- ICP: first call for proposals
- BIRD program: first call for proposals
- RCP: first call for proposals
ICP: first call for proposals
Innovation Capabilities Program
The ICP program aims to enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Uzbekistan to develop new or improved products, services and processes that will enable them to enter domestic, regional and global markets for the following purposes: Facilitating the process of innovative modernization of the private sector ; Provide financial assistance and support for the implementation of measures consistent with the long-term SME reform strategy; Improve the efficiency, effectiveness and overall productivity of the private sector; Raise the visibility of SMEs nationally and internationally.
The main conditions of the ICP program are: The grant amount is US$50,000 per project; Project implementation – up to 12 months on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Co-financing is mandatory, at least 100% of the grant amount (the source of co-financing can be an industrial partner, a financial partner or own funds). By industry: Agri-food technologies; Medicine and medical technologies; New materials and chemical technologies; Mining and metallurgical industry; Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals; Mechanical engineering and automotive industry.
Proposals selection. Proposals must be submitted in 1) English and 2) Uzbek or Russian optionally. The selection process includes submission of proposals, initial evaluation check, scientific, technical and technological readiness evaluation by the Expert Council, final evaluation proposals by the Grant Commission (GC) and signing of protocol of winners by the GC, that lead to the signing of Grant Agreement.
The grant recipient must be a legal entity with the status of small and medium enterprise registered in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
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BIRD program: first call for proposals
Business Investments in R&D Program program
The BIRD program is aimed at supporting commercialization projects from Research Organizations, Higher Education Institutions, and SMEs to be submitted by eligible applicants represented by individual researchers. Selection is based on two core principles: (i) technological readiness and (ii) commercial potential of the project.
The BIRD program pursues the following objectives:
1) Build and strengthen systemic partnerships between industry, research institutes, and universities for technology development and transfer to address systemic problems in manufacturing sectors.
2) Stimulate SME’s investment activity in R&D and private research organizations of high-quality R&D.
3) Contribute to collective efforts to develop new technologies in areas of national importance.
4) Cooperate with leading international research centers and global businesses.
Thematic scope and disciplines. Proposals are expected to be in/related to such areas as (including but not limited to) renewable energy, energy efficiency, low-carbon technologies, biotechnologies, medicine and healthcare, agriculture and food, artificial intelligence, ICT, and other areas of scientific and technological development.
Business Investments in R&D Program – has an allocation of US $10 million and will finance matching grants for sub-projects to (i) support later stages of research commercialization, (ii) R&D for SMEs, and (iii) early stages of knowledge-based startups. Grant recipient for BIRD grant funds can be a legal entity created after the grant is awarded in the Republic of Uzbekistan in the form of an LLC or an existing SME company registered in the Republic of Uzbekistan in the form of an LLC.
The general requirements for the BIRD program are:
Grant amount - up to US $600,000
Co-financing amount (mandatory) - at least 25% of the grant amount in monetary form
Implementation period - up to 24 months
This call for proposals is open from December 25, 2023 to April 1, 2024 .
All science and technology areas
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RCP: first call for proposals
Research Commercialization Program
The RCP is aimed at supporting technology commercialization sub-projects from Research Organizations and Higher Education Institutions to be submitted and represented by eligible applicants - individual researchers. Selection is based on two core principles: (i) technological readiness and (ii) commercialization potential of the project.
By supporting the selection and implementation of research commercialization sub-projects, the RCP pursues the following objectives:
1) Build and strengthen systemic partnerships between industry, research institutes, and universities for technology development and transfer to address systemic problems in manufacturing sectors.
2) Stimulate SME’s investment activity in R&D and private research organizations of high-quality R&D.
3) Contribute to collective efforts to develop new technologies in areas of national importance.
4) Cooperate with leading international research centers and global businesses.
Thematic scope and disciplines. Proposals will be aimed at selecting projects in such areas as (including but not limited to) renewable energy, energy efficiency, low-carbon technologies, biotechnologies, medicine and healthcare, agriculture and food, artificial intelligence, ICT, and other areas of scientific and technological development.
The Research Commercialization Program has an allocation of US $4 million and will (i) finance research commercialization sub-projects on the development of proof-of-concept and small-scale prototyping, and (ii) provide mentorship to sub-projects with commercialization potential. Grant recipient for RCP grant funds must be a legal entity created after the grant is awarded in the Republic of Uzbekistan in the form of LLC.
General requirements for RCP are:
Grant amount - up to US $150,000
Co-financing amount (mandatory) - at least 15% from the grant amount in monetary form
Implementation period - up to 24 months
All science and technology areas
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Modernizing Uzbekistan’s National Innovation System Project – MUNIS
MUNIS is a unique development project implemented jointly by the World bank and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations of the Republic of Uzbekistan, aiming at enabling the development of a market-oriented national innovation system in Uzbekistan. The project is provided 50 million US dollars to realize several research and innovation grant programs.
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How MUNIS works?
The MUNIS project works by providing a number of different grants and tools to help improve the innovation ecosystem in Uzbekistan. This will range from funding research teams to assisting commercialization of innovative products, from modernizing research institutions to supporting policy making.
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4 July, 2024RCP Program winners
The Project Implementation Unit, is pleased to announce the winners of the first round of the Research Commercialization Program (RCP), held within the framework of the MUNIS project.
The program, launched on December 25, 2023, aimed to identify and support research projects with high commercialization potential. A total of 55 proposals were received by the February 19, 2024 deadline.
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21 June, 2024Pitching sessions were held for the RCP grant program
On June 20-21 of this year, pitching sessions were held with the participation of finalists of the RCP grant program and the International Expert Council (IEC).
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28 May, 2024Cooperation in the field of modernization of research institutes within the framework of the PRIM program
Experts of the MUNIS project, with the participation of the Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. Turdikulova, discussed issues regarding cooperation in the field of modernization of research institutes within the framework of the PRIM program, including the possibilities of commercializing the activities of scientific organizations.
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15 May, 2024Seminar-training on "Mechanisms of commercialization and technology transfer".
The training was organized by the National Office for the Implementation of Innovations and Technology Transfer and was carried out by experts of the World Bank "Modernization of the National Innovation System of Uzbekistan" (MUNIS) project.
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6 May, 2024Results of NOVITT employee training
The training of employees of the National Office of Innovation and Technology Transfer (NOVITT), organized as part of the implementation of the RCP and BIRD programs, has been completed.
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