Agency for Innovative Development
Varies significantly by project type and stage. Available data indicates up to 50 million soʻm is allocated for "scientific ideas" projects. Separately, some startup tracks (e.g. the "startup projects" stage) have been funded up to 3,000 times the base calculation value (around 990 million soʻm in one documented case) — a distinct, higher funding tier.
Young researchers, students and PhD candidates — Uzbekistan citizens under 40 (regardless of academic degree, title or position); each participant may submit only one project. Open only to Uzbekistan citizens.
Uzbekistan citizens only
Submit your application and project documents per the current competition announcement on innovation.gov.uz or startup.ilmiy.uz; at some stages, applications are also accepted via IRA's regional branch.
Periodic
"Boʻlajak olim" is an umbrella programme with several independent sub-competitions announced throughout the year (scientific ideas, startup projects, youth technoparks, factoring, etc.). The flagship "Scientific Ideas" track was open from 20 February to 30 April 2026; other sub-competitions are announced separately throughout the year.
World Bank + Ministry of HESI
The MUNIS project has allocated a total of $50 million (2 components, 5 sub-programs). The main dollar-denominated grant programs are: the Innovation Capabilities Program (ICP) — up to $50,000 for small and medium businesses (SMEs); the Research Commercialization Program (RCP) — a $4 million total fund, up to $150,000 per sub-project; and the Business Investments in R&D Program (BIRD) — a $10 million total fund, up to $600,000 per sub-project (a matching grant). The project also includes the REP and PRIM programs, aimed at strengthening research-institution capacity (their sub-project amounts are announced separately).
IRA + Iran Ministry of Science and Technology
Bilateral co-funding (each country covers the costs of its own participants); no single officially announced amount was found.
Agency for Innovative Development under MHESI
Varies by project type (applied/innovative) and round — curated data suggests up to 500 million UZS per project; officially verified sources show figures ranging up to 1 billion UZS for some one-year innovative-project tracks and a combined 150 million UZS for some applied-project tracks — there is no single official figure; it depends on the specific round ("ScienceUP", "InnoPro", and others). Project duration is up to 3 years for the Science4State programme (some tracks run 1–2 years).