President’s Scholarship 2025-26 at The Imperial College London(Fully-funded)

If you’re a excessive performing undergraduate or Master’s scholar and have a robust want to undertake a PhD programme at a world-class analysis establishment, a President’s PhD Scholarship might give you the excellent alternative to obtain full funding for tuition charges and a beneficiant stipend for a 3.5 yr PhD place at Imperial College London.

The President’s PhD Scholarships permit college students to undertake a analysis challenge of their selecting with the assist of a superb supervisor, alongside cohort-building alternatives with different President’s PhD Scholars.

What the scholarship covers

Each of the 50 scholarships obtainable supplies the next assist through the 3.5 years of study:

Full funding for tuition charges
A stipend of £25,150 (2024-25 fee) each year to help with residing prices
A consumables fund of £2,000 each year for the primary 3 years of study

A programme of bespoke opportunities and events delivered by the Graduate School

You may also have entry to the full range of support obtainable to postgraduates at Imperial, together with tailor-made assist for disabled and worldwide college students, and the broader Graduate School programme {of professional} expertise programs.

Check for those who’re eligible

This aggressive scheme has increased than standard eligibility necessities, attracting candidates that present glorious tutorial efficiency and promising analysis potential.

We settle for purposes from proficient candidates from Imperial College London, the UK and worldwide. There are not any restrictions on nationality.

The scholarship applies to each full- and part-time study.

We encourage purposes from folks from all backgrounds, as we recognise that range not solely advantages Imperial but additionally helps the sector to raised characterize the communities that we serve.

Academic standards

Candidates should be in receipt of, or resulting from obtain, a top quality or equal in an undergraduate or built-in Masters diploma; or if this has not been achieved
Candidates should be in receipt of (or the place this has but to be obtained have the ability to present proof of excessive efficiency that may result in) a distinction in a standalone Master’s qualification.

This permits candidates who’ve demonstrated excellence at Master’s degree, however not achieved a firstclass undergraduate diploma, to have the ability to apply to the scheme.

Candidates with solely a single undergraduate diploma or built-in Master’s should nonetheless should be in receipt of, or resulting from obtain, a firstclass or equal.

Alternate Pathways

At Imperial we’re dedicated to attracting, nurturing and championing the most effective native, nationwide and international expertise by offering equality of alternative and eradicating limitations. Through the Alternate Pathways route, candidates with non-traditional tutorial and/or profession pathways, who present distinctive analysis potential can apply for this scholarship.

Other standards

Applications are accepted from proficient candidates from Imperial College London, the UK and worldwide. There are not any restrictions on nationality, though some departments could also be unable to assist worldwide candidates.
The scheme is just open to new PhD purposes. Current registered Imperial PhD college students are not eligible to be thought of for a President’s PhD Scholarship.

Read our scholarships terms and conditions.

How to apply

Applications for this scholarship scheme will probably be thought of at three factors all through the tutorial yr – see ‘When you’ll hear’ beneath.

Before you apply

Application course of

There isn’t particular scholarship application type.

You ought to submit your application for admission to study at Imperial by way of our online admissions system and your division will put you ahead for the scholarship primarily based on tutorial advantage and potential.

Scholarship-specific directions for the admissions course of are beneath; you could additionally meet any further application necessities acknowledged by your division of selection.

Additional admissions directions

For the 2025–26 tutorial yr, the earliest begin date for funded locations is 1 August 2025, the newest begin date is 1 November 2025.
When prompted for a private assertion you could embrace a 2-page doc:
1. the primary web page needs to be a private assertion (motivations for making use of to Imperial and the scholarship, and some other supporting info not included elsewhere on the shape that you simply really feel will improve your application)
2. the second web page needs to be your analysis proposal. You could submit up to date variations of this assertion if required following application submission in case your division shortlists you for the scholarship. You are inspired to write down within the first individual.
When prompted for the names of two tutorial referees, these needs to be individuals who can present an instructional reference in assist of your application (e.g. your private tutor or your thesis supervisor). You shouldn’t embrace your proposed PhD supervisor. You are inspired to share this guidance along with your two referees, noting, specifically, the advice to make use of ‘they/them’ language (somewhat than gender pronouns).
To be thought of for the President’s PhD Scholarship scheme, you could choose this selection within the funding part of the extra questions tab throughout the on-line application type.

Review and choice

50 scholarship locations can be found. Applications will probably be reviewed by a two-stage course of:

Candidates assembly or predicted to satisfy the eligibility standards will probably be reviewed by the Department to which they’ve utilized. Departments will choose a shortlist of candidates to current to the College Selection Panel for consideration.
The ultimate choice will probably be made by the College Selection Panel. The members of the panel are the Vice-Provost (Research), the Director of the Graduate School, and the Faculty Vice-Deans for Research. Imperial recognises excellence in all our Faculties and as such permits some affords to be made at Faculty degree:
1. A Faculty allocation stage will rating and rank candidates in Departmental shortlists, making preliminary affords to essentially the most promising candidates. Faculty Vice Deans current these candidates with justification for affords at the College Selection Panel.
2. The College Selection Panel makes further affords from a ring-fenced allocation to candidates that meet widening participation or different strategic alignment objectives.

Assessment standards

Candidates are assessed by the Faculties and College Selection Panel in opposition to the next standards:

Academic excellence – as demonstrated by:
1. previous tutorial outcomes
2. transcripts
3. relative class place
4. awards
5. distinctions
Research potential – as demonstrated by:
1. the candidate’s analysis expertise so far
2. their curiosity in discovery
3. the analysis plan and its potential contribution as described of their analysis proposal
4. the departmental assertion, which additionally displays on efficiency at interview

Successful candidates will obtain written affirmation of their scholarship. Any supply of a PhD place will probably be conditional on the candidate receiving the expected {qualifications}.

Applicants not chosen for the scholarship will routinely be thought of for a regular PhD.

When you’ll hear

Successful candidates will obtain written affirmation of their scholarship. Any supply of a PhD place will probably be conditional on the candidate receiving the expected {qualifications}.

Applicants who apply by 23:59 (UK time) 4 November 2025 and are awarded a scholarship will probably be notified by finish of January 2025.
Applicants who apply by 23:59 (UK time) 9 January 2025 and are awarded a scholarship will probably be notified by finish of March 2025.
Applicants who apply by 23:59 (UK time) 10 March 2025 and are awarded a scholarship will probably be notified by finish of May 2025.

Current scholar or Imperial employees member?

If you’re a present Imperial President’s PhD Scholar or Imperial employees member, please discover info for you at the next hyperlinks: