Scholarship overview

  • Degree level

    Master's research, Postgraduate doctoral

  • Value

    Annual stipend of £25,000, full tuition fees at home or overseas rate

  • Number of awards

    19

  • Academic year

    2025/2026

  • Tuition fee status

    Home, Overseas

  • Mode of study

    Full time

  • Available to

    Prospective students

  • Application deadline

    02/12/2024

  • Additional information

    Scholarship page

    doctoral@imperial.ac.uk

  • Available to applicants in the following departments

    • Business School

Eligibility criteria

Academic Requirements:

Strong and consistent academic performance and expect applicants to have high grades at undergraduate and Master's level, including a strong dissertation.

From graduates of UK institutions, this would normally equate to a combination of at least an Upper Second Class Honours degree at undergraduate level and a Master's degree awarded with Merit or Distinction.

We will consider candidates holding a strong First Class Honours undergraduate degree, without a Master's, if accompanied by very strong academic references and outstanding CV and personal statement.

GMAT/GRE requirement:

We expect applicants to have obtained strong scores across all elements of the exam. We consider strong scores to be in the 90th percentile or higher in either test.

Please see the Doctoral programme website for further information: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/phd/admissions/

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

Course specific information

The scholarship is available to students accepted onto the Doctoral programme (MRes plus PhD) within the Business School.

Application process

Details of how to apply to the Doctoral programme can be found here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/phd/admissions/

In addition to completion of the application form, candidates should upload the following documents:

1. Current CV

2. Statement of purpose

3. Complete degree transcripts

4. Contact details of two academic referees

5. GMAT/GRE test scores: you should have sat and have a valid test score that meets our

requirements at the point of entry

6. Evidence of English language qualification

Applications will not be considered complete without these.

The Statement of Purpose should consider the following:

i. Motivation for undertaking the MRes and PhD

ii. A discussion of possible research areas that you might pursue

iii. Business School faculty you have identified that align with your research interests

iv. What interests you most about your chosen field of study

v. Relevant past study or research projects - in particular those completed with faculty

Additional information

The Business School Doctoral programme starts with a one or two-year Master's in Research (MRes), depending on the chosen research area, by completing the MRes students gain strong theoretical grounding and thorough research training in order to prepare them for progression on to the PhD. Research areas that can be studied are as follows:

Analytics and Operations

Economics and Public Policy

Finance

Management and Entrepreneurship

Marketing

Further details can be found here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/phd/#programme-content

Contact

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