The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the National Agency for Social Protection under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan announce a competition for research works "For Social Development" to be held among graduating students of bachelor's and master's degrees in higher educational institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the 2024/2025 academic year (Ijtimoiy himoya yo’nalishida ilmiy izlanuvchilar va tadqiqotchilar uchun TANLOV). To participate in the competition, the research topic must be in one of the following areas:
- social protection policy;
- poverty assessment and reduction;
- socialization of persons with disabilities;
- active and healthy aging;
- care economy;
- violence against women and children;
- social protection of children deprived of parental care;
- social protection of migrants and their families;
- behavioral economics in social protection;
- protection of vulnerable groups of the population during a just transition;
- social protection of workers in the formal and informal sector;
- digitalization of the social protection system.
Applicants can send the following set of documents in electronic form to the e-mail address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by May 15, 2025:
- student ID card of the applicant or other supporting document;
- full research (BMI, dissertation) manuscript;
- research (BMI, dissertation) annotation.
The subject of the letter should be “For Social Development”. A response letter will be sent confirming receipt of the documents.
Additional information about the competition will be posted on the Telegram channel of the Institute of Social Protection (https://t.me/ihri_uzb)
Please send any other questions regarding the competition to the e-mail address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.