{"id":4010,"date":"2017-02-17T15:59:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T20:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/programs\/kaust\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T14:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T19:54:31","slug":"kaust","status":"publish","type":"iie-program","link":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/programs\/kaust\/","title":{"rendered":"KAUST Fellowship Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-iie-navigation-wrapper is-layout-constrained wp-block-iie-navigation-wrapper-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"navigation-wrapper__sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navigation-wrapper__menu-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"navigation-wrapper__menu-controls\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"navigation-wrapper__menu-parent-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/programs\/kaust\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">KAUST Fellowship Award<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<nav id=\"navigation-wrapper-menu\" class=\"navigation-wrapper__menu\" aria-label=\"Sidebar Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4011\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/programs\/kaust\/about\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"navigation-wrapper__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"hero hero--logo\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero__logo hero__logo-default\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/KAUST-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/KGSP-KAUST-Chemistry-Lab-scaled-e1767123917817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/KGSP-KAUST-Chemistry-Lab-scaled-e1767123917817.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/KGSP-KAUST-Chemistry-Lab-scaled-e1767123917817-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/KGSP-KAUST-Chemistry-Lab-scaled-e1767123917817-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/KGSP-KAUST-Chemistry-Lab-scaled-e1767123917817-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/KGSP-KAUST-Chemistry-Lab-scaled-e1767123917817-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/KGSP-KAUST-Chemistry-Lab-scaled-e1767123917817-2048x1154.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<h1>KAUST Fellowship Award<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaust.edu.sa\/\">The KAUST Gifted Student Program (KGSP)<\/a> is the undergraduate scholarship of Saudi Arabia\u2019s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), a graduate research institution committed to advancing technological innovation, economic development, and social prosperity through scientific discovery. The KGSP was founded in 2008 to advance the university\u2019s goals of developing talented Saudi STEM students to address the most pressing national and global challenges while establishing relationships that bridge people and institutions. IIE is proud to partner with KAUST on implementation of the KGSP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By providing world-class holistic support and pre-professional opportunities, the KGSP ensures the next generation of Saudi thought leaders, scientists and innovators have the skillsets to thrive in graduate programs at KAUST and accelerate the impact of the Kingdom\u2019s research, development, and innovation activities. While pursuing undergraduate degrees at elite host universities in the United States such as Caltech, UC-Berkeley, and MIT, KGSP students are supported by KAUST as their home institution, with access to unparalleled research, specialized training, and mentorship opportunities that will accelerate their lasting impact on KAUST and Saudi Arabia in alignment with Vision 2030\u2019s objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnone alignnone wp-block-iie-carousel\">\n\t<section class=\"splide iie-carousel iie-carousel--image\" aria-label=\"IIE Carousel\" data-splide='{\"autoplay\":false, \"interval\":10000}'>\n\t\t<div class=\"splide__track\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"splide__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large splide__slide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/KGSP-Alumni-Summit-Group-2025-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53080\" style=\"aspect-ratio:\" 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