. Students may apply during their senior year in high school; college attendance will be verified before awards are given in the fall. Applications are accepted all year round, but the deadline is August 31 of each year. Additionally, undergraduate students may re-apply for a scholarship award each year (up to 4 years).
Contact
Applications for the scholarship should be sent to the UAV National Scholarship Officer.
Nicholas Skirka
109 Windsor Terrace
Yonkers, NY 10701
uavscholarship@gmail.com
(914) 965-3707