Scholarship overview

  • Degree level

    Postgraduate taught, Master's research

  • Value

    Masters loan tuition fee top up and stipend at UKRI rate

  • Number of awards

    3

  • Academic year

    2025/2026

  • Tuition fee status

    Home

  • Mode of study

    Full time

  • Available to

    Prospective students

  • Application deadline

    02/06/2025

  • Additional information

    be.pgadmissions@imperial.ac.uk

  • Available to applicants in the following departments

    • Bioengineering

Eligibility criteria

To be considered for this scholarship, candidates must:

  • Have an offer of admission on a Bioengineering Master’s course (MSc or MRes) for study in Autumn 2025 by Thursday 1 May 2025.
  • Be a domiciled student in the UK, including Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland, with home fee status
  • Not previously completed a Master’s degree (including an integrated Master’s) or a PhD at Imperial or any other institution.
  • Been in receipt of a maintenance grant or a higher-rate maintenance loan during undergraduate studies
  • Be eligible to apply for a Master’s student loan towards cost of tuition fees - Master's Loan: Overview - GOV.UK

Please note: This scholarship is not available to continuing students.

Course specific information

Available for the following programmes:

 

MSc Biomedical Engineering, MSc Engineering for Biomedicine, MSc Human and Biological Robotics, MRes Bioengineering (full time), MRes Neurotechnology, MRes Cancer Technology, MRes Medical Device Design and Entrepreneurship          

Application process

To apply for the Bioengineering Master’s Widening Participation Scholarship, you need to:

  1. Apply for an eligible course – see the list in the course specific information section above.

  2. Create an online account and submit your application through our application portal – use our guide on How to apply for additional help.

  3. Receive an offer of a place for 2025 entry by the scholarship deadline of Thursday 1 May 2025.

  4. Firmly accept the offer by the relevant deadline.

  5. Complete our Scholarship application form by the deadline of Monday 2 June 2025. 

Additional information

Outcome of Award: The successful candidates will be notified by email no later than 31 July 2025.  

This award is for students starting in the academic year 2025-26 and cannot be deferred or transferred. All scholarships are awarded subject to students accepting award Terms and Conditions.

If you have not heard from us by 31 July, please assume you have been unsuccessful in your application.

Contact

If you have any additional questions, please contact us at be.pgadmissions@imperial.ac.uk.