Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi Raqamli texnologiyalar vazirligi (“Besh million sunʼiy intellekt yetakchilari” loyihasi)
A national contest within the "Five Million AI Leaders" project of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Digital Technologies that rewards the most active pupils, students, informatics teachers, schools and universities learning AI on the aileaders.uz platform. A new round has not been announced.
A regional competition in which school pupils of Kashkadarya Region apply for a governor's stipend in six nominations; winners receive 1.5 times the base calculation amount every month for the school year. The 2027-2028 round has not been announced yet.
Raqamli texnologiyalar vazirligi va “Oʻzbekkosmos” agentligi (hamkorlar bilan)
A national contest run with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Digital Technologies and the Uzcosmos agency in which pupils and students aged 14–20 present robotics, engineering and software projects. The 2027 edition has not yet been announced.
Ixtisoslashtirilgan taʼlim muassasalari agentligi (Agency of Specialized Educational Institutions)
The three flagship specialized schools in Tashkent (IT; physics and astronomy; biology and chemistry) and their regional branches admit pupils by test into free places, with the main intake after grades 4 and 6 and a few places in grades 8-10.
Grade 9
No fee
Fully fundedApplications not open yetQualification required
Full tuition for all four years at NewUU for admitted applicants from low-income families registered in Uzbekistan's Unified Register of Social Protection.
Grade 11
No fee
Fully fundedApplications not open yetQualification required
Entry scholarships of 10% to 100% at Ajou University in Tashkent based on IELTS/TOEFL/CEFR/SAT/TOPIK scores, olympiad medals, graduation from Presidential or specialized schools, or entrance exam results.
Grade 11
Cost not published
Partial fundingApplications not open yetQualification required
Youth Affairs Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Yoshlar ishlari agentligi)
Youth on the Youth Register (Yoshlar daftari) aged 16-31 can get back 50% of their fees for foreign-language and general school-subject courses at private education centres, plus the cost of national certificate exams.
Full tuition for all four years at NewUU for winners of IMO, IPhO, IChO, IOI or IBO who pass the entrance exam (or have SAT/IB/A Levels) and the interview.
Grade 11
No fee
Fully fundedApplications not open yetQualification required
Raqamli texnologiyalar vazirligi – Raqamli taʼlimni rivojlantirish markazi (IT-Istedod)
Young citizens of Uzbekistan aged 14–30 who earn an approved international IT certificate can claim back up to 60% of their course and exam costs, or up to 100% for professional-level certificates if they hold English at B2 or above. Applications are filed online at any time.
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Madaniyat vazirligi)
Biennial national contest of the Ministry of Culture for pupils of specialised art and culture schools, boarding schools, technikums and academic lyceums, in music, dance, theatre and folklore. The 2025 edition had 628 participants in 12 directions and 70 nominations.
University of Digital Economics and Agrotechnologies (UDEA)
An Agrobank-funded grant of UZS 250,000,000 for Uzbek citizens admitted to UDEA's Coventry University partnership programmes, awarded after an Agrobank interview.
Grades not published
No fee
Fully fundedApplications not open yetQualification required