Scholarships and Funds for Overseas Applicants

Scholarships and funds for overseas applicants

The table below shows a list of scholarships which are open to Imperial College students. For further details on individual scholarships, please select the relevant link.

Master's or PhD

Name of Scholarship	For.....	Eligibility	Value of Award	Deadline
Fulbright Postgraduate Student Awards	Master's or PhD	US citizen (resident anywhere except the UK).	Please visit their website for further details	Applications for 2012-13 have closed. Applications for 2013-14 open in May 2012
Il Circolo Scholarships	Master's or PhD	Students resident in the UK, attending a British Higher Education Institution, either at undergraduate or postgraduate level, pursuing studies, training or research relating to Italian culture	Please visit their website for further details	Applications for 2012-13 have closed
Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation	Master's or PhD	Indian citizens resident in India at the time of application who have applied for a place in the Faculty of Engineering or the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Please visit their website for full details	Please visit their website for full details	April 2012
Commonwealth Scholarships for Developing Countries	Master's or PhD	Commonwealth citizens permanently resident in a Commonwealth country other than the UK	Full tuition fees and a contribution towards maintenance costs (personal allowance of £1,044 per month)	Dependent on country - visit the Commonwealth Scholarship website
Postgrad Solutions UK Postgraduate Study Bursaries	Master's or PhD	Applicants must be members of the Postgrad Solutions Student Service and starting any postgraduate course in 2012.	£500 paid directly into a student's tuition fee account	August 2012

Name of Scholarship

For.....

Eligibility

Value of Award

Deadline

Santander Master's Scholarships

Master's

All applicants for any full time Master's course

Minimum £5000. There are a minimum of 6 awards available for 2012-13

14 May 2012

SPDC Niger Delta Post-Graduate Scholarship Scheme

Master's

Read the complete eligibility criteria and download the application form. Please send completed 2012 application forms to scholarships@imperial.ac.uk and include your College Identifier (CID).

Full tuition fees and a contribution towards maintenance costs

Applications for 2012-13 have closed

ETH Zurich - Imperial College Exchange Scheme

Master's

A recent graduate from ETH Zurich University and students must make their scholarship application directly to ETH Zurich; please visit their website for further information.

Tuition fees (up to £6,000) and £12,500 for maintenance costs

Applications for 2012-13 have closed

British Chevening Scholarships

Master's

Any nationality (except US)

Full or partial award

Please visit the FCO website

Rector's Scholarship Fund (Master's)

Master's

All applicants for any full time Master's course

£5,000. There are 20 awards available for 2012-13

14 May 2012

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Master's

All applicants for any full time MSc course

Full and partial waiver of tuition fees available for MSc study in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering commencing October 2012.

Not applicable. Please see Department web page.

Faculty of Engineering

Master's

Applicants for full time MSc courses in various Departments

Varies - please visit the Faculty web page

PhD

Name of Scholarship	For.....	Eligibility	Value of Award	Deadline
Beit Fellowship for Scientific Research	PhD	Applicants must hold a first class honours degree, or directly equivalent qualification, awarded by a recognised University in a territory which formed part of the British Empire on 20 September 1913 or which is currently part of the British Commonwealth	A contribution of £15,000 towards maintenance costs	31 May 2012
CSC Imperial Scholarships	PhD	Talented Chinese students. Applicants must hold a Chinese passport but do not need to be ordinarily resident in China at the time of application	Fully-funded PhD studentship (fees and subsistence)	Applications for 2012 have closed
Imperial Marshall Scholarships	PhD	US nationals under 26 years of age, with top grades from US universities	Full tuition fees and a contribution towards maintenance costs	Applications for 2012-13 have closed. Applications for 2013-14 open Spring 2012
Lee Family Scholarship	PhD	Students of Chinese nationality, ordinarily resident in mainland China or Hong Kong (excludes Taiwan)	Full tuition fees, a contribution towards maintenance costs and inbound /outbound flights	Applications for 2012 have closed
Professor Shawki Saad	PhD	Students applying to the Department of Civil Engineering	Full tuition fees and a contribution towards maintenance costs	tbc - next available in 2013-14
Rector's Scholarship Fund (PhD)	PhD	This award is open to all students who will be required to pay 'overseas' tuition fees and have made an application to study for a full time PhD at Imperial College, starting in October 2012	£15,000 towards maintenance costs. There are 12 awards available for 2012-13	Applications for 2012 have closed
Stephen and Anna Hui Fellowship	PhD	A graduate of a University in China, Taiwan or Hong Kong to undertake research the Department of Materials	Full tuition fees and a contribution towards maintenance costs	1 May 2012
Top University Strategic Alliance in the Republic of China (Taiwan)	PhD	Taiwanese students with priority being given to subjects in Humanities, Business School and Bio-inspired Science & Technology, but other areas will be considered	For full details please visit the International Office web pages	30 March 2012
Wellcome Trust PhD Programme	PhD 1+3	For students who wish to apply for a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Basis of Infection and who have, or expect to obtain, a 1st class or upper 2nd class degree in a relevant subject. Overseas applicants are welcome to apply but they will be liable to pay the difference between the Home/EU and Overseas tuition fee rate	Full tuition fees (at the Home/EU rate) and a stipend	Applications for 2012-13 have closed

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