UK: Full Funding President’s PhD Scholarships Imperial College London, 2019

Scholarship Description

Field of Study

• Full funding for tuition fees 
• A stipend of £21,200 per annum to assist with living costs 
• A consumables fund of £2,000 per annum for the first 3 years of study
• A programme of bespoke opportunities and events delivered by the Graduate School.

Scholarship Location

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Scholarship Eligibility 

• Candidate who are talented from all the countries and nationality are to apply. There are no restrictions on nationality. 
• Candidates must be among the highest achievers in their undergraduate cohort, and in receipt of, or due to receive a first class UK degree or equivalent. 
• Candidates with a stand-alone Master’s qualification must have achieved a distinction or, where this has yet to have been achieved, be able to provide evidence of high performance that will lead to a distinction. They must also hold a first class UK undergraduate degree or equivalent (integrated Masters that form part of an undergraduate degree, e.g. MEng, MSci, M.Math, are assessed by Admissions as an undergraduate qualification when determining eligibility). Candidates with multiple standalone Master’s qualifications must have achieved a distinction in the one most relevant to their PhD study.
• Candidates with degrees from overseas institutions are strongly urged to determine if their scores/grades are equivalent to the relevant eligibility criteria. 
• Prior to applying candidates must have made contact with a supervisor in an academic department at Imperial College London who has agreed to supervise their research project. Please note that supervisors are limited to supervise one scholar at any time. Please review the President’s PhD Scholarships – Unavailable Supervisors page for more information. Please note: current registered Imperial PhD students are not eligible to be considered for a President’s PhD Scholarship. The scheme is only open to new PhD applications.

Scholarship Application Procedure

• Candidates should submit an application for admission to study at Imperial through our online admissions system and your department will put you forward for the scholarship based on academic merit and potential(There is not a specific scholarship application form).
• Candidates to submit a personal statement (When prompted) you must ensure that it consists of approx. 1000 words (maximum 2 pages) and outlines your academic and research achievements to date, explaining in brief your planned research project. The selection panel will not consider statements exceeding the 2 page limit. You may submit updated versions of this statement if required following application submission.
• Candidates must select  President’s PhD Scholarship scheme; this option in the funding section of the additional questions tab within the online application form. To be considered for the President’s PhD Scholarship scheme
• You must also meet any additional application requirements stated by your department of choice.

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