Kaust Gifted Student Program Kgsp

As the flagship undergraduate program of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), the KAUST Gifted Student Program (KGSP) supports the Kingdom’s top three percent of high school graduates in science and math as they earn STEM-based bachelor’s degrees at leading U.S. universities, and in preparation for future graduate studies at KAUST. Throughout the four-to-five year scholarship, students receive unmatched academic, developmental, pre-professional, and financial support. They return to Saudi Arabia equipped with new skills and perspectives, prepared through their unique KAUST experience to add to the intellectual and cultural fabric of the University and the Kingdom. By advancing opportunity for the Kingdom’s most talented youth, the KGSP ensures this next generation of thought leaders, scientists and innovators have the opportunity and skillsets to not only pursue graduate programs at KAUST in the future, but also to become leading members of the Kingdom’s rapidly expanding knowledge The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is Saudi Arabia's premiere graduate-only institution, advancing technological innovation, economic development, and social prosperity through scientific discovery. With an exclusive focus on graduate education and advanced research, KAUST catalyzes solutions to the most pressing national and global challenges while serving as a beacon of knowledge that bridges people and cultures. The KGSP was founded in 2008 to complement these goals.