Graduate of the Odessa ORT School Vladislav Kozachkov was awarded Ilya Teplitsky Scholarship

For three years, this scholarship is granted to the most outstanding graduates of the Odessa ORT school to support them financially in the process of receiving higher education.

Scholarship was established by family of  Ilya Teplitsky’s - a native of Odessa, in 1970-s left with his family for United States to provide their children with the opportunity to experience their Jewish culture and receive a higher education. Mr. Teplitsky's love for Odessa never diminished. He loved its inhabitants, its history. In his memory his children and grandchildren established a Fund to support the young people from Jewish families in their striving for Jewish education, and to provide them with financial assistance for their higher education.

As a tangible expression of award Vladislav and his parents chose a modern laptop. For now, Vladislav is a student of Mathematics faculty of Odessa State University (specialty "Computer Engineering") and the laptop will be a useful and important tool for his learning and research.

In previous years the Ilya Teplitsky Scholarship was grated to Dmitry Kozachkov (2012) and Sergei Grigorash (2013) – honor school students and active participants of ORT projects and competitions.