Note that some scholarships have specific deadlines. A list of deadlines for the academic year is posted as soon as deadlines are known (usually October/November).

Students applying for departmental scholarships:

Scholarships offered by the department including the college-wide EPSRC and STFC DTPs are awarded through the department in February, with an application deadline in early January.

  • Read about each of the departmental/scholarship projects and find one of interest or suggest your own in consultation with your prospective supervisor; contact the prospective supervisor to make an informal application.
  • If the supervisor is prepared to consider your application further, then proceed to submit an IC online application.
  • College acknowledges receipt of application.
  • Application sent to department for consideration by prospective supervisor and Director of Postgraduate Studies.
  • If the supervisor supports the application, it will be considered for shortlisting by the departmental Postgraduate Committee
  • Applicants who are shortlisted will be invited to a scholarship interview in late January/early February. These are conducted by the Postgraduate Committee and are usually held online.
  • Applicants will be notified of outcome by the end of March.
  • If successful, a scholarship offer letter will be sent by e-mail followed by a conditional offer via the student e-service.

Students applying for other doctoral training programmes:

Please check the website for the specific DTP for the application and selection procedure.

Students applying for a college scholarship:

Please review available scholarships and deadlines via the Imperial College scholarship tool. 

  • Contact the supervisor to make an informal application.
  • If the supervisor is prepared to consider your application further, then proceed to submit an IC online application indicating the scholarship for which you wish to make an application.
  • College acknowledges receipt of application
  • Application sent to department for consideration by prospective supervisor and Director of Postgraduate Studies

  • If the supervisor supports the application, it will be considered for shortlisting by the departmental Postgraduate Committee.

  • Applicants who are shortlisted will be invited to a scholarship interview in late January/early February. These are conducted by the Postgraduate Committee and are usually held online.
  • The applicants ranked top after interview will be forwarded to a college panel, who make the final decisions on awarding the scholarships. Applicants will be notified about whether they will be forwarded to this college panel within 3 weeks of the interviews. For dates of the final outcomes, please check the College scholarship webpages.
  • If successful, a conditional offer will be sent to applicant by e-mail.

Students applying for a studentship linked to a funded research project:

  • Contact the prospective supervisor to make an informal application for the funded research project.
  • If the supervisor is prepared to consider your application further, then proceed to submit an IC online application.
  • College acknowledges receipt of application.
  • Application sent to department for consideration by prospective supervisor and Director of Postgraduate Studies.
  • Applicant will be interviewed (online or by phone, if necessary) by prospective supervisor(s) and a member of the departmental Postgraduate Committee. Outcomes of the interviews are usually communicated within 3 weeks from the interview.
  • If successful, a conditional offer will be sent to applicant by e-mail.

Students who apply for a project with their own funding:

  • Read about each of the departmental projects and find one of interest or suggest your own; contact the prospective supervisor to make an informal application.
  • If the supervisor is prepared to consider your application further, then proceed to submit an IC online application.
  • College acknowledges receipt of application.
  • Application sent to department for consideration by prospective supervisor and Director of Postgraduate Studies.
  • Applicant will be interviewed (online or by phone, if necessary) by prospective supervisor(s) and a member of the departmental Postgraduate Committee. Outcomes of the interviews are usually communicated within 3 weeks from the interview.
  • If application is accepted, a conditional offer will be sent to the applicant by e-mail.