«Grants to support research and postdoctoral training (PhD)»

The Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, within the framework of the Project «Fostering Productive Innovation» announces a competition for the Grants Program for the PhD Research and Training Grant (Type A).

PhD Research and Training Grant Program is aimed at applying the potential of the world`s leading educational, scientific and production organizations in the development of industrial and innovative potential of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of training, professional development and retraining, as well as joint scientific research, introduction of scientific developments to the industry.

The period of technology commercialization under this Grant Program should not exceed 12 (twelve) month.

The maximum amount of the grant will be 17 million tenge.

Acceptance of applications via the Portal (www.fpip.kz)begins on January 15 and ends on April 01 2019 at 6:00 pm Astana time.

Detailed information on the conditions and requirements for the competition will be available in the PhD Research and Training Grant Program Manual (Type A), which can be downloaded at www.fpip.kz in the «PhD» section.

Applicants should carefully read and comply with all the requirements for participation in the PhD Research and Training Grant Program Manual (Type A). All applications must be submitted in English, State and/or Russian via the Portal on www.fpip.kz. The applications in English will be considered as main document, since the examination of the projects will be carried out in English. Strict compliance with all requirements is required. Applications that do not comply with the rules of participation are subject to rejection and will not be accepted for consideration. Before starting the application, applicants should carefully read the environmental requirements for the subprojects, as well as with the prohibited activities under the Project.

On all questions you can contact PhD Research and Training Grant program manager Bektenov Daniyar by e-mail research_grants@fpip.kz or by phone +7 7172 27-71-21.