How to apply

The application process

Apply

All potential applicants must apply online through My Imperial. 

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.

When to apply

Applications for the MSc in Environmental Technology are now open.

• Recruitment is based on the specialist option you select in the second term (see 'Second term' of the Course structure).
• Candidates are required to state their preferred Options (a maximum of two in order of preference) in their Personal Statement: MSc Environmental Technology Personal Statement 2025-26. If MSc Environmental Technology is your first choice, these questions should appear on the application form within the portal. If the course is your second choice, please use the template and upload the document to the 'Supporting Documents' section on the application portal.
• We normally do not allow applicants to change Options once they have been accepted onto the MSc.

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

Specialist Options

For further information about the Options please see the 'Second term' tab of the Course structure.

• B&E   Business and the Environment                                         
• EAM   Environmental Assessment and Management            
• EEP   Environmental Economics and Policy                              
• EP   Energy Policy                                                             
• ERM   Environmental Resource Management                         
• GECP   Global Environmental Change and Policy                  
• IWM   Integrated Water Management                                    
• USE    Urban Sustainable Environments                                

Entry requirements

The programme entry requirement is a 2.1 degree in any subject. However, for candidates with a 2.2 Honours without work experience, our course has an internal mechanism, under which a request for approval has to be made by the Option Convenor to the Director of the course before an offer is made. A special case will only be valid for someone who has appropriate and relevant additional work or academic experience to compensate for the degree(s) being below the College's minimum entry requirement(s). The department will decide what relevant experience is and the duration or extent that is required to compensate for the requirements that are not fulfilled.

Proficiency Tests

• IELTS: The minimum score is 7.0 overall (minimum 6.5 in all elements).  For details of IELTS test centres, visit the IELTS website. Alternatively, contact your nearest British Council office if you are not a UK resident.
• TOEFL: The minimum score for TOEFL (iBT) is 100 overall (minimum 22 in all elements). Imperial College London considers TOEFL scores to be valid for 2 years. Scores must be valid at the beginning of your studies at Imperial if your application is successful. For more information relating regarding TOEFL please visit the ETS website.
• PTE: The minimum score for Pearson Academic (PTE) is 69 overall (minimum 62 in all elements). Imperial College London considers Pearson (PTE) scores to be valid for 2 years. Scores must be valid at the beginning of your studies at Imperial if your application is successful. For more information relating regarding Pearson please visit the Pearson website.
• Duolingo English Test: The minimum score is 125 overall with no less than 115 in any band score. Test scores are only considered valid if taken within 2 years of the intended course start date.
• LanguageCert International ESOL: The minimum requirement is a pass grade on a test for levels C1 or C2.
• Occupational English Test: The minimum grade is B in all elements and tests results must have been obtained within two years of the programme start date.

The Course has a strong policy that all applicants must be interviewed if not rejected. Interviews are conducted online via Microsoft Teams or Zoom.

For further information, please see MSc Environmental Technology in the postgraduate prospectus.

Presidential Scholarships for students of Black heritage

Our 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 Presidential Scholarships for students of Black heritage page.

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 Autumn 2025 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 after submitting your application/ receiving your offer. 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).