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Programmes and projects

The Fund runs three open-ended charitable programmes. They are funded from the investment income of the endowment capital.

Charitable programmes

Three areas of support

Education

Support for Education

Budget
₸ 60–100 m a year
Term
open-ended

Tuition grants and development of education providers at every level, from school to doctoral studies. Grants are paid directly to the education provider; stipends and personal maintenance payments are not provided.


Tuition grantsEducation programmes and digital resourcesPractice-oriented learning and mentoring
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Professional development for educatorsEquipping classrooms, labs and librariesInclusive learning environmentOlympiads, competitions and career guidanceAcademic mobility
Science

Support for Science, Research and Technology

Budget
up to ₸ 100 m a year
Term
open-ended

Research and R&D, research infrastructure and the development of scientific talent.


Strategic, fundamental and applied researchEquipment, materials and databasesResearch internships and mobility
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Publications, including open accessConferences, schools and expeditionsInternational projectsIP protection and science outreach
Innovation

Support for Innovation and Technology Commercialisation

Budget
₸ 60–100 m a year
Term
open-ended

Projects at every stage, from idea to pilot and market entry.


Artificial intelligence, data and digital platformsEnergy, automation and eco-technologiesEdTech, research services and human capital
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Science-intensive engineering, biomedical and social technologiesTechnology transfer and commercialisationStart-ups, acceleration and incubation
Calls and projects

Funding areas

Tuition grants
Open-endedEducation

Tuition grants

Full or partial payment of tuition at every level of education in Kazakhstan. Funds go directly to the education provider.

Eligibility and terms →
AI Sana
From 1 April 2026Innovation

AI Sana

Incubation and acceleration for AI teams: prototypes, MVPs, access to computing power, pilots and investor meetings.

Eligibility and terms →
Learning environment
Open-endedEducation

Learning environment

Education programmes and digital resources, equipped classrooms and labs, inclusion and professional development for educators.

Eligibility and terms →
Research infrastructure and mobility
Open-endedScience

Research infrastructure and mobility

Equipment, materials and databases, research internships, expeditions and international projects.

Eligibility and terms →
Technology commercialisation
Open-endedInnovation

Technology commercialisation

Technology transfer, start-ups and IP protection in energy, EdTech, biomedicine and engineering.

Eligibility and terms →
Flagship initiative

AI Sana

An initiative of the innovation programme for artificial intelligence teams: incubation and acceleration, prototypes and MVPs, access to computing power, solution pilots, hackathons and investor meetings.

MVPfrom idea to product
up to ₸ 100 ma year for the innovation programme
∞open-ended programme
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AI Sana
Programme scale

Programmes in numbers

3

charitable programmes

21

areas of support

₸ 300 m

maximum annual programme budget

∞

open-ended programmes

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