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KAUST's laboratory buildings behind a row of palm trees, with the white minarets of the campus mosque on the left, in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
Photo: KAUST laboratory buildings and town mosque, A. T. Service, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

KAUST Visiting Student Research Program (VSRP)

Research internships in Saudi Arabia

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) · Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Open to Tunisian applicants

Checked on 25 Oct 2026

Who
STEM bachelor's (3rd year or later) and master's students
Pay
1,000 US dollars a month, housing and flight
Length
2 to 6 months in Thuwal
Rollingno deadline
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In short

KAUST takes third- and fourth-year bachelor's students and master's students in STEM for research internships of two to six months in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Applications are accepted all year. KAUST pays 1,000 US dollars a month and covers housing and the return flight. There is no application fee.

Who can apply

Level of study
Third- and fourth-year bachelor's students and master's students in STEM. PhD students, current KAUST students and KAUST alumni are not eligible.
Grades and English
A GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4-point scale or the equivalent, and IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 6 in each section, or another test KAUST accepts.

Funding and what it does not cover

KAUST pays a monthly stipend of 1,000 US dollars for living expenses, gives a private bedroom and bathroom, and pays the flight to KAUST and back. KAUST calls the internship fully funded.

Covered

  • Stipend of 1,000 US dollars a month
  • Private bedroom and bathroom
  • Return flight to KAUST
  • Social and cultural activities
  • Access to core laboratories and facilities

Sources

Checked on 25 Oct 2026

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