“I am the son of the people coming up” – these words will be engraved on the Mark of the Laureate of Ivan Franko International Prize.

Canadian artist of Ukrainian origin Oleh Lesiuk – the Head of the Ukrainian Union of Fine artists of Canada, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and Association of Sculptors of Canada has developed a sketch of the medal.

Mark of the Laureate of Ivan Franko International Prize will be presented on May 27, 2016 in Lviv, and will be awarded on August 27, 2016 in the motherland of the Great Kameniar (Bricklayer) – in Drohobych.

The winner of Ivan Franko International Prize, except of a Golden Mark, will be awarded a cash prize; in 2016 the prize fund amounts to five hundred thousand UAH, and the Diploma of the Winner. We would like to remind that the winners of Ivan Franko International Prize will be determined in two categories: for significant contribution to the development of Ukrainian Studies and for his personal outstanding contribution to the development of social and human sciences.