Scholarship payments from the state are an important instrument of support for students, helping them to partially cover financial expenses and focus on their studies. In recent years, a significant step has been made towards strengthening material support for students, which is an important part of the state policy to improve access to education and stimulate academic performance.

Thus, from 2020 the amount of state scholarships has been doubled, with additional payments provided for excellent students, as well as for students from socially vulnerable categories: orphans and persons with disabilities.

Since 2022, according to the Education Law of RK, the responsibility for the payment of scholarships was transferred to Financial Centre JSC. However, only in 2024, due to the automation of business processes of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, it became possible to fully centralise the process of scholarship payments in organisations of higher and postgraduate education, which significantly increased the transparency and efficiency of the system.

The transfer of functions to Financial Centre JSC contributed to the introduction of a unified approach to the administration of scholarships, optimisation of labour costs and improvement of overall transparency. To minimise the risks of misuse of funds, student data is checked in several state databases.

To date, scholarships are paid on time in more than 88 higher education institutions, covering more than 200,000 students every month. Funds are transferred to the recipients' current bank accounts opened with second-tier banks or through the national postal operator. All payments are received by the end of the current month, in accordance with the established rules.

From September 2025, the amounts of state scholarships will be as follows:

• for doctoral students, including Health Care - 262,500 tenge;
• for resident doctors and master's students of medical specialities - 134,664 tenge;
• for master's students - 117,098 tenge;
• for interns - 94,862 tenge;
• for students of pedagogical and medical specialities - 84,000 tenge;
• for students of other specialities - 52,372 tenge;
• for students of technical and vocational education (working qualifications) - 41,896 tenge;
• for students of secondary technical and post-secondary education - 43,574 tenge.

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