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undergraduate programs
Unsurpassed
pre-professional
opportunities
Immersive study
abroad experience
Committed advisors
A vibrant academic
community
Cultural experience
Access to KAUST’s
premier faculty and
resources
The opportunity to
contribute to KAUST’s
bold global mission
THE KGSP

2016 Undergraduate Placements

05/01/2016

This May, the KAUST Gifted Student Program concluded another successful undergraduate admissions and placement cycle.  Foundation Year participants worked diligently with the KGSP advising teams over the past nine months to prepare highly-competitive applications to the United States’ top universities:  These applications reflected each student’s superior academic performance both in high school and Foundation Year, strong standardized test scores, as well as intellectual curiosity and potential for future achievement. 
 
As a result of this hard work, KGSP students received admission offers to such prestigious institutions as Brown University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Purdue University, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Wisconsin, Madison.
 
KGSP congratulates its entire class of 2020, all of whom who will begin as freshman this fall at an institution ranked in the Top 100 National Universities by U.S. World and News. 
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STUDENT PROFILE 

KGSP students represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s future scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and thought-leaders. As both individuals and as a community, they reflect the KAUST mission of driving scientific discovery through excellence in education and cutting-edge research, and share a commitment to fostering innovation, economic development, and social prosperity throughout the Kingdom and the world.  

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ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Selection to the KGSP is extremely competitive, and currently by invitation only. Successful applicants are Saudi Arabian students in their final year of high school who demonstrate impressive academic credentials within STEM fields, meaningful extra-curricular achievements, and who share the KAUST ethos of continuous discovery.  Learn more here.

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KGSP ADMINISTRATION

The KGSP is administered by the Office of Strategic National Advancement at KAUST, under the direction of Vice President & Senior Associate to the President, Dr. Najah Ashry. Strategic National Advancement directs the university's strategy to serve Saudi Arabia's transformational priorities: Through initiatives in young talent and Saudi workforce development, social responsibility, and national engagement, the Office contributes to a thriving innovation ecosystem by building knowledge capacity, creating opportunities, and strengthening impact.