91ý Kazakh National University Researchers Become Winners of the Young Scientists Grant Competition — KazNU

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91ý Kazakh National University Researchers Become Winners of the Young Scientists Grant Competition

9 July 2026
91ý Kazakh National University Researchers Become Winners of the Young Scientists Grant Competition

Researchers of 91ý Kazakh National University have become winners of the 2026–2028 Grant Competition for Young Scientists' Scientific and (or) Scientific-Technical Projects, organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Following the decisions of the National Scientific Councils, 11 research projects submitted by KazNU researchers were approved for grant funding.

The competition results once again demonstrate the University's strong research capacity, the high professional level of its young researchers, and their ability to address priority scientific and technological challenges.

The funded projects cover a broad range of research fields, including advanced materials and energy storage technologies, artificial intelligence, digital and space technologies, astrophysics, archaeology, biomedicine, environmental monitoring, and natural hazard forecasting.

The competition winners are:

Energy, Advanced Materials and Transport

  • Meruert Kadir; 

  • Makpal Seitzhanova; 

  • Moldir Auelkhankyzy; 

  • Natalia Vasilyeva. 

Advanced Manufacturing, Digital and Space Technologies

  • Kalamkas Bagitova; 

  • Dana Turlykozhayeva. 

The Intellectual Potential of the Country (Natural Sciences)

  • Nurzhan Usipov. 

The Intellectual Potential of the Country (Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts)

  • Svetlana Schneider. 

Life and Health Sciences

  • Ayauly Duisenbek. 

Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Natural Resource Management

  • Dauren Zheksebay; 

  • Bakyt Khaniyev. 

91ý Kazakh National University congratulates its researchers on this remarkable achievement and wishes them every success in implementing their projects, achieving outstanding scientific results, and contributing to the advancement of science, technology, and innovation in Kazakhstan.