After the first stage document screening, successful applicants will be invited to the second stage interview process. Please refer to the KAIST Admissions Guidelines for detailed application procedures and for documents required (transcript, statement of purpose, etc.).

Government scholarships and KAIST scholarship students can apply for student housing. In particular, married people can apply for family residence through a separate application process. Dormitory residence is not mandatory for graduate students.

Government scholarship students are partially supported by the government for their tuition and stipend, while KAIST scholarship students are supported by external contribution funds and professors’ research funds. General scholarship students are fully or partially supported by institutions that they are affiliated with.

The department offers a variety of classes for students from various fields. These courses can be taken after admission, but it is recommended to study some particular subjects in advance, such as computer programming, statistics, and English language.

In the future, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at KAIST aims to recruit 30 or more faculty members outstanding in each field, about 10 professors per year by 2025, to retain 50 faculty members by 2032 and grow into Asia's largest research mecca for Brain and Cognitive Sciences. For this, we will cooperate with researchers in various fields to provide the highest level of education curriculum, and to con...