KAIST International Student Scholarship
KAIST funding for study in South Korea — amount, eligibility, deadline, and programs it can pair with.
Scholarship facts
Needs review- Provider
- KAIST
- Funding
- $22,000
- Funding type
- full_funding
- Country
- South Korea
- Degree levels
- Master, PhD
- Deadline
- Mar 15, 2027
Source: KAIST · Data last updated Jun 28, 2026
KAIST
KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), one of Asia's top STEM universities, provides full tuition and stipends to all admitted international graduate students. There is no separate scholarship application required. Must hold a Bachelor's degree (for Master's) or Master's degree (for PhD) from an accredited institution, demonstrate strong academic performance, and meet English proficiency requirements (TOEFL 80+ / IELTS 6.5+ or English-medium instruction proof). Academic excellence, research potential, fit with advisor and department, recommendation letter quality.
Full tuition waiver + monthly stipend (KRW 350,000-500,000) + research assistantship
Related programs
These program links make the scholarship page actionable instead of static. When direct links do not exist yet, this section falls back to country-level relevance.
BSc Design
Korea University
First-year estimate: $12,640 - $19,640
MSc International Studies
Korea University
First-year estimate: $12,640 - $19,640
MSc Biotechnology
Ewha Womans University
First-year estimate: $15,290 - $22,290
MSc Economics
Korea University
First-year estimate: $12,640 - $19,640
MSc Biotechnology
Korea University
First-year estimate: $12,640 - $19,640
BSc Engineering
Seoul National University of Technology
First-year estimate: $12,640 - $19,640
South Korea planning guide
Country-level planning notes make the funding page more useful for decision making even before every linked university budget is fully verified.