Natural sciences, MS and PhD

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What can I study?

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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
• Choose the KAIST Scholarship as your funding on the form to be considered: full tuition for four semesters of a master's, ten of the integrated programme, eight of a PhD, a monthly stipend and health insurance
• PhD and integrated applicants name one professor and are strongly advised to contact them first. For Physics, KAIST highly recommends finding an advisor before you apply

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Where this comes from

• KAIST international graduate application guide, Spring 2027 ↗Supports: eligibility, English rules, documents, degrees offered per department, scholarship, tuition and living costs · pp.2 to 30 · Checked 15 September 2026
• KAIST graduate timeline ↗Supports: spring 2027 dates; fall 2027 TBA · Checked 15 September 2026

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