Summer KAI-X Research Internship Program — Internship

The Summer KAI-X Research Internship Program is an annual laboratory research placement run by the KAIST Advanced Institute for Science-X. Participants travel to KAIST in Daejeon, South Korea, for seven weeks of research in a natural-science field. The 2026 program ran from July 1 to August 14. It offered capped travel and dormitory support plus a living allowance.

Benefits & funding

Reimbursement of actual round-trip airfare expenses up to KRW 1,000,000.
Dormitory accommodation support up to KRW 500,000.
Living-expense support of KRW 600,000.
Seven weeks of laboratory research at KAIST.

Eligibility

Applicants must be overseas third- or fourth-year undergraduate students or students enrolled in a master’s course.
Eligible fields include physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, brain and cognitive science, and medical science.
Students enrolled in a doctoral degree program are not eligible.
The official announcement states an overseas-enrollment requirement but does not publish a nationality or residence restriction.

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Application process

1
Prepare an approximately 1,200-character statement of purpose covering prior study, the academic or research plan, motivation, goals, and research interests.
2
Obtain an official transcript and a recommendation letter issued within three months of the deadline; combine them with the statement into one PDF.
3
Write all materials in English and attach the original plus a notarized English translation for any official document issued in another language.
4
Log in with a Google account and submit the Google Form once before the deadline, selecting one major and up to two research fields.
5
Await the selection result, which the 2026 announcement scheduled for mid-April.

Program timeline

Applications opened for the 2026 cycle.
Jan 19, 2026
Application deadline at 24:00 Seoul time.
Feb 15, 2026
Selection results expected.
Mid-April 2026
Internship started.
Jul 1, 2026
Internship ended.
Aug 14, 2026