KAIST Scholarship Stipend 2027: KAIST vs KGPS vs KPS Stipend Comparison

The KAIST Scholarship Stipend 2027 compares three KAIST funding routes for international graduate students: the KAIST Scholarship, the KAIST Global Presidential Scholarship (KGPS), and the KAIST Prestige Scholarship (KPS). The KAIST Scholarship provides full tuition, National Health Insurance and a monthly stipend, while KGPS offers full tuition plus KRW 1,000,000 per month and four semesters of funding, and KPS provides full tuition plus KRW 300,000 per month for up to eight semesters. The page explains how students may be considered for KGPS or KPS based on degree programme and competitiveness.

Full tuition, health insurance and monthly stipends vary by scholarship type; KGPS provides KRW 1,000,000 per month; KPS provides KRW 300,000 per month; additional funding through research involvement may be possible.

International applicants applying for graduate admission to KAIST, with eligibility varying by degree programme (Master’s, MS-PhD, PhD).

Applicants are considered during the KAIST graduate admission process; explicit separate KGPS/KPS applications are not required for all cases, as eligibility is assessed automatically based on degree programme and departmental recommendations.