The KAUST Global Fellowship Program 2027 for Early-Career Researchers (Fully Funded)

Application Deadline:  1 October 2026

Applications are actually open for the 2027 KAUST Global Fellowship Program. The KAUST Global Fellowship Program attracts and helps excellent rising analysis leaders from around the globe, empowering them to construct a path in the direction of a completely unbiased profession. The program conjures up the following era of scientists and engineers to deal with world challenges and create Opportunities that profit humanity. This merit-based program targets wonderful postdoctoral researchers with breakthrough concepts that may complement, assist, and advance the key analysis priorities of KAUST. In our ‘research-first’ setting, Global Fellows have full entry to world-class analysis instruments and gear, unparalleled services, and experience required to grasp their analysis ambitions, supported by a powerful neighborhood of excellence.

Applicants Eligibility

For an applicant to be eligible for this Fellowship:

• Must have been awarded a Ph.D. diploma, inside 4 calendar years – these making use of for CALL 2027, will need to have acquired their Ph.D. after January 2023 inclusive;
• Must count on to full their Ph.D. earlier than the beginning of their Fellowship, if Ph.D. is now awarded but;
• Must be prepared to maneuver to KAUST to undertake their proposed three-year analysis challenge*;
• Must determine within the application no less than one (as much as three) potential KAUST school members whose analysis aligns with the proposed work.**

People of all nationalities are welcome to apply. We encourage feminine functions to advertise a greater gender stability in science and engineering.

Benefits

Three years of funding

Global Fellows obtain as much as $40,000 in devoted analysis funding for their analysis proposal, together with a yearly residing stipend of $75,000 plus a complete advantages bundle, together with medical insurance coverage, on-campus lodging, education for as much as three kids, relocation allowance, and annual journey help. This bundle, permits Global Fellows to concentrate on their analysis full-time with monetary safety.

Personal & Professional Development

The KAUST Global Fellowship Program provides quite a lot of studying and improvement applications designed to assist and enhance Fellows’ current abilities whereas nurturing and creating new abilities. These applications embody the KAUST Mentoring Program, the Harvard HE Teaching Certificate, and Leadership applications/ certificates. Each Fellow’s studying expertise is enhanced additional by networking Opportunities with different Fellows and profitable alumni of the Fellowship program.

Application Documents

The following paperwork should be uploaded and submitted with the net application kind at Stage 1:

• Most current CV with full publications checklist (max 4 pages)
• Up to 2 selective publications (attachments)
• Concept observe (template)
• Two reference letters

Application Stages

STAGE 1 (Concept Note)
Accepting functions: 1 September – 1 October

STAGE 2 (Full Proposal, by invitation)

Accepting functions: 15 November – 15 January

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the KAUST Global Fellowship Program