Solving the question of how to increase the contribution of science to the economy development is inextricably linked with the use of the research capacity of young scientists. Previously, it was not possible to fully use the research capacity due to the insufficiency of effective support from the state and universities, which led to a decrease in the influx of research staff. In order to overcome the critical situation that has developed as a result of a decrease in the influx of research staff, the state is taking new measures to support young scientists.

The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of measures of state and university support for young scientists of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In order to conduct an objective assessment, the attention of the authors initially falls on a broad discussion of determining the age limits of young scientists. This discussion accompanied and preceded the adoption of many regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan regulating the provision of state and university support to young scientists.

The assessment of measures of state and university support in building the research capacity of young scientists has not yet become the object of a separate study, which indicates its scientific and practical significance.

The main method of assessing measures of state and university support for young scientists is the analysis of regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, national programs, strategic plans, reports on science, analytical reports, sociological research.

The analysis showed that the increase in the age range of young scientists in the Republic of Kazakhstan to 40 years has become one of the key factors in supporting more young scientists through their maximum involvement in the implementation of activities included in the strategic plans for the development of science and education. The measures taken by the state and university support of young scientists confirm the orientation of the state towards an open dialogue and readiness to discuss the problems of young scientists. However, both state support and university support measures for young scientists, designed to complement each other, continue to act asynchronously to varying degrees in the common framework of building the research capacity of young scientists of regional universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Along with the measures of state support, there is an urgent need to provide the university support to young scientists on an ongoing basis.

Further research is seen in the identification and assessment of the needs and barriers of young scientists in building their research capacity.