Committee on Women's Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan
The prize is a one-time cash award equal to 50 times the base calculation amount (at the 2026 base amount of 412,000 soʻm, this is approximately 20,600,000 soʻm), together with an honorary diploma and a badge; the sum is recalculated each year as the base amount changes.
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Annual
Bachelor, Master...
The prize is a one-time cash award equal to 50 times the base calculation amount (at the 2026 base amount of 412,000 soʻm, this is approximately 20,600,000 soʻm), together with an honorary diploma and a badge; the sum is recalculated each year as the base amount changes.
Candidates are girls and young women of Uzbekistan aged 14 to 30 who have achieved notable success in education, science, literature, culture, art, sport, medicine, information technology, or public activities (no formal restriction by academic level — ranging from schoolgirls to young researchers). Each year, 2 laureates are selected from the Republic of Karakalpakstan, from each region, and from Tashkent city.
Uzbekistan citizens only
Annual
Nominations are submitted once a year through ministries, local administrations (hokimiyats), creative unions, and public organizations; laureates are officially announced and honored each year on the eve of March 8, International Women's Day.
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).
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.
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).
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan
The scholarship is paid at 1,607,130 soʻm per month (raised 10% from the 2025/2026 academic year). Recipients are awarded a certificate as "Holder of the Islam Karimov State Scholarship."