The KAUST Global Fellowship in Saudi Arabia is a tremendous opportunity for those who are zealous about steering innovative research in the Middle East. The fully funded fellowship program supports brilliant emerging research leaders from around the world. It offers a chance to provide students with practical life experiences in crises when the world has already been entangled under the shades of the fatal pandemic. 

The highly paid fellowship program abroad, sponsored by KAUST, is a merit-based program targeting different ideas while surrounding the five key pillars of the KAUST. The five key pillars include water, energy, environment, food and health, and the digital domain. Further, the KGFP program 2024 has been designed based on the two strands under which the aforementioned five pillars reside. 

The students wishing to become research scholars are welcome to study freely in the Middle East. The program seeks to identify potential career-oriented researchers from around the world, invest in them, and accelerate their full potential to become charismatic future scientific and research leaders. The selected group of individuals will be given free access to their first-class facilities and resources. 

The fully funded scholarship allows research students to work harmoniously with the people of diversified communities to help develop their positions at the international and national levels. It provides research scholars an excellent opportunity to play an influential role in tackling time challenges and launching their careers within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. 

KAUST Global Fellowship in Saudi Arabia:

Host Country:

•Saudi Arabia

Host University:

•KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology).

Program Duration:

•3-Years.

Benefits of the KAUST Global Fellowship:

•Candidates will be given a 75K USD annual stipend.
•Candidates will be provided with an independent annual research project budgeted around $45,000.
•Candidates will be given free access to laboratories.
•Candidates will be given living accommodation.
•Candidates will be given a working facility at KAUST.
•Candidates will be given easy access to mentorship and leadership programs.
•Candidates will be provided with medical insurance.
•Candidates will be given a traveling and relocation allowance.
•Childcare and Schooling are covered.

Eligibility Criteria of the KAUST Global Fellowship:

•The scholarship is specially designed for postdoctoral researchers to commence a 3-year research project.
•Candidates must be awarded a Ph.D. within 4 years or have 4 years of research experience.
•The research project should be based on the critical global challenges related to the five pillars.
•Candidates must meet the requirements of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to get a residential facility there.

Documents Required for the KAUST Global Fellowship:

•KAUST Host Pi Letter.
•3 Research Proposals.
•Two Publications.
•2 Reference Letters.
•Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume.
•Valid Passport.