Overview
The KAUST Global Fellowship Call 2027 is a three-year postdoctoral fellowship for outstanding early-career researchers worldwide proposing independent research aligned with KAUST priorities.
Complete fellowship details
Global Fellows receive a yearly living stipend of USD 75,000 and up to USD 40,000 in dedicated research funding, depending on division, plus medical insurance, on-campus accommodation, schooling support for up to three children, relocation allowance and annual travel assistance. Research priorities include Water, Food, Energy, Health, AI and Marine Science.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must hold a PhD awarded after January 2023 for Call 2027 or expect to complete the PhD before the fellowship starts, be ready to relocate to KAUST for a full-time three-year project, and identify up to three potential KAUST faculty hosts. All nationalities are eligible, subject to Saudi residency/work-permit requirements.
Tips for this fellowship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified on KAUST's official Global Fellowship, fellowship-benefits, eligibility and FAQ pages on 2 September 2026. Stage 1 concept-note applications run 1 September–1 October 2026; Stage 2 is by invitation.
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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