Zhetysu University named after I. Zhansugurov announces the internal university competition “Jas Galym – 2027” for funding projects aimed at commercializing the results of scientific and scientific-technical activities of young researchers.
Applications are accepted in the following priority areas:
- Technological sovereignty and industrial competitiveness;
- Health, human development, and quality of life;
- National security, defence, and the resilience of territories and critical infrastructure;
- Fundamental research, scientific groundwork, and research capacity.
Stages of the competition:
- Submission of applications — from 14 to 31 October 2026;
- Project defence/presentation before the Expert Commission — from 2 to 4 November 2026;
- Evaluation of submitted applications by the Expert Commission — by 6 November 2026;
- Announcement of the results and awarding of grants — from 6 to 10 November 2026; execution of agreements with the competition winners (hereinafter referred to as the grant recipients) — by 31 December 2026;
- Project implementation — from 1 January to 31 December 2027;
- Submission of reports on the results of completed research work to the Expert Commission — quarterly (by the 30th day of March, June, and October);
- Evaluation of the completed research work by the Expert Commission and execution of research work acceptance certificates — in December 2027.
Rules and requirements for participation in the competition:
- Collective applications are accepted for the competition.
- When submitting a collective application, the applicants shall appoint a research project supervisor from among the members of the team. Each collective application may have only one project supervisor.
- Each participant may be included in only one application.
- The research team, including the project supervisor, must consist of 3–5 participants aged between 18 and 40. Any deviation from this requirement must be justified before the Expert Commission. The relevant information shall be specified in the Grant Agreement.
- The amount of funding requested for one project must not exceed KZT 2 million.
- The final outcome of the proposed work must be a completed technical product (a functional prototype), an industrial design corresponding to the competition’s priority areas, or an applicable strategy for the development of the sectors represented within the framework of this competition.
Application requirements:
- The total volume of documents attached to the application must not exceed 10 typed pages (Times New Roman, 12 pt, single-line spacing, and 2 cm margins on all sides).
- Applications must be submitted in both electronic and printed formats to the Office of Scientific Projects and Technology Commercialization within the period established by the order of the Chairperson of the Management Board – Rector of the University. An electronic copy must also be sent to projects.zhu@gmail.com. The printed application must be submitted in one copy and signed by all participants and the research project supervisor.
- Applications that are prepared in violation of the requirements established by these Regulations, submitted after the specified deadline, or do not comply with the competition requirements will not be accepted for consideration and will not be admitted to the competition. Materials submitted for the competition will not be returned.
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