Applications for awarding the title of Hero of Ukraine to the President of Ukraine can be made by: Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine; Constitutional Court of Ukraine; the Supreme Court of Ukraine; The Supreme Economic Court of Ukraine; General Prosecutor of Ukraine; ministries and other central bodies of executive power; Verkhovna Rada and Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea; regional, Kyiv and Sevastopol city state administrations; State Awards and Heraldry Commission under the President of Ukraine.
Nominations for the award of the title of Hero of Ukraine are made publicly at the place of work of the person nominated for the award, in the labor groups of enterprises, institutions, organizations, regardless of the type and form of ownership.
The request for the award of the title of Hero of Ukraine is brought before the relevant body or organization of a higher level.
Petitions for awarding the title of Hero of Ukraine, which are initiated by local self-government bodies, are submitted to the President of Ukraine through the Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the relevant regional, Kyiv and Sevastopol city state administrations.
Petitions for granting the title of Hero of Ukraine, which are initiated by the central bodies of creative unions, societies, and citizens' associations, are submitted through the Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, regional, Kyiv and Sevastopol city state administrations or relevant central bodies of executive power.
Petitions for granting the title of Hero of Ukraine to heads of ministries, other central executive bodies, heads of regional, Kyiv and Sevastopol city state administrations are submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Bodies authorized to submit to the awarding of the title of Hero of Ukraine shall send to the President of Ukraine an application for awarding the title of Hero of Ukraine and an award letter of the prescribed format.
The award letter specifies the specific merits of the person that became the basis for initiating a petition for awarding the title of Hero of Ukraine. If the President agrees with the application, he issues a decree granting the title of Hero of Ukraine.
The award ceremony takes place in the Presidential Palace in Kyiv.
