Awarding of vacant educational grants, released in the process of obtaining higher education, is carried out during summer and winter holidays, to available vacancies on a competitive basis, in the following order:

1) a student enrolled on a fee basis programme submits an application addressed to the head of the university for further training on an educational grant;

2) a university, having considered this application on a competitive basis, together with the decision of the Academic Council, sends it to the authorized body in the field of education before August 5th and January 15th of the current year for taking a decision.

Student’s application, together with the decision of the academic council, is accompanied by an extract from student’s record book or transcript, a copy of a document proving his identity and an educational grant certificate (original) of a holder, expelled from the university.

Unclaimed educational grants, namely: certificates for them, are annually transferred to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 2018-2019 academic year, 20 students – holders of state educational grants were expelled, of whom 15 were students of their own free will, 1 student for violation of academic discipline, 4 students were left for retraining. Out of 20 grants released during the training process, 17 are state grants issued under “Serpin” programme. Distribution of vacant grants according to specialties is given in the table:

Specialty	Year of enrollment	Vacant grants		Applicants
		«Serpin»	regular
5В070200-Automation and control	2017	1
5В070300-Information systems	2017	2
	2015	2		Graduates of 2019
5В070700-Mining	2018		1	A.K.Yerzhanov
5В070900-Metallurgy	2017		1
	2016	1
5В071300 – Transport, transport technique and technology	2017	1
	2016	1
	2015	1		Graduates of 2019
5В071700-Heat power engineering	2018		1
	2017	2
	2016	2
5В072400 – Technological machines and equipment	2016	2
	2015	1		Graduates of 2019
5В072900 – Construction	2016	1

1. Yerzhanov, a student of Mining-18 group, applied for one of the available vacant grants. By the order of Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated August 17th, 2019 No. 370, the student A. Erzhanov, group of Mining-18 was transferred to training under the state educational grant.

Information on availability of vacant grants released during the training process in 2017-2018 academic year
Code	Specialty	Year of enrollment	Mode of study	Vacant grant
				regular	«Serpin»
5В072400	Technological machines and equipment	2015	intramural		4
		2016	intramural		1
5В070900	Metallurgy	2016	intramural	1
		2015	intramural		1
5В071300	Transport, transport technique and technology	2015	intramural		3
		2016	intramural		1
5В072600	Technology and design of light industry products	2015	intramural	3
5В071700	Heat power engineering	2015	intramural		4
		2016			1
5В070300	Information systems	2016	intramural		2
5В012000	Vocational training	2015	intramural	5
5В072900	Construction	2016	intramural		1

The student of TT-16ko group, D.A.Saydazim, submitted an application for participation in the competition for the award of a grant that was released during the educational process. Based on the order of Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated August 29, 2018 No. 436 “On the award of vacant educational grants released in the process of higher education obtaining, according to the results of summer session in 2017-2018 academic year” Seydazim D.A. transferred to training under the state educational grant.

Students of RII also took part in the competition for awarding of vacant educational grants, become available in the process of training in other universities. Following the results of the competition for training under state grants, M. Yunisov, group St-15 and U.Oshanova, group GD-17ko awarded the above-mentioned grants  (based on the order of Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 5, 2018 No. 545) .

During 2016-2017 academic year, 5 grants were released, all the students-holders of these grants were expelled of their own free will:

Expelled student’s name	Year of enrollment	Language of tuition	Specialty
Kuandyk Bektai	2015	Kazakh	5В072400 –Technological machines and equipment
Azamat Azimbai	2015	Kazakh	5В072400 – Technological machines and equipment
Mark Kurenykh	2015	Russian	5В070700 – Mining
Kydyrali Talip	2015	Kazakh	5В070900 — Metallurgy
Moldir Alikul	2015	Kazakh	5В070300 – Information Systems

At the end of winter session in 2016-2017 academic year, 3 students submitted applications for participation in the competition for awarding vacant grants:

Student’s name	Year of enrollment	Language of tuition	Specialty
Timophey Issakov	2015	Kazakh	5В070900 — Metallurgy
Zhubanysh Umirzakov	2015	Kazakh	5В070300 — Information Systems
Vladislav Sokolov	2015	Russian	5В070700 – Mining

By the order of Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 1st, 2017 No. 44, the above-mentioned students became grant holders.