Overview
KAUST's Ibn Rushd Postdoctoral Fellowship supports eligible Saudi doctoral candidates and recent PhD graduates to pursue postdoctoral research at globally recognized host institutions outside Saudi Arabia.
Complete research opportunity details
KAUST states that the fellowship can run for up to three years and provides a generous annual stipend, a dedicated KAUST mentor and placement at leading global host institutions. The official page links to the Interfolio application.
Eligibility requirements
The current official page states that exceptional Saudi PhD candidates in the final year of doctoral study and recent Saudi PhD graduates who obtained their degree within the previous three years are eligible.
Tips for this postdoctoral opportunity
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Match your research background to the project, laboratory, supervisor and required methods rather than applying only from the title.
- Prepare a focused academic CV, transcripts, publications and research statement or proposal when requested by the official call.
- Confirm funding duration, stipend/salary, tuition coverage, start date and eligibility for international applicants.
- Contact a supervisor before applying only when the official instructions recommend or require it.
Verification notes
Reverified on KAUST's official Ibn Rushd page. The current page confirms the August 1–October 15 application window, up-to-three-year duration, generous annual stipend, mentorship and eligibility for Saudi final-year PhD candidates and recent PhD graduates. No numeric stipend or closing time was invented.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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