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Requirements for Candidates for Scientific Internships

1) possession of an academic degree of Doctor of Sciences, Candidate of Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), or Master`s degree.

2) at least 12 (twelve) months of continuous actual work experience in the chosen field of scientific research at accredited entities engaged in scientific and/or scientific-technical activities, which are legal entities.

3)An unconditional invitation (excluding financial conditions) from a foreign organization listed as an eligible host for the scientific internship, in accordance with the proposed scientific research.

4) Knowledge of the state and foreign languages at the level corresponding to the requirements established by the Working Body.

5) Presence of scientific results (articles or reviews indexed in international databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, or in domestic or foreign scientific publications recommended by the authorized body responsible for overseeing science and higher education (hereinafter referred to as the authorized body)) and/or an international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Main Steps to Participate in the Competition

Scientific Internships

Step 1 – obtain an Unconditional Invitation

To participate in the scholarship competition, the applicant needs to select a specialty for the scientific internship from the list of priority areas available at (https://bolashak.gov.kz/pretendentu-po-ns/prioritetnye-napravleniya ) - click to view.

Step 2 – Choose a Foreign Organization

After selecting a specialty, the applicant must choose a foreign organization from the recommended list for the scientific internship. The list can be viewed at (https://bolashak.gov.kz/pretendentu-po-ns/vuzy-nauchnye-centry-organizaciya ) - click to view.

Step 3 – Gather the Complete Set of Documents

After selecting a specialty and a foreign organization for the scientific internship, the applicant must gather a complete set of documents to participate in the competition.

Step 4 – Submit Documents to the International Programs Center

The submission of documents for the scientific internship competition is conducted online through the web portal https://cabinet.bolashak.gov.kz/login  - click to view.

Required Documents:

completed application form for the scientific internship competition, as approved by the Working Body; download  - click to download.

employer`s application for the scientific internship with the condition of retaining the job position, as approved by the Working Body; download - click to download.

originals and copies of passport and identification card (originals will be returned to the applicant after verification).

original and copy of the document confirming the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences, Candidate of Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), or Master`s degree (originals will be returned to the applicant after verification).

If studying at a foreign educational organization, a certificate of recognition of the educational document or another document of recognition of the educational document in accordance with the specifics established in paragraph 8 of Article 39 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Law "On Education."

the program for the scientific internship, prepared according to the requirements set by the Working Body and approved by the employer, and agreed upon by the foreign organization hosting the internship.

original and copy of a valid official certificate of passing a foreign language exam with results meeting the established minimum requirements (originals will be returned to the applicant after verification); download - click to download.

Medical certificate (for those traveling abroad) in form 072/u.

copies of documents confirming the unconditional invitation (excluding financial conditions) from the foreign organization hosting the internship, specifying the research directions, duration, and costs (with a breakdown of calculations) of the scientific internship, with notarized translations into Kazakh or Russian.

list of scientific results (at least one article or review indexed in international databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, or in domestic or foreign scientific publications recommended by the authorized body) and/or published in the materials of international scientific conferences and/or at least one international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), approved by the employer.

copy of a valid official accreditation certificate issued by the authorized body in the field of science.

If documents are submitted through a representative, a notarized power of attorney for the representative.