Fully Funded KIAST Scholorships Benefits
KAIST Scholarship is a financial aid program for international students. Awardees are chosen based on their past achievements and future potential shown in their application. The results will be announced along with the final decisions.
- Full Tuition Coverage:
- Master’s students: Up to 4 semesters.
- Master’s-Ph.D. Integrated students: Up to 10 semesters.
- Ph.D. students: Up to 8 semesters.
- Monthly Stipend:
- The KAIST Scholarship includes a monthly stipend, helping many international students achieve financial independence. The stipend amount varies based on department, program, advisor, or research involvement. For more details, please contact the relevant department/program staff or your intended advisor.
- National Health Insurance:
- Coverage for the actual costs of National Health Insurance premiums.
University Location: Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KIAST) is located in South Korea.
University Ranking: Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KIAST) 56th has QS world ranking #56
Programs Offered in KIAST:
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KIAST) is offering following list of programs.
1. Natural Sciences
- Physics
- Mathematical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Graduate School of Quantum Science and Technology
2. Life Science and Bioengineering
- Biological Sciences
- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering
- Medical Science and Engineering Track
- Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Graduate School of Engineering Biology
- Graduate School of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
3. Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- The Robotics Program
- School of Computing
- Graduate School of Information Security
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Environmental and Energy Technology Program
- Bio and Brain Engineering
- Brain and Cognitive Engineering
- Industrial Design
- Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Graduate School of Data Science
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Nuclear and Quantum Engineering
- RCA-KAIST Master’s Degree Program
- Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Mobility
- Kim Jaechul Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence
- Graduate School of Green Growth and Sustainability
4. Liberal Arts and Convergence Science
- School of Digital Humanities and Computational Social Sciences
- Graduate School of Culture Technology
- Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy
6. Business
- Business and Technology Management
- Management Engineering
- Finance MBA
Eligibility Criteria for taking admission in KIAST
- Applicants must hold, or are expected to hold, the following academic degree from an accredited institution by the end of February 2025:a. For Master’s or Master’s-Ph.D. Integrated programs: a Bachelor’s degree or higherb. For Doctoral programs: a Master’s degree or higher
- ▫ Applicants must NOT hold Korean citizenship.
- English Lecture Certificate
- Acceptance Letter from Academic advisor at KIAST of your relevant area of interest.
List of Dcuoment Required For Application at KIAST
- Certificates of Degree of Diploma
- Transcripts
- English Proficiency Test (EPT) Score
- Curriculum Vitae
- Identity Document of the Applicant (A photocopy of the ID pages of your valid passport)
- dentity Document of BOTH Parents
- Certificate of Family Registration
- Certificate for Renunciation of Korean Citizenship
- Scholarship/Sponsorship Letter
- List of Honors and Awards(Use Appendix)
□ Employment Certificate
□ School Profile / Credit Rating System
To Submit Online Application and to View more detail about scholorship in Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KIAST), Visit the following two most important links.
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2025 Spring International Graduate Admission Application Guide
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Welcome to KAIST Online Application System
Three Steps of Application: (1) Contact professors in KAIST and obtain their consent in email [Note: Do not ask professors for acceptance letter. Its not needed neither you will get it, (2) Fill online application and pay the application fee, (3) Print the filled application and send it to KAIST alongside normal attested photocopies of academic documents and reference letters.
How to find professors: For example you want to find professors in Chemical Engineering Department, then simply type in Google as KAIST Chemical Engineering, you will be directed to KAIST’s Webpage for Chemical Engineering. Same goes for other fields of studies.
Important: Please note that KAIST does not offer scholarships for Management Sciences and Humanities fields.
Some departments can be directly found from the webpage: http://www.kaist.edu/html/en/edu/edu_030101.html
Where to Apply: https://apply.kaist.ac.kr/InterGradApply/