Attractive Undergraduate Scholarships, KAIST, South Korea

 1. Undergraduate Admissions

Welcome to KAIST Admissions Office of Undergraduate Program for International Students

Who is eligible to apply for Undergraduate Program as International Students?

International candidates must meet all of the following requirements:

1) Spring Semester, 2017
He or she has graduated or will graduate from his or her secondary education by February 28th, 2017.
    Fall Semester, 2017
He or she has graduated or will graduate from his or her secondary education by August 31st, 2017.

2) He or she is not a citizen of Korea.
* Korean citizens who hold dual citizenship are not eligible to apply as foreign students.

※ Note: International applicant whose parents were born in Korea MUST read the instructions below.
International candidates of Korean origin MUST additionally satisfy one of the following two requirements:

1. Neither of the candidate’s parents is a Korean citizen or;
2. The candidate must have received his/her entire elementary, junior high, and high school education outside of Korea at a comparable and equivalent level of those provided in Korea. But in this case, international schools located in Korea are not acknowledged as foreign schools.
   Candidates of Korean origin who completed their entire education(elementary, junior high, and high school) outside of Korea should submit the Certificate of the Facts Concerning the Entry & Exit issued by the Korean Immigration Office.
   The certificate should have recently been issued.

※ International students of Korean origin who do not meet one of the eligibilities above CANNOT apply for International Admissions. Instead, they must apply for Korean Admissions 

2. Deadlines & Fees

Please download and read the guideline carefully. As a candidate, it is your responsibility to know the application requirements, to submit the necessary materials by the deadline, and to monitor the status of application on the website.

2.1. Admission Timeline

Applicants can choose to apply either SPRING semester or Fall semester.

SPRING semester Deadline: Mon, September 5th, 2016, 10:00 A.M. ~  Fri, November 4th, 2016, 5:00 P.M.

FALL semester Deadline: Thur, December 1st, 2016, 10:00 A.M. ~ Fri, January 20th, 2017, 5:00 P.M.

For more detail about timeline, visit page

       The timeline in this table is based on local time in Republic of Korea and is subject to change without
       prior notice.

* Materials must be received by the dates listed above.
** Interview is NOT required for all accepted candidates. Candidates will be contacted if interview is necessary.
∴ After you pay the application fee, you are not allowed to change your semester (i.e: from SPRING semester to FALL semester)

2.2. Application Fee

The application fee is USD 80 or KRW 80,000. Payment can be made by credit card or bank transfer after writing application form online. Additional charges (i.e. bank charges) should be covered by the candidates. Please note that application fee is non-refundable and you cannot modify application form once you pay the application fee.

3. Requirements & Process

3.1. List of required documents to submit

• Refer to the guideline to prepare for required documents in detail.

Item	Documents	Remarks
Online Application	1. Application Form (original)	Mandatory 1 ~ 8 * 9 and 10 : Only for International Candidates of Korean Origin, ** 11: Optional
Post mail / In-Person Applications	2-1. Statement of Financial Resources – KAIST Scholarship (original) 2-2. Statement of Financial Resources – Sponsorship (original) 3. One Recommendation Letter (original) 4. Secondary / Tertiary School Profile (copy) 5. High school / University Transcript (copy) 6. Standardized Official Test Report (copy) 7. English Proficiency Test Report (copy) 8. Passport or National ID (copy) 9. Certificate of the Facts Concerning the Entry & Exit issued by the Korean Immigration office (original) 10. Loss of Korean Nationality (original) 11. Honors and Awards (copy)

3.2. Application Process

 Read the admission guideline carefully.
Get familiar with the application process and the required materials you need to submit.

Visit http://admission.kaist.ac.kr/international
Fill out your online application form completely according to the instructions and save the file.

Please make sure that the information on your application is correct.
You cannot edit your application after you pay the application fee.

Pay application fee, 80 USD or 80,000 KRW, by credit card or bank transfer.
Any additional charges (i.e. bank charges) should be covered by the candidate.
If you want to do the bank transfer, please don’t forget to fill out the invoice above.

Press the ‘Preview’ button and print out your online application.

Send the printed online application and all additional required materials to the Admissions Office.
- Postal Address -
Office of Admissions, KAIST
Rm #214, 2F, Creative Learning Bld. (E11)
291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-338, Republic of Korea
Tel: (+82-42) 350-2147
Fax: (+82-42) 350-2420

Check whether the submitted documents have arrived or if there are any missing documents.

Submission Complete

We will contact applicants individually if an interview is necessary.

Check your final admission and scholarship result at
https:/apply.kaist.ac.kr/InterApply/InterApply/Login

 4. Scholarships

4.1. KAIST International Student Scholarship

Eligibility

• Applicants of International Student Admission

Subsidies

• Full tuition fee: tuition exemption for 8 semesters
• Living expenses: 200,000 ~ 350,000 KRW per month
• National Health insurance

Requirement

• Students must maintain GPA over 2.7 out of 4.3 at KAIST

Application Period

• Same as Admission Application

Selection Procedure

• Same as Admission Selection

4.2. Korean Government Scholarship (KGSP)

Subsidies

• Full tuition fee: tuition exemption for 8 semesters
• Living expenses: 800,000 KRW per month
• Airfare: one economy round trip
• Korean language training fee: one year
  * Korean language training is mandatory and when the student does not achieve TOPIK grade 3 within a year, she/he is not eligible to enter the degree program.
• Others: medical insurance, settlement and returning expenses

For more information, visit NIIED website

http://www.studyinkorea.go.kr (English version) ⇒ GKS ⇒ Introduction to the projects ⇒ Korean Government Scholarship Program

5. Apply

 https://apply.kaist.ac.kr/InterApply/InterApply/Login

6.Contact Information

Find answers to your question from FAQs

If you have more questions, please contact admissions office:

• Address: E11 Bldg., 2F, Rm#214, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-338, Republic of Korea
• Phone: +82-42-350-2147
• Fax: +82-42-350-2420

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