Scholarship overview

  • Degree level

    Postgraduate doctoral

  • Value

    Full tuition fees at the Home rate at a stipend at the UKRI rate.

  • Number of awards

    2

  • Academic year

    2025/2026

  • Tuition fee status

    Home

  • Mode of study

    Full time, Part time

  • Available to

    Prospective students

  • Application deadline

    12/01/2025 Closed

  • Additional information

    Scholarship page

    ide-phd@imperial.ac.uk

  • Available to applicants in the following departments

    • Aeronautics
    • Bioengineering
    • Brain Sciences
    • Business School
    • Centre for Environmental Policy
    • Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Chemistry
    • Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Computing
    • Design Engineering
    • Earth Science and Engineering
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Immunology and Inflammation
    • Life Sciences
    • Materials
    • Mathematics
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Medicine
    • Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction
    • National Heart and Lung Institute
    • Physics
    • Surgery and Cancer

Eligibility criteria

Applicants should have, or expect to achieve, a first or upper second-class degree in a relevant subject which includes all of those from the quantitative and life sciences - including biology, zoology, genetics, biochemistry, biomedical sciences, economics, mathematics, physics, statistics.

This opportunity is open to students eligible for the UK home fee rate only, providing a tax-free stipend to cover living expenses at the UKRI minimum rate, £21,237 (inc. London weighting) for the 2025/26 academic year.

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

Application process

Full programme information can be found here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-infectious-disease-analysis/opportunities/studentships/epidemiology-phd/ The application form and further details on how to apply can be found here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-infectious-disease-analysis/opportunities/studentships/epidemiology-phd/how-to-apply/

Contact

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