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KAUST Visiting Student Research Program (VSRP)

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia · open to applicants worldwide

Fully funded 2-6 month research internships at KAUST in Saudi Arabia for strong undergraduate and master's students in STEM.

Free to start · no account needed

Get your CV and research proposal for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.

You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.

About

What it offers: US$1,000 monthly stipend.

Also: private housing; round-trip airfare; lab access.

Who can apply: 3rd/4th-year bachelor's or master's students in STEM with GPA 3.5/4 or higher; PhD students and KAUST students/alumni ineligible.

Applications accepted year-round; applicants choose their own start and end dates. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).

What to prepare: cv, transcript, references, english test.

From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “at any point throughout the year”

Who can apply

  • Open to students
  • 3rd/4th-year bachelor's or master's students in STEM with GPA 3.5/4 or higher; PhD students and KAUST students/alumni ineligible.

What you will need

  • Academic CVUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
  • TranscriptOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
  • Recommendation letters (drafts for your referees)Upload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
  • Test scoresOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.

How to apply

Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.

How Onward Scout helps

This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.

Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.

Let Onward Scout prepare this application

Get your CV and research proposal for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to King Abdullah University of Science and Technology without your tap.

Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.