KAIST South Korea Global IT Technology Program Scholarship

The Global IT Technology Program Scholarship (ITTP) at KAIST is sponsored by the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT, the African Development Bank, and other foreign governments. It offers a customized master’s and doctoral degree program aimed at transferring advanced technologies and business strategies of Korea to global IT leaders of the next generation.

The program targets government officials, employees of public institutions, or senior-level researchers at national research centers in IT fields in worldwide nations, especially developing and emerging countries. It is described as supporting a customized master’s and doctoral degree program for government officials in the IT fields of developing countries.

All students receive scholarships for master’s students up to 2 years and for doctoral students up to 3 years. The listed scholarship components include tuition fee, one-way airfare, living cost, national medical insurance, and relocation expenses. No additional obligations after the study period are stated in the provided text.

• Applicant category: government officials; employees of public institutions; or senior-level researchers at national research centers
• Field: IT fields
• Country focus: worldwide nations, especially developing and emerging countries
• Degree level supported: master’s and doctoral
• Program type: customized master’s and doctoral degree program

• Tuition fee
• One-way airfare (Economy class, maximum 1,500,000 won)
• Living cost (1,500,000 won per month)
• National medical insurance
• Relocation expenses
• Master’s students: scholarship support up to 2 years
• Doctoral students: scholarship support up to 3 years

1. Apply to KAIST for the Global IT Technology Program scholarship (ITTP) as an international student.