KAUST graduate admission & fellowship
Research-led graduate degrees with fellowship support at KAUST.
Eligibility requirements
Use this checklist as a first review. The provider’s current rules make the final decision.
- Meet the selected programme’s degree and academic requirements.
- Current admissions guidance lists IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL iBT 81, with specified degree-country exemptions; confirm accepted tests for your intake.
How to apply, step by step
- Confirm the current application cycle
Open the official sources, then verify the intake, eligible degree, citizenship or residence rules, and every deadline.
- Choose the correct route
Select a graduate programme and prepare the required academic documents.
- Prepare and submit
Submit the KAUST admission application and arrange references and official test evidence.
- Complete selection and admission
Complete assessment and review your admission and fellowship package.
- Check the final submission
Confirm every attachment and referee submission was received. Save the application receipt and monitor the official portal and your email.
- Review the written offer
Confirm tuition, stipend, insurance, travel, duration, renewal rules and any conditions before accepting.
Documents to prepare
Exact formats, certification, translations and due dates vary. Follow the current provider instructions.
- Academic transcripts and degree certificate
- Passport or identity document
- Academic CV
- Motivation or research statement
- References, if requested
- Language evidence or an accepted exemption
Official sources
Source review: 6 September 2026. Always confirm later updates on the provider website.