El-Yurt Umidi 2026: 500 quotas in the first call — how to be ready for the next one
Key facts — first 2026 call
- Application window: 3–24 April 2026 (closed)
- Quotas: 500 — 167 bachelor's · 232 master's · 38 PhD (plus reserve places)
- Requirement: acceptance letter from a top-ranked university (QS / THE lists)
- Next call: announced at eyuf.uz — historically more than one call per year
El-Yurt Umidi — the Presidential foundation that fully funds Uzbek citizens' studies at the world's top universities — ran its first 2026 open call in April: 500 quotas covering bachelor's, master's and doctoral study abroad. Applications went through the foundation's online platform, and for the first time final-year students without a diploma in hand were also allowed to apply.
The pattern that matters
El-Yurt Umidi has been running multiple calls per year — a second selection typically follows the first within months. If you missed April, the realistic move is not waiting passively: everything on the checklist below takes weeks to months, and the application window is usually only about three weeks long.
The checklist for the next call
- Admission first. The foundation funds people who already hold an acceptance letter from a top-ranking university (QS/THE). University applications themselves take 2–6 months — this is the real deadline, not the foundation's.
- IELTS. Top-300 programmes typically ask for 6.5–7.5. If your target course wants 7.0 and you're at 6.0, that's roughly 3–4 months of focused work.
- Documents. Transcript, diploma (or enrollment proof for final-year students), recommendation letters, motivation letter — collect them before the call opens, not during.
- Watch eyuf.uz and the foundation's official channels — calls open with short notice.
🇺🇿 Qisqacha
El-Yurt Umidi 2026-yilgi 1-ochiq tanlovi aprelda yakunlandi: 500 kvota (167 bakalavr, 232 magistratura, 38 doktorantura). Jamg'arma odatda yiliga bir necha tanlov o'tkazadi — keyingisiga hozirdan tayyorlaning: top universitetdan acceptance letter olish (bu 2–6 oy), IELTS 6.5–7.5, hujjatlar va motivatsion xat. Rasmiy e'lonlar: eyuf.uz. Ariza oynasi odatda ~3 hafta ochiq turadi.
Source / Manba: eyuf.uz — 2026 1-ochiq stipendiya tanlovi · Daryo.uz