KAIST International Graduate Admission Scholarship in Korea – Fall 2027

Opportunity Overview

KAIST scholarship for master's and PhD study in Korea: tuition waiver, monthly stipend and health insurance. Fall 2027 applications run from 7 January to 5 February 2027. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon admits international students to master's and PhD programmes in engineering, natural sciences, computing and business, and admitted students receive a scholarship covering full tuition, a monthly stipend and national health insurance, according to KAIST's flyer. Applications for the Fall 2027 intake open on 7 January and close on 5 February 2027; the Spring 2027 round closed on 1 September 2026. The programme is for foreign nationals; applicants need a bachelor's (for a master's) or a master's (for a PhD) before enrolment, and recommendation letters must arrive by KAIST's deadline. The basic KAIST Scholarship covers tuition and health insurance, with a stipend that depends on research involvement; the KAIST Global Presidential Scholarship gives master's and integrated MS-PhD students ₩1,000,000 a month plus tuition for four semesters, and the KAIST Prestige Scholarship gives PhD students ₩300,000 a month plus tuition for eight semesters.