KAIST Scholarships for International Students

University scholarship

KAIST International Undergraduate Scholarship

Undergraduate

Full tuition + KRW 350,000/month + health insurance

Language requirement: Admission English: test report or accepted exemption required. Recommended scores: IELTS 6.5, TOEIC 720, TEPS 326, or TOEFL 83 (before January 21,2026) /4.5 (new scale). These are recommendations, not scholarship cutoffs.

Select KAIST scholarship in the Statement of Financial Resources on the admission application. Admission required. Foreign citizenship required; applicants with Korean-origin background may qualify through complete overseas primary and secondary schooling. No separate scholarship application.

Open Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-10-22 KST · 18:00 KST

Official source ↗ · Eligibility; subsidies; GPA requirement; application procedure

Source checked: 2026-10-01

Undergraduate

Full tuition + KRW 350,000/month + health insurance

Select KAIST scholarship in the Statement of Financial Resources on the admission application. Admission required. Foreign citizenship required; applicants with Korean-origin background may qualify through complete overseas primary and secondary schooling. No separate scholarship application.

Open Fall 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-10-22 KST · 18:00 KST

Official source ↗ · Eligibility; subsidies; GPA requirement; application procedure

Source checked: 2026-10-01

Undergraduate

Full tuition + KRW 350,000/month + health insurance

Select KAIST scholarship in the Statement of Financial Resources on the admission application. Admission required. Foreign citizenship required; applicants with Korean-origin background may qualify through complete overseas primary and secondary schooling. No separate scholarship application.

Upcoming Fall 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2027-01-14 KST · 18:00 KST

Official source ↗ · Eligibility; subsidies; GPA requirement; application procedure

Source checked: 2026-10-01

Later semesters and re-application

Full tuition exemption for up to 8 semesters. After the freshman year, maintain GPA strictly above 2.7/4.3. The package also includes KRW 350,000 monthly living expenses and medical health insurance.

University scholarshipSpecial eligibility

KAIST International Graduate Scholarship

Global Technology Innovation Program (GDI-GTIP Track) excluded

The Spring 2027 programme table includes Daejeon programmes and Seoul-campus Management Engineering. Your eligible programme determines the campus; scholarship selection does not permit a free choice of campus.

Master; PhD; Integrated

Full tuition + health insurance + research-dependent monthly stipend

Language requirement: Admission English: IELTS 6.5 or TOEIC 720 or TEPS 326 or TOEFL 83 (before January 21,2026) /4.5 (new scale). Official nationality and education-based exemptions apply.

Select KAIST scholarship as the financial resource during admission. English admission requirements: IELTS Academic 6.5 or TOEIC 720 or TEPS 326; TOEFL 83 for tests beforeJanuary 21,2026, or new-scale 4.5 for later tests. Official nationality, education-based and programme exemptions apply. Meeting an admission English standard does not guarantee scholarship selection. Global Technology Innovation Program (GDI-GTIP Track) excluded

Closed Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-09-01 KST

Official source ↗ · KAIST Scholarship; KGPS; KPS

Source checked: 2026-10-01

Later semesters and re-application

Tuition and health insurance support accompany the awarded graduate scholarship. Monthly stipend depends on research involvement and college arrangements; it is not a fixed university-wide amount.

University scholarshipSpecial eligibility

KAIST Global Presidential Scholarship (KGPS)

Master’s or Master’s–PhD integrated applicants; GDI-GTIP excluded

Master; Integrated

Full tuition + KRW 1,000,000/month

Language requirement: Admission English: IELTS 6.5 or TOEIC 720 or TEPS 326 or TOEFL 83 (before January 21,2026) /4.5 (new scale). Official nationality and education-based exemptions apply.

Select KAIST scholarship as the financial resource during admission. English admission requirements: IELTS Academic 6.5 or TOEIC 720 or TEPS 326; TOEFL 83 for tests beforeJanuary 21,2026, or new-scale 4.5 for later tests. Official nationality, education-based and programme exemptions apply. Meeting an admission English standard does not guarantee scholarship selection. Master’s or Master’s–PhD integrated applicants; GDI-GTIP excluded

Closed Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-09-01 KST

Official source ↗ · KAIST Scholarship; KGPS; KPS

Source checked: 2026-10-01

Later semesters and re-application

If selected, full tuition and KRW 1,000,000/month for 4 regular semesters. Department-head recommendation and competitive selection required.

University scholarshipSpecial eligibility

KAIST Prestige Scholarship (KPS)

PhD or Master’s–PhD integrated applicants

PhD; Integrated

Full tuition + KRW 300,000/month

Language requirement: Admission English: IELTS 6.5 or TOEIC 720 or TEPS 326 or TOEFL 83 (before January 21,2026) /4.5 (new scale). Official nationality and education-based exemptions apply.

Select KAIST scholarship as the financial resource during admission. English admission requirements: IELTS Academic 6.5 or TOEIC 720 or TEPS 326; TOEFL 83 for tests beforeJanuary 21,2026, or new-scale 4.5 for later tests. Official nationality, education-based and programme exemptions apply. Meeting an admission English standard does not guarantee scholarship selection. PhD or Master’s–PhD integrated applicants

Closed Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-09-01 KST

Official source ↗ · KAIST Scholarship; KGPS; KPS

Source checked: 2026-10-01

Later semesters and re-application

If selected, full tuition and KRW 300,000/month for 8 regular semesters. For integrated students, this award begins at the PhD phase. Department recommendation and college-dean selection required.