Ministry of Innovative Development
Winning projects receive a state grant of 30 to 100 million soʻm (~$2,400–$8,000); the exact amount is determined by the project's scope and budget.
Female researchers holding an academic degree/title — employed at the Academy of Sciences, higher education institutions, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Public Education, or other scientific organizations. The project team must consist entirely of women, with an average age not exceeding 45; involving young researchers, talented students, and master's students is encouraged. Open only to citizens/institutions of Uzbekistan — the program was established under Presidential Decree No. PF-87 of 7 March 2022.
Uzbekistan citizens only
Via the grant.mininnovation.uz electronic platform: upload a recommendation letter from the head of the institution (PDF), a copy of the scientific(/technical) council's decision (PDF), and the signed and stamped project text (in PDF and Word formats).
Annual
Announced annually (typically in March); in previous years documents were accepted until early May (e.g., May 2–5) via the grant.mininnovation.uz platform. The exact date for 2026 has not been confirmed.
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).