School of Computing, MS and PhD
KAIST international graduate application guide, Spring 2027 ↗Checked 18 September 2026
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DICE Lab · Prof. Hyeok Kim · School of Computing
- Computer science. Send a CV, transcripts and a personal statement.
- You are looking for: MS, PhD, interns, visiting students
- You are from abroad: the lab says international students are welcome
What you would work on Data visualisation that works across devices and users, making quantum computing approachable for non-experts, and automation for scientific discovery.
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What can I study?
- Computing Theory
- Systems-Networks
- Software Design
- Secure Computing
- Visual Computing
- AI-Information Service
- Social Computing
- Interactive Computing
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What do I need?
- Application form, statement of purpose up to 5,000 bytes and short answers, on KAIST's portal Apply
- Copy of your passport, with the number blanked out
- ID documents for both parents, numbers blanked out
- Certificate of family registration, or a birth certificate naming both parents
- Bachelor's degree certificate and transcripts, certified copies. A master's too if you hold one
- English test report, unless you qualify for the waiver
- CV
- Certificate of employment, only for work you list on the form
- Optional but strongly encouraged: up to two recommendation letters, sent by the recommenders
- Optional: awards, publications and other proof of excellence
ALL UPLOADED, as PDF. Do not post anything to apply.
IF ADMITTED you send apostilled or embassy-verified degrees and transcripts, by post or by hand.
Paying for yourself? KAIST says the visa needs a bank balance of USD 16,000 or more.
NO ENGLISH TEST if you are a citizen of, or took your degree in, one of 19 English-speaking countries KAIST lists (guide, p.3).
ALSO NO TEST if you are a citizen of one of 43 countries KAIST lists AND took your degree there in English, with a certificate of the medium of instruction (guide, p.3).
The fee is USD 80 and is not refunded. Nothing can be changed after you pay.
Some departments ask for more; the portal has a section for each major.
Documents in any other language are translated by a public notary.
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All requirements
- A bachelor's by the end of February 2027 for a master's or integrated programme, a master's for a PhD. It must be equivalent to a four-year Korean bachelor's
- No Korean citizenship, dual included. Applicants of Korean ethnicity meet extra conditions
- Find a prospective advisor before you apply: KAIST strongly recommends it for this school. If your advisor is already agreed, write the name on the application
- A statement of purpose and short answers, written on the online form, and a CV
- Recommendation letters are optional but strongly encouraged: up to two, uploaded by the recommenders by their own deadline
- Choose the KAIST Scholarship as your funding on the form to be considered: full tuition for four semesters of a master's, a monthly stipend and national health insurance
- Paying for yourself? KAIST says to budget about USD 16,000 a year, and the visa needs a bank balance of USD 16,000 or more
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Where this comes from
- KAIST international graduate admissions ↗Supports: eligibility, documents and the schedule · Checked 18 September 2026
- KAIST international graduate application guide, Spring 2027 ↗Supports: the School of Computing row (p.22), tuition, the application fee, the documents and the English waiver · Checked 18 September 2026
- KAIST graduate yearly timelines ↗Supports: the 2027 intakes; fall 2027 is still TBA · Checked 18 September 2026
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