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Imperial College Business School

Imperial MBA fees and funding

Tuition fees

£36,000 (October 2012)

These fees are the same for both UK and international students.

Deposits

If you are made an offer for a place on the programme, you will be asked to pay a non-refundable deposit of £3,600 in order to secure your place. The tuition fees team will email your deposit invoice within five working days of accepting the offer, and this will need to be paid within 30 days of recieving the invoice. Failure to pay this in time may result in your offer being withdrawn.

Please note that Business School policy regarding deposits differs from that of other College departments, and deposits are non refundable except for in specific cases of extenuating circumstances. Please refer to our FAQs for full details.

Scholarships

Imperial College Business School offers a number of scholarships to top students. More details of 2011 Full-Time MBA scholarships are available here.

Sources of funding

Students normally obtain funding from the following sources: 

  • Imperial College Business School scholarships 
  • Other merit or needs based scholarships. For example, Imperial College London offers postgraduate scholarships which you can read about here, and The British Council offers scholarships for international students
  • Self/family funded
  • Employer sponsorship
  • Other sources of funding may be found in these publications;Imperial College London Postgraduate Prospectus, The Grants Register (published by Macmillan), Awards for postgraduate study at Commonwealth Universities (Association of Commonwealth Universities), Study Abroad (UNESCO)
  • UK residents requiring further additional information on financial assistance should visit www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning or call 0800 100 900. They offer options such as the UK Department for Education and Skills Career Development Loan
  • Low interest rate loans - individual banks and building societies often offer MBA or career development loans
  • KPMG's Scholarship and Vocational Education (SAVE) is a scheme that you can arrange with your employer.  It combines tax exemptions for scholarship payments and the benefit of work-related training provided by employers. Imperial College Business School has no direct involvement. For more information, email paul.hatchett@kpmg.co.uk
  • For UK residents, for further information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning or contact 0800 100 900.

It is essential that you start thinking about how to fund your studies early as most of the funding sources have strict deadlines, often several months before your programme formally starts.

Chartered Management Institute

Students who graduate with an MBA are eligible to apply for fast track professional recognition (MCMI with 3 years management experience).

You will also have access to a range of resources and a preferential membership rate of:
£121.50 (MCMI) – Normal first year rate is £180
£137.70 (FCMI) – Normal first year rate is £198

For more details and to join online, see www.managers.org.uk/membership. To benefit from the discount please quote code C2823 and let the CMI know that you are a graduate of Imperial College Business School.

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