Japan Science & Technology Agency + JICA + IRA
Funding scales with project size: the Japanese side (JST/AMED) covers research costs, while JICA covers local (Uzbekistan-based) research expenses, equipment, and expert travel. No single official dollar figure is published, but under the active SATREPS-BLUE project in Uzbekistan, each research area is planned to receive up to approximately 95 million yen per year (~USD 600,000) — several million dollars in total over the 5-year project.
The programme targets developing countries on JICA's ODA-eligible list. Uzbekistan has participated since 2020 — the "SATREPS-BLUE" project in the Aral Sea basin (Kyoto University together with the International Innovation Center for the Aral Sea Region under the President of Uzbekistan) was selected as the first SATREPS project in Central Asia, chosen from 145 applications (among 12 approved). Applications are considered only when submitted jointly with a Japanese research institution and accompanied by an official ODA request from the Government of Uzbekistan (via the Agency for Innovative Development) — independent, stand-alone applications cannot be submitted.
Uzbekistan citizens only
A two-stage process: (1) the Uzbekistan side (via the Agency for Innovative Development / relevant ministry) sends an official ODA request to JICA; (2) at the same time, the partner research institution on the Japanese side submits a research proposal to JST or AMED. The two applications must correspond to one another; documents submitted after the deadline are not accepted. Details: jst.go.jp/global/english/koubo/ and via JICA.
Periodic
This is not a standing programme — it runs through dedicated call announcements. The FY2027 (Japanese fiscal year 2027) proposal window has been officially confirmed by JST: August 18 – October 19, 2026. Uzbekistan's ODA request is submitted via the Agency for Innovative Development in alignment with this window.
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).