Uzbekistan to award international Olympiad winners with nearly 1 billion UZS
Starting from June 1, 2025, winners and medalists of prestigious international science Olympiads can look forward to a significant increase in their cash prize. This exciting news comes as a result of the presidential decree “On Measures to Implement the Tasks Set During the Open Dialogue with Youth of the Republic of Uzbekistan.”
Currently, the cash prizes for Olympiad winners are set at different levels. The first-place winners in the most prestigious Olympiads receive 500 times the base calculation unit (BCU), equivalent to 187.5 million UZS. Winners of international Olympiads receive 150 times the BCU (56.25 million UZS), while winners of regional Olympiads receive 12 times the BCU (4.5 million UZS).
Under the new decree, the prize money for winners and medalists of top-tier international Olympiads such as the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), International Biology Olympiad (IBO), International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), and International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) will see a significant increase. First-place winners will now receive 937.5 million UZS (2,500 times the BCU), second-place winners will receive 562.5 million UZS (1,500 times the BCU), and third-place winners will receive 375 million UZS (1,000 times the BCU).
In addition to the increased cash prizes, specialists under the age of 35 who obtain a PhD or an equivalent academic degree from a foreign higher education institution listed in the Top 100 global university rankings will be eligible for an interest-free loan of up to 2,150 times the BCU for purchasing housing, with a repayment period of 10 years.
This new decree aims to further motivate and reward young scientists and researchers in Uzbekistan, encouraging them to excel in their fields and achieve great success on the international stage.
