The recipient of the national education project grant in the nomination “Artistic Creativity” (2008)
The recipient of the scholarship from the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography (2007)
The recipient of the scholarship from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation (2010)
The recipient of the Mayor’s scholarship of Orenburg district (2007-2008)
The recipient of the grant from the Orenburg Regional Department of Arts and Culture (2004-2005, 2005-2006)
A. Nikitenko is included in the All-Russian Encyclopedia “The Gifted Children Are the Future of Russia” (2008)
• The winner of the Piano Composition Competition at “The Golden Key Music Festivals”, New York, Diploma in First Degree (2010), Diploma in Third Degree (2011),
• The International Savshinsky Music Competition, St. Petersburg, First Award and a Special Prize, 2010
• Grand-prix at the First Open Young Composer’s Chopin Competition (Orenburg, November, 2010)
• The International Young Composer’s Competition, “Maestro” (Simferopol, Laureate in Second Degree, November, 2010)
• The Laureate in Second Degree at the International Youth Music Festival “Hopes, Talents, Masters”, Dobrich (Bulgaria)
• The International Festival and Competition in the Creativity of Children and Young People, “The Window to Europe” (First Prize, St. Petersburg, 2007)
• The International Young Composer’s Competition, “Maestro” (Simferopol, Laureate in Second Degree, 2007)
• Second Prize at the International Pianist Competition “Europe-Asia” (Orsk, 2004)
• The holder of a Diploma at the International Pianist Competition “Classics-2006”, Kazakhstan.
• First Prize at the All-Russian Competition “A Little Prince”, Composition (Helendgik, 2006)
• Second Prize at the All-Russian Competition “A Little Prince”, Piano (Helendgik, 2006)
• The All-Russian Competition Named after D. Kabalevsky (Third Prize, Samara, 2004)
• The All-Russian Competition “First Steps” (First Prize, Moscow, 2008)
• Second Prize in 2004, First Prize in 2006, First Prize in 2008 at the Local Competition “Sheet Music Notation Book”