Making an application
Apply
All potential applicants must apply online through My Imperial.
Applications for the MSc in Conservation Science and Practice are now open.
Candidates are required to complete a Personal Statement: MSc Conservation Science and Practice Personal Statement 2025-26.
For help with your postgraduate online application please contact Natural Sciences Admissions Team via email or over the phone on +44 (0)20 7594 7260 during office hours (9.30 to 17:00 UK time) to discuss your case.
Contact us
For additional information please email our Postgraduate Office.
Application fee
If you are applying for a taught Master’s course, you will need to pay an application fee before submitting your application. If you are facing financial hardship and are unable to pay the application fee, we encourage you to apply for our application fee waiver.
Find out more about the application fee and waiver
When to apply
We operate a staged admissions process with several application rounds throughout the year.
Apply by 23.59 (UK time) on the closing date of an application round, to ensure you receive a response on your application by the relevant decision date. Note that the department would make early offers to strong candidates after an interview; the 'Decision by' dates below indicate the latest date you would receive a decision.
Application rounds
Round 1
- Apply by Thursday 16 January 2025
- Decision by Thursday 6 March 2025
Round 2
- Apply by Thursday 27 March 2025
- Decision by Thursday 1 May 2025
Round 3
- Apply by Thursday 15 May 2025
- Decision by Thursday 17 July 2025
ATAS certificate
An ATAS certificate is not required for overseas students applying for this course.
Grants and scholarships
To view the full list of grants and scholarships available to Postgraduate taught students at Imperial, please see our Grants and scholarships pages.
Presidential Scholarships for Black Students
Our new Presidential Scholarships for Black Students provide a package of financial and mentoring support for students applying for Master's study in autumn 2025.
For further information, please visit the page above.
Aziz Foundation / Imperial College Environmental Technology and Conservation Science and Practice Scholarship
The scholarship offers a unique opportunity for an exceptional Muslim student active in British Muslim communities and keen to build bridges with all parts of British society. The student will have the commitment and intelligence to support and represent Muslim communities in wider society, as well as the credibility to bring and explain new learning experiences back to the community, and will thus create mutual understanding between Muslims and others and contribute to the creation of a more cohesive society.
The scholarship will cover the full home tuition fee.
One scholarship will be awarded for either programme for the academic year 2025/2026.
Applicants should meet the following requirement:
- Have an offer (or have submitted a complete application) to the MSc Environmental Technology or MSc Conservation Science and Practice programme for October 2024 entry.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following:
- Effective Advocacy and Enhancing Public Perception – facilitating better representation and contribution of Muslims to civil society to combat Islamophobia and positively transform perceptions of British Muslims
- Community Service and Social Development – raising the aspirations and standards within British Muslim communities
- They are Zakat eligible/ in financial need and therefore cannot cover the costs of tuition
- Excellent understanding of their chosen industry and how to progress within it, with relevant, prior experience and/or achievements in the field
- Knowledge of how the course will enable them to generate social impact
Submit a statement of no more than 1,000 words setting out how you meet the criteria above, addressing also how you hope to use this scholarship for your future work.
Please submit the statement to enquiries.env@imperial.ac.uk as soon as possible. Remember to include your full name and your CID in your email. The deadline is 5th July (or up until we close our recruitment portal).
Further questions?
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