Young people from Almaty aged 14 to 35 can receive a grant for business development

Young people aged 14 to 35 who are registered in Almaty can receive grants to implement their projects or business ideas under the "Täuelsizdik Urpaqtary" program.

Funding is also available for IT startups. Grants are distributed across the following categories:

— Information Technology — for the implementation and development of new IT solutions and projects, including early-stage startup projects; three contestants can win grants

— Science — for the implementation of new scientific projects and research in priority sectors of science; three contestants can win grants

— Culture — for projects aimed at promoting Kazakhstan's cultural heritage, advancing folk cultural traditions and arts; only one contestant can win a grant

— Business — for implementing new business ideas in priority sectors of the economy; three contestants can win grants

— Media — for implementing new media projects, including projects creating educational, useful, and interesting content for youth; only one contestant can win a grant.

The amount of each grant is 1,000,000 tenge.

Applications are accepted from August 15 to October 10. The application must include: a project description, a video presentation, a draft budget, and information on intellectual property.

Every three months, the grant recipient must submit a report on the progress of the project implementation. The organizer will monitor the targeted use of funds throughout the year.

Source: digitalbusiness.kz