June 15, 2018

Dear applicants,

The Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, within the framework of the Project "Fostering Productive Innovation", announces a competition for the Grants Program for the Productive Sector Consortia.

The goal of the program is to ensure cooperation and the creation of consortia between scientific organizations and enterprises of the manufacturing sector for the introduction of technologies that solve the systematic tasks in the industry.

The period of technology commercialization under this Grant Program should not exceed three (3) years. The consortium should consist of scientific organizations (universities, research institutes, etc.) and businesses from the productive sectors of the economy.

The maximum amount of the grant will be 650 million tenge.

Acceptance of applications via the Portal (www.fpip.kz)begins on June 20, 2018 and ends on July 31, 2018 at 6:00 pm Astana time.

Detailed information on the conditions and requirements for the competition will be available in the Productive sector consortia Grant Manual, which can be downloaded at www.fpip.kz in the "Innovation Consortia" section.

Applicants should carefully read and comply with all the requirements for participation in the Productive sector consortia Grant Manual. All applications must be submitted in English, Kazakh and/or Russian via the Portal on www.fpip.kz. The applications in English will be considered as main document, since the examination of the projects will be carried out in English. Strict compliance with all requirements is required. Applications that do not comply with the rules of participation are subject to rejection and will not be accepted for consideration. Before starting the application, applicants should carefully read the environmental requirements for the subprojects, as well as with the prohibited activities under the Project.

On all questions you can contact Productive Sector Consortia Grant program manager Seitkazin Darkhan by e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone +7 7172 23 90 35, +7 708 984 27 11.

Productive Sector Consortia Grant Manual