Every year thousands of educational grants in Kazakhstan are provided for students. Educational grant gives not only an opportunity to get free higher education, but also to get monthly payment of cash benefits to a student, in other words -scholarships. Scholarship size depends on many factors which we will describe below.

Types of scholarships in educational institutions

First of all, please note that the scholarship is paid to the students of higher education institutions (HEI)  as well as to the students  of professional technic institutions ( PTI, colleges).

Types of state scholarships:

1. Minimal state scholarship (we will call it a general one);
2. Enhanced state scholarship;
3. Presidential state scholarship (available only for students of higher education institutions).

To get scholarships, students must have a payment card. It takes 45 days to produce a payment card. Nowadays, for producing of payment card it’s just enough to have an ID card. One can open a payment card at any regulated banks at the discretion of the student. If on the first month of studying in educational institutions you still do not have a payment card, or it is in the process of producing, you can get a scholarship at the box office of the institution.

Minimal state grant

If you have become an owner of an educational scholarship, first time you will be charged a general (minimal) scholarship till the end of the first semester. The scholarship is charged every month and at the end of the month. According to the results of the first examination session, if the student has "excellent" and "good" marks, he(she) has an opportunity to get scholarships in future. If the student has "excellent" and "good" marks according to the results of passed exams, next semester his scholarship will increase on 15 %. Scholarship during summer holidays period is paid total of two months (July , August), of course if the student has "good" and "excellent " marks  for the summer session exams. Scholarship is charged at the end of July.

Payment of state scholarships is terminated:

• in the case of expulsion (exclusion) of the student from the organization of education, regardless of the reasons for the expulsion (exclusion);
• in case of death of the student;
• after completion of studies from the date of issue of the order on release.

Travel benefits for students

In the article we would also like to note that students get travel benefits for travel on public transport (travel tickets).

1. Students of colleges got travel tickets 2 times per year during winter and summer holidays in size of 2 MCI.
2. Alumnus of collegues - one time per year in size of 2 MCI.
3. Students of HEIs, magisters got travel tickets 2 times per year during winter and summer holidays in size of 4 MCI.
4. Students of preparatory divisions - one time per year in size of 4 MCI.
5. Alumnus of HEIs - one time per year in size of 4 MCI.

Enhancement size of travel tickets for persons deprived of parental care or disabled people is not applicable. Calculation of travel tickets is carried out in February and June, by transferring of funds to a payment card or by cash payments.

Scholarships’ sizes in HEIs and colleges

Scholarship appointment is carried out by the head of educational institution (rector of the university, director of college). Rates of scholarships are regulated by the Regulations of appointment, payment and sizes of state scholarships to the students studying at organizational institutions adopted by Republic of Kazakhstan Government decree from February 28  № 266.

In tables there are described in details sizes of scholarships for each category of students, including students, master degree students, PHd students.

Table 1. Size of minimal scholarship

Table 2. Sizes of enhanced scholarship

Table 3. Size of presidential scholarship

Table 4. Sizes of scholarship enhancement for persons, deprived of parental care or disabled people

Sizes of enhancement (in percent)