Petro Jacyk Microfilm Collection of Ukrainian  Serials  (1848-1918) Robarts Library, University of Toronto, Canada

In 1982 with Petro Jacyk’s generous support, a unique collection of 175 newspapers and journals published in Western Ukraine (Galicia, Bukovina, and Transcarpathia) during the former Austro-Hungarian Empire was copied on 400 microfilm reels. These reels were subsequently deposited at the Robarts Library of the University of Toronto in 1983.

It is the richest holding of pre 1918 Ukrainian Serials in North America.

Microfilm laboratory at the Stefanyk Scientific Library

Lviv, Ukraine.

The equipment provided by the Foundation in 1994 allowed the Stefanyk Scientific Library to establish a high quality microfilm laboratory, enabling it to prepare microfilm copies of some of its rare literary works for the University of Toronto Robarts Library and other Western libraries. In addition, the Foundation also paid for a new computer system for the Library.

Institute for Historical Research

Lviv University, Ukraine

The Institute for Historical Research was established in 1992 as a Western-style counterpart to the traditional historical institutes of the Soviet era. The Institute's primary area of study is the history of 19th and 20th-century Ukraine. In 1997, the Foundation initiated support of the Institute's research and publications, which provide the factual basis for the update to the fundamental analysis of Ukraine's history initiated by M. Hrushevsky's History of Ukraine-Rus'. These publications include: History of Ukraine: 19th-20th Centuries, the Guide to the History of Ukraine, Ukraine 1991-1996: Progress of Independence, and Hrushevsky and the Views of Contemporary Historiography.

Petro Jacyk Ukrainian Studies Unit at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies

University of London, Great Britain

In 1991, the Foundation provided seed money for the establishment of the Lectureship in Ukrainian Studies.  After three years of financial support, it became a permanent program funded by the University of London.

Study Program for Young Ukrainian Diplomats

Ukrainian Free University, Munich, Germany

Petro Jacyk Education Foundation was a co-sponsor of a program of studies for young Ukrainian diplomats.

This project was organized in cooperation with Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education.  Five to seven young diplomats from Ukraine receive theoretical and practical training in their field with special emphasis on the relationship between diplomacy and international economics.

It enjoys the support of the Hertie Foundation in Frankfurt, Germany.

Ontario Heritage Foundation,

Toronto, Canada

The Ontario Heritage Foundation's mandate is to preserve, protect, and promote Ontario's diverse heritage. The Petro Jacyk Education Foundation's  grant, contributed in 1992, covered the costs of the full restoration of the Oval Boardroom at 10 Adelaide Street East.

The Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival

Toronto, Canada

Petro Jacyk Education Foundation is an annual sponsor of the Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival which promotes Ukrainian Heritage.

International Committee of Historical Science

Switzerland

Petro Jacyk Education Foundation pays the annual membership of Ukraine to the International Committee of Historical Science, Switzerland.

Projects in Brazil

Both Petro Jacyk and the Education Foundation have donated funds to establish a school for Ukrainian children in the City of Prudentopolis and to rebuild a burnt-down Ukrainian seminary in Curitiba city.

Student scholarships and research grants

During the first years of its existence, the Petro Jacyk Education Foundation expended thousands of dollars  in scholarships and grants for Ukrainian students and researchers as well as paid in full the fees for TOEF and GMAT tests taken by students in Ukraine. This has enabled many Ukrainian students to write these tests, free of charge and subsequently continue their studies at Western universities. The Petro Jacyk Education Foundation provided annual awards to graduates of Humberside Collegiate Institute in Toronto with exemplary knowledge of Ukrainian.

This scholarships and grants program was terminated in 1993.