Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
* The timeline in this table is based on local time in South Korea and subject to change.
1) In person :
By May 2nd, 2011, 5:00P.M. Mon * A hard copy of the required documents
2) Airmail : should arrive to the Team of Graduate and
Submission of Documents
By May 16th, 2011 6:00P.M., Mon with International Admissions by this deadline after
submitting the online application.
postmark as by May 2nd, 2011 on the
envelope.
Selection of
Jun 7th,2011, Tue ~ Jun 17th,2011, Fri
Application Documents
Interview & Verification Announced by email if needed * You might be asked for an interview if needed.
Admissions Final Selection & *Results will be posted on the KAIST website
By Jul 6th, 2011 Wed, 5:00P.M. (http://admission.kaist.ac.kr)
Notification
Degree offered
Department Division MS-Ph.D Web Address
MS Integrated Ph.D
Program
Physics ● ● http://physics.kaist.ac.kr
Mathematical Sciences ● ● http://mathsci.kaist.ac.kr/
Chemistry ● ● http://www.chem.kaist.ac.kr
I. Eligibility
- International applicants for our graduate programs must be foreign. (Non-Korean)
- Applicants who have obtained or will obtain undergraduate degree/diploma by August 31, 2011.
* For Additional Eligibility for Application for MBA Programs, Global Information & Telecommunication Technology Program,
Graduate School of Medical Science & Engineering, and Graduate school of Innovation & Technology Management, please refer
to the following web sites (http://business.kaist.ac.kr/eng/, http://ksim.kaist.ac.kr/eng/, http://kgsf.kaist.ac.kr/default.asp?LangFlag=eng,
http://ittp.kaist.ac.kr, http://gsmse.kaist.ac.kr, http://itm.kaist.ac.kr ).
* It is strongly recommended that all required documents should be typed instead of handwritten.
Categories Note remarks
0. Document Checklist Make sure you have included all the required documents. Online
After filling out and submitting the online application form, a
1. Application Form hard copy should be submitted as well along with other Online & Copy
necessary documents.
Applicants who are applying for Self-support or
Parental/Individual sponsor should attach a bank statement
showing the capacity to meet educational expenses at
KAIST.
Applicants who are applying for Organization/Firm/Govern
ment should attach a notarized certificate of sponsorship.
Applicants who are applying for the KAIST Scholarship do not
have to submit any certificate mentioned above.
2. Statement of ※KAIST Scholarship – KAIST offers scholarships to inter Original
Financial Resources national students. The amount and conditions are set prior to
students’ enrollment by the KAIST Scholarship Committee
based on the merit of the applicant. Those who are eligible will
receive scholarship that will exempt an incoming international
student from paying tuition (~ USD 5500/semester) and fees
(~USD2300/semester), and monthly allowance corresponding
Mandatory documents
to KRW 300,000 per month for the first year. For the following
semesters, the KAIST Scholarship Committee will decide on
the exemption of tuition and fees.
Download the file, add your signature and date to the form,
and send it to the recommenders.
Letters should be signed and sealed across the back by the
recommenders in an official envelope and either be sent
3. Letters of directly to KAIST by the recommender or be included in the
Download
Recommendation package.
Two letters of Recommendation should be submitted and be
from your professors you have attended and/or are attending.
(In case that you are belonging to a company, it is allowed to
get the letters from the company.)
Certificate of Graduation issued by your university.
Certificate of Expected Graduation by your university (if you
are still enrolled in a university)
Original
4. Diploma (Certificate In case your education institution offers Certificate of
or
of Graduation or Expected Graduation, you should submit Certificate of
Certified
Expected Graduation when registering if you get admitted to KAIST.
copy,
Graduation (The detailed timeline for registering will be announced
Download
certificate) separately after the final decision of admissions)
(if applicable)
Certificate of Graduate Studentship issued by the university (if
you are now attending a graduate program at another
university)
In case your school can not issue the Certificate of Expected
Graduation or the Certificate of Graduation, it is possible to
download the attachment for verification.
Original transcripts issued from all the universities you have
5. Transcripts of attended. Original or
academic records Transcripts must provide a record of the courses which the Certified copy
applicant has taken in each year of study.
Only scores of official TOEFL, TOEIC, TEPS, or IELTS tests
are accepted. Institutional Testing Program(ITP) is not valid.
The test date on the certificates should not be older than two
years as from the deadline of online application.
Candidates whose native language is English are exempt
from submitting the certificate. (In case candidates whose
official language is English are NOT exempt from submitting
the certificate.)
6. Certificate of Official Original,
Candidates who have studied more than two years at a
English Proficiency Download
university where the primary language of instruction is
Test (EPT) (if applicable)
English can replace the certificate by an attestation issued by
the institution authority.
For those who apply for Software Graduate Program, Global
Information & Telecommunication Technology Program,
Graduate School of Medical Science & Engineering, and
Graduate school of Innovation & Technology Management
are exempt from submitting the certificate.
Institution Code for KAIST for TOEFL score report: 0195
Free style personal résumé showing comprehensive
7. Curriculum Vitae
educational history and experience.
A payment of fifty thousand (50,000) Korean Won or fifty (50)
US Dollars is the sine qua non condition for application
review.
Payment can be made only by credit card (VISA/MASTER) or
8.Remittance of bank transfer.(Account number will be released when you
Application Fee complete your application.)
To make this step easier, we strongly recommend you to pay
by credit card.
Your application can NOT be accepted if you do not pay for
the application fee.
We need a copy of your passport or National ID for
identification purposes and to issue the Certificate of
9.Copy of Passport or
Admission if you would get accepted to KAIST. Copy
National ID
The expiration date of your passport or National ID should be
later than August 31st 2011.
If you have obtained any honors, awards, or fellowship during
your university, please list them in order of importance in the
10. Awards, Honors,
table provided. Each item in the list will be considered valid Download &
Prizes, Merits,
Optional document
I. Eligibility
- International applicants for our graduate programs must be foreign. (Non-Korean)
- Applicants who have obtained or will obtain Bachelor’s and Master’s degree/diploma by August 31, 2011.
* For Additional Eligibility for Application for Global Information & Telecommunication Technology Program, Graduate School of
Medical Science & Engineering, and Graduate school of Innovation & Technology Management, please refer to the following web
sites (http://ittp.kaist.ac.kr, http://gsmse.kaist.ac.kr, http://itm.kaist.ac.kr ).
* It is strongly recommended that all required documents should be typed instead of handwritten.
Categories Note remarks
0. Document Checklist Make sure you have included all the required documents. Online
After filling out and submitting the online application form, a
1. Application Form hard copy should be submitted as well along with other Online & Copy
necessary documents.
Applicants who are applying for Self-support or
Parental/Individual sponsor should attach a bank statement
showing the capacity to meet educational expenses at
KAIST.
Applicants who are applying for Organization/Firm/Govern
ment should attach a notarized certificate of sponsorship.
Applicants who are applying for the KAIST Scholarship do not
have to submit any certificate mentioned above.
2. Statement of ※KAIST Scholarship – KAIST offers scholarships to inter
Financial national students. The amount and conditions are set prior to Original
Resources students’ enrollment by the KAIST Scholarship Committee
based on the merit of the applicant. Those who are eligible
will receive scholarship that will exempt an incoming
international student from paying tuition (~ USD
5500/semester) and fees (~USD2300/semester), and
monthly allowance corresponding to KRW 300,000 per
Mandatory documents
month for the first year. For the following semesters, the
KAIST Scholarship Committee will decide on the exemption
of tuition and fees.
Download the file, add your signature and date to the form,
and send it to the recommenders.
Letters should be signed and sealed across the back by the
recommenders in an official envelope and either be sent
3. Letters of directly to KAIST by the recommender or be included in the
Download
Recommendation package.
Two letters of Recommendation should be submitted and be
from your professors you have attended and/or are attending.
(In case that you are belonging to a company, it is allowed to
get the letters from the company.)
Certificate of Graduation issued by your university.
Certificate of Expected Graduation by your university (if you
are still enrolled in a university)
In case your education institution offers Certificate of Original
Expected Graduation, you should submit Certificate of or
4. Diploma
Graduation when registering if you get admitted to KAIST. Certified
(Certificate of
(The detailed timeline for registering will be announced copy,
Graduation)
separately after the final decision of admissions) Download
Certificate of Graduate Studentship issued by the university (if (if applicable)
you are now attending a graduate program at another
university)
In case your school can not issue the Certificate of Expected
Graduation or the Certificate of Graduation, it is possible to
download the attachment for verification.
.
III. Preparation Tips: Application and Supporting Documents
1. General
1) Submitted documents will NOT be returned in any case. Keep a copy of the completed form in case
the materials get lost in the mail. Your teachers should do the same.
2) The application fee is non-refundable.
3) All documents submitted must be original. If a duplicate is submitted, it must be authenticated with
the seal of the issuing institution. Simply photocopied documents will not be considered valid.
4) All documents should be translated in English or Korean. The translated copy should have a seal of
the institution as well.
5) After completing your online application, print out the completed form and the document checklist.
Arrange documents in the order as shown in ‘Document Checklist.’ Please use clips to bind the
contents and do not staple. The checklist should be on the top.
6) Please put date and signature on documents properly.
7) Certain documents can be sent separately from the application package, such as letter of
recommendation, diploma, transcripts, and EPT, if the producer of the document wishes to send it
directly to KAIST. (Although sent independently, all documents should arrive by the deadline.)
8) If any of the submitted materials contain false information, admission may be rescinded.
9) Please note that KAIST only issues the Certificate of Admissions for Student VISA (type:D2)
application for the admitted students (including information on submitting the Confirmation Number
of Visa Issuance for Chinese students.)
10) A high volume of connections is anticipated on the deadline. It is recommended to complete the
application prior to the deadline.
11) Applicants whose forms and supporting documents are incomplete or unsatisfactory will be
disqualified from the admissions process.
12) The admissions staff reserves the right to require additional documents from the applicant, if in
need, to verify the authenticity of submitted materials.
13) Please submit all required documents as soon as possible, so that we can get a head start on
processing your application file; however, early submission does not advantage or disadvantage
your application in any way.
14) Send your application package via mail by the deadline to the following address:
Candidates will be considered without respect to race, color, religion, national origin, disability, or gender.
Selection is performed by KAIST Admission Commission on the basis of merit, capability, and academic
excellence:
- Academic excellence
- Outstanding research capability
- Creative and innovative research plan
- Leadership and potential
- Personal development plan
- Proficiency in written and spoken English
- Outstanding performance (Honor, Award, Decoration, Fellowship, etc.)
Contact InformationⅠ
*General affairs
*Scholarships
Student Affairs Team imkoobae@kaist.ac.kr 2163 E11, 1st Floor
*National Health
Insurance
*Dormitory
Student Welfare danielyoon@kaist.ac.kr
*KAIST Student Health 4712 E11, 1st Floor
Services Team
Insurance Association
*Course registration
Academic Registrar’s
*GPA hyunjupark@kaist.ac.kr 2362 E11, 1st Floor
Team
*Academic certificates