One of the most awaited internships in South Korea is back! This is your chance to gain hands-on research experience at one of the leading higher education of South Korea. Applications are invited to apply for the KAIST Visual AI Winter Internship for the 2025-26 session. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, through its official portal, has made a “Call for Winter AI Internship” and is seeking applications from dynamic, passionate candidates from around the world.
The internship is exclusively designed for students currenly pursuing their undergraduate degree program in Korea or outside Korea, with an interest in building cutting-edge machine learning technologies for visual data. The program offers a cutting-edge research experience through a small-scale project under the mentorship of experts in their fields. Moreover, the interns will also engage in tutorials, projects, weekly meetings, and paper digest meetings.
The duration of the internship program is 4 months, which will take place at Djaengo, South Korea, from December 22, 2025, to February 27, 2026. Students holding excellent academic achievements are highly encouraged to apply for the KAIST Visual AI Winter internship. No application fee is required at any step of the application. Last date for the submission of the application is November 15th, 2025 (Saturday). Read more details about the program below:
KAIST Visual AI Winter Internship 2026 Overview
- Country: South Korea
- Host Institute: Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology
- Location: Daejeon, South Korea
- Internship for: Undergrad Students
- Open for: Both Korean & International Students
- Application Deadline: November 15th, 2025
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Internship Period & Location
- The internship will be held at KAIST, N1 Bldg, Rm 622, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea 34141 from December 22, 2025, to February 27, 2025.
Research Topics
The internship covers a wide range of research areas, which are:
- Inference-time scaling
- Generative Models across data modalities
- Continuous, discrete diffusion flow modes
- Spatial Intelligence
- RL techniques for fine-tuning
Interns Role
- Interns will gain hands-on research experience while indulging themselves in the following activities:
- Work on small-scale research projects
- Work on the coding assignment that covers your recent research topic
- Engage in in-depth discussion on technical papers
Eligiblity Criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria to apply for the KAIST Visual AI Group Winter internship 2025:
- Students must be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program
- Open for both Korean & International students
- Must have an interest in developing deep learning techniques
- Commit to attending a full-time internship for the duration of the program
- Preference is given to students who have taken the courses of Machine learning for data visualization and Diffusion & Flow models
Benefits
- Gain hands-on research experience at KAIST
- Work on projects under the mentorship of renowned faculty
- Broaden your networks with fellows and experts in your field
- The program offers internships with computing resources
- Experience South Korea in the Winter season
- Interns will be paid for the duration of the program
Note: Students from outside Korea will not be paid due to the administrative restrictions of the program
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How to Apply for the KAIST Visual AI Group Winter Internship?
The application process is online via the official KAIST Portal. Interested applicants meeting the required criteria for the program need to visit the official link below, click on “Application Form” to start your application.
Submit the following documents to complete your application
- Copy of Degree Transcript
- CV/Resume
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