Lifecycle: { "status": "closed", "edition": "2026", "cadence": "annual since 2021", "duration": "project period not stated on announcement", "renewable": null, "dates": { "opens": "2026-04-21", "deadline": "2026-06-21T24:00:00+05:00" } } Funding and benefits: { "amount": { "value": 3000000, "currency": "KZT", "scope": "per grant" }, "award_count": 30, "total_pool": { "value": 90000000, "currency": "KZT" }, "benefits": [ "non-dilutive project grant" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": "Kazakhstan citizens", "residence": null, "age": "14–34 inclusive", "applicant_type": [ "individual young person" ], "education": null, "experience": null, "fields": [ "science", "culture", "IT", "business", "media", "volunteering" ], "institution": null, "language": "Kazakh and/or Russian application", "location": "Kazakhstan", "remote": true, "route": "direct competition application", "exclusions": [] } Application: { "opens": "2026-04-21", "deadline": "2026-06-21T24:00:00+05:00", "decision": null, "start": null, "end": null, "url": "https://qazvolunteer.kz/en/articles/startoval-priem-zayavok-na-konkurs-grantov-tuelsizdik-rpatary", "materials": [ "competition application", "project description PDF", "video up to 60 seconds or presentation up to 10 slides", "draft budget PDF", "intellectual-property information if available", "identity document or birth certificate" ], "selection_stages": [ "application", "eligibility/document review", "commission assessment", "grant award" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ "Kayrat Kambarov (2025 commission chair)" ], "latest_recipients": [ "Aizhan Omirbaeva (2025 recipient example)" ], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "Official government reporting supplied one public 2025 recipient example and commission leadership, not a complete grantee roster." }, "history": { "launched": 2021, "editions": [ { "year": 2025, "recipient_example": "Aizhan Omirbaeva" }, { "year": 2026, "awards": 30 } ], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "2026 decision date", "2026 complete recipient roster", "project implementation period" ] Source conflicts: []