• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Antarctica
• Algeria
• American Samoa
• Andorra
• Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Azerbaijan
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Armenia
• Barbados
• Belgium
• Bermuda
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Bouvet Island
• Brazil
• Belize
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• Solomon Islands
• Virgin Islands, British
• Brunei Darussalam
• Bulgaria
• Myanmar
• Burundi
• Belarus
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde
• Cayman Islands
• Central African Republic
• Sri Lanka
• Chad
• Chile
• China
• Taiwan
• Christmas Island
• Cocos Islands
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Mayotte
• Congo
• Congo
• Cook Islands
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Benin
• Denmark
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Ethiopia
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Faroe Islands
• Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• Fiji
• Finland
• Eland Islands
• France
• French Guiana
• French Polynesia
• French Southern Territories
• Djibouti
• Gabon
• Georgia
• Gambia
• Palestine
• Germany
• Ghana
• Gibraltar
• Kiribati
• Greece
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Guam
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• Vatican
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Jordan
• Kenya
• North Korea
• South Korea
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Latvia
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macao
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Martinique
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Midway Islands
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Moldova
• Montenegro
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Oman
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• Curacao
• Aruba
• Sint-Maarten
• Bonaire, Sint-Estatius and Saba
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Niue
• Norfolk Island
• Norway
• Northern Mariana Islands
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
• Micronesia
• Marshall Islands
• Palau
• Pakistan
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Pitcairn
• Poland
• Portugal
• Guinea-Bissau
• Timor-Leste
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Reunion
• Romania
• Russian Federation
• Rwanda
• Saint Barthelemy
• Saint Helena
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Anguilla
• Saint Lucia
• St. Maarten
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• San Marino
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Vietnam
• Slovenia
• Somalia
• South Africa
• Zimbabwe
• Spain
• Southern Sudan
• Sudan
• Western Sahara
• Suriname
• Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syrian Arab Republic
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Togo
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United Arab Emirates
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• North Macedonia
• Egypt
• United Kingdom
• Guernsey
• Jersey
• Isle of Man
• Tanzania, United Republic of
• United States
• Virgin Islands, U.S.
• Burkina Faso
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Venezuela
• Wallis and Futuna
• Samoa
• Yemen
• Zambia
• South Ossetia
• Kosovo
• Vanuatu
• Aland Islands
• French Southern and Antarctic Lands

• Natural Sciences
• Engineering & Technology
• Computer Science & IT
• Mathematics

USD 38,000 Stipend per year Free tuition, free student housing, relocation support & Medical/Dental coverage Supplementary grant of USD 6,000 for research-related expenses The Fellowship duration is three years

Applicants must hold an MSc degree (or equivalent) in mathematical or physical sciences, computer science, or engineering. Applications from candidates in the process of completing their MSc studies will be accepted. Still, the Fellowship award will be subject to candidates presenting their MSc degree certificates to the KAUST Office of Admissions within six months after the call deadline. • Applicants must submit a research proposal following a pre-defined template (see Step 2 of the application process). Only one application per candidate is allowed. Only complete proposals in which all sections are filled with relevant information will be evaluated. Proposals with missing information will not go to the peer review stage. • Applicants must have demonstrated excellence in their previous studies. A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent during the MSc studies is required. The equivalent of GPA can be calculated for grades obtained in other systems such as ECTS based on various resources available online, such as the tables provided by the OECD. • The proposed research topic must be in an area represented in any of the three academic divisions of KAUST. • Applicants must pass all KAUST admission requirements for the Ph.D. degree program. • Applicants must be either nationals or residents of one of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe (CoE). • Good command of English evidenced by a minimum TOEFL score of 79 on the IBT (Internet Based Test) or 6.0 on the IELTS (International English Language Testing System). A TOEFL or IELTS score is not required if the applicant received a degree from an accredited institution in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand. • A separate interview may be conducted to assess the applicant’s motivation and good fit for the program and the University.

Universities:

• King Abdullah University of Science and Technology