National award «Patriot»

The Patriot National Prize (the “Award”) is a public and state initiative. It aims to identify and support the best practices and projects, as well as recognize the contributions of individuals and organizations for their significant role in civic and patriotic education in the Russian Federation and abroad.

The key objective of the Prize is to systematically identify, recognize, and support the most effective practices and projects in civic and patriotic education for children and young people across Russia.

The application campaign is open to individuals and legal entities operating in the Russian Federation and implementing projects, programs, or initiatives aimed at patriotic education, strengthening civic identity and national unity, promoting peace and harmony among the peoples of the Russian Federation, preserving historical memory, and upholding traditional spiritual and moral values.

The award ceremony for the winners will be held across 15 categories as part of the All-Russian Patriotic Forum in 2026, the Year of Unity of the Peoples.

Categories:

• Best Patriotic Project of the Year;

• Best Regional Team of the Year;

• Best Media Project;

• Best Municipal Project of the Year;

• Best Project Addressing Destructive Behavior Among Adolescents;

• Best Corporate Project of the Year;

• Bringing Victory Closer (Best Entrepreneurial Initiative);

• Best Project Promoting the Unity of the Russian Peoples;

• Best Patriotic Education Project of the Union State;

• Best Student Patriotic Project;

• Best International Project;

• Best Children’s Project;

• Best Educational Project of the Year;

• Best Project in the Field of Culture;

• Loyal to the Fatherland and the People.

− Registration for the Prize is open until October 12, 2026, at 23:59