Bolashak
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Bolashak is a scholarship which is awarded to the best students from Kazakhstan. The scholarship was instituted by the first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in 1993. From 1994 through 2004, 785 students have been granted the “Bolashak” scholarship. Many Bolashak graduates hold main positions in state and private organizations in Kazakhstan.
In 2005 the total number of applicants who applied for the Bolashak program, was 6698 people. Compared to 2004, the amount of applicants increased by forty fivefold. Moreover, this amount exceeds the yearly intake of major universities in Kazakhstan.
During the competition process of the year 2005, 537 applicant records were rejected due to nonconformity to the competition rules for awarding the Bolashak International Scholarship. The applicants, approved for conformity to the Rules of Selection, underwent language and psychological testing. Based upon results of the tests, they were recommended for consideration by the Experts Committee. As a result, in the year 2005 1796 applicants have been awarded the Bolashak scholarship.
In 2006 the receipt of documents for participation at the selection process was conducted from April 26 through May 15, 2006 and from September 15 through October 31, 2006. During the first intake 809 files were received and 1620 were received during the second intake.
Upon results of processing of personal files, language and psychological testing results as well as recommendations of the Experts Committees in the year 2006, 778 students were awarded the scholarship.
On April 20, 2007 by the decision of the Republican Committee for preparation of specialists abroad, the scholarship was granted to 82 applicants, on August 16 – to 185 applicants.
On January 24, 2008 the Bolashak Scholarship was awarded to 223 candidates.
Presently, young people of Kazakhstan are granted the opportunity to study in 32 countries at 630 leading universities overseas.
