How to Apply?

Source: https://www.bioinfo.sc.chula.ac.th/how-to-apply/ Parent: https://www.bioinfo.sc.chula.ac.th/requirements/

First Semester, Academic Year 2026

Admission portal https://www.register.gradchula.com/home via Graduate School website https://www.grad.chula.ac.th/en/index.php. \ \ Choose Thai Program, and simply put bioinformatics in the search box. \ Please, note that we are not an international program, but we do use English as a main language of communication and our classes are offered in English.

Important dates

• Round 1: Feb 1, 2026 – Mar 24, 2026 (Updated on Jan 30, 2026)
• Announcement of interview candidates: Mar 25, 2026
• Interview: Mar 27, 2026 via Zoom at 1.00 PM
• Announcement of prospective students: Apr 9, 2026
• Round 2: Mar 25, 2026 – May 10, 2026 (Updated on Jan 30, 2026)
• Announcement of interview candidates: May 12, 2026
• Interview: May 14, 2026 via Zoom at 1.00 PM
• Announcement of prospective students: May 18, 2026

Programs offered

Master’s

• Program code 4505: A1 — Non-coursework program
• Program code 4506: A2 — Coursework program

See more description and study plan here: https://www.bioinfo.sc.chula.ac.th/m-sc-program-specialization/

Ph.D.

• Program code 4507: 1.1 — Non–coursework for applicants holding a Master’s degree
• Program code 4508: 1.2 — Non–coursework for applicants holding a Bachelor degree
• Program code 4509: 2.1 — Coursework for applicants holding a Master’s degree
• Program code 4510: 2.2 — Coursework for applicants holding a Bachelor degree

See more description and study plan here: https://www.bioinfo.sc.chula.ac.th/ph-d-program-specialization/\ \

Language Proficiency Requirements

See the English proficiency requirements here https://www.grad.chula.ac.th/download/apply/en_score-2568Eng.pdf from the site of Graduate School https://www.grad.chula.ac.th/en/admission.php?id=2.\ \

Fees

Students are obliged to pay Tuition Fee 48,000 Thai baht per semester. Our program conducts classes in a two-semester system, therefore the tuition fee is 96,000 Thai baht per academic year. \ \ For international students, they are charged for an additional amount of 85,900 Thai baht for Extra Fee for Non-Thai Student per semester. \ After their first semester in our program, they may ask the program for the waiver of the Extra Fee for Non-Thai Student. The consideration from the program committee will be primarily based on academic performance.\ \ See the table for tuition fee here; we belong to the Biological Science group 1.\ \

Scholarships

See scholarships available from this Graduate School’s Scholarshipsite.\ \

ASEAN/Non-ASEAN Scholarship

International prospective students interested in Chula’s flagship scholarship — ASEAN/Non-ASEAN, please also apply via a separate portal GrantGateway from Sep 5, 2025 – Oct 13, 2025.\ See the announcement and requirements of the applicants.\ This scholarship covers an economy round-trip plane ticket, monthly stipend of 16,000 Thai baht a month, and tuition fee (48,000 as charged by our program). \ \ There is no English proficiency waiver. Using a diploma/certificate from any English-speaking institutes cannot satisfy the requirement. An applicant must submit their English proficiency scores with minimum requirements of either IELTS band 5.0 or TOEFL (paper-based) 500.\ \ The interview might be held on the same day of the program’s interview days (TBA). \ Make sure to put Graduate School as a Faculty, and the program name as Bioinformatics and Computational Biologyin the GrantGateway portal.\ \

General information for admission

See Admission site of Graduate School https://www.grad.chula.ac.th/en/admission.php?id=1.