Perna, Laura W.Orosz, KataJumakulov, Zakir2017-01-052017-01-052015-01-01Perna, L. W., Orosz, K., & Jumakulov, Z. (2015). Understanding the human capital benefits of a government-funded international scholarship program: An exploration of Kazakhstan's Bolashak program. International Journal of Educational Development, 40, 85-97. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.12.003http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/2142This study utilizes qualitative research methods to explore the human capital benefits of one government-sponsored international scholarship program - Kazakhstan's Bolashak Scholars Program - and how program characteristics and other forces promote and limit these benefits. The findings raise a number of questions for policymakers, administrators, and researchers about how a government-sponsored international scholarship program should be structured so as to maximize human capital development for individuals and the sponsoring nation.enAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United Stateseducational benefitshigher educationhuman capitalinternational educationpublic policyArticle