KAIST International Student Scholarship 2027

About This Scholarship

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea's premier science and technology university, offers full scholarships to ALL international graduate students admitted to Master's and PhD programs. This means every international graduate student at KAIST is fully funded — there is no tuition fee whatsoever. KAIST is ranked among the top 50 universities globally for engineering and technology and is known for producing leaders in Samsung, LG, Hyundai, and South Korea's thriving tech industry. The campus is in Daejeon, South Korea's science hub.

Benefits

• Full tuition waiver (100% for all international graduate students), monthly stipend of at least KRW 350,000 (additional research stipend from advisor typically brings total to KRW 600,000-1,000,000+), on-campus housing at subsidized rates, comprehensive health insurance, Korean language courses, one-time settlement allowance, opportunity for teaching/research assistantships with additional income, access to state-of-the-art research facilities

Eligible Programs