Applications for DTH scholarships for academic year 2027-28 entry are now open and will close at 23.59 UTC on 6 January 2027.
Please read the contents of these pages carefully and thoroughly before commencing your application. It will provide you with important information about how to prepare and submit your application, as well as what will happen after you submit it.
Watch DTH Academic Director Professor Ramesh Wigneshweraraj explain the DTH Scholarships. *****HYPERLINK OR EMBEDDED VIDEO *****
Prepare and submit your application
Only completed and full submissions will be accepted for these scholarships. What we mean by full submission is:
- Complete steps 1, 2 and 3 as listed below for the 1+3.5 year scholarship, OR
- Complete steps 1 and 3 as listed below for the 3.5 year scholarship
Important: As the deadline for steps 2 and 3 are the same (23:59 UTC on 6 January 2027), you are advised to ensure that you complete all application forms in good time, and before the deadline.
Application steps
- 1. LPDP Scholarship Funding Application
- 2. Imperial Master’s Application Form (not applicable for direct to PhD applicants)
- 3. Imperial PhD Suitability Form (applicable to all applicants)
Apply for LPDP scholarship funding. Deadline for applications is 25 January 2027. Full details here. *****[NEED HYPERLINK]*****
Submission for LPDP funding is a pre-requisite for the PhD Suitability Form so please ensure you have applied for funding before you complete the PhD Suitability Form.
- Decide your Master's programme/s: Review the list of eligible programmes and decide which Master's programme/s you wish to apply for. This will form Year 1 of the scholarship. You are encouraged to select a second choice programme as part of your application.
- Obtain a fee waiver code: Applications to Imperial require payment of an application fee. However, DTH scholarship applicants can request a fee waiver code. Please contact the relevant Master's programme team/s to obtain a fee waiver code.
- Submit an application for a Master’s programme/s via the application portal My Imperial.
Note that submitting a Master's application is a pre-requisite for the PhD Suitability Form, so please ensure you have applied before you complete the PhD Suitability Form. You are not required to have an offer in place from a Master's programme.
If you are not sure which Master’s programmes to select or need more information, please contact the Imperial DTH team at IndonesiaDTH@imperial.ac.uk.
The deadline for this application form is 23.59 UTC 06 January 2027.
The Imperial PhD Suitability Application Form will be used to assess your potential and suitability for PhD study. Both 3.5 year applicants (direct to PhD) and 1+3.5 year applicants are required to complete this form.
We strongly recommend that you download the PhD Suitability Application Form Template and use it to prepare your answers first. The template includes all questions that will appear in the online form and will be available from 14 October. ********REMOVE OR CHANGE THIS DATE********
For this form, you are not required to upload a separate personal statement, CV, transcripts, or proof of nationality/residency status. However, if any information provided in the online application form is later found to be incorrect, it may result in an offer being withdrawn. **********REMOVE THIS LAST SENTENCE?**************
Please do not email a completed template document to us. Applications will only be accepted via the online form.
Access the online application form here. Use the PhD Suitability Application Form Template to draft your application beforehand. Note that the deadline for submission is 23.59 UTC 06 January 2027.
Review process and timelines
The review process and timelines for each of the applications is provided below.
- 1+3.5 pathway - Applicants who are successful in steps 1, 2 and 3 as listed below will be offered a DTH scholarship place.
- 3.5 pathway - Applicants who are successful in steps 1 and 3 as listed below will be offered a DTH scholarship place.
Application steps
- 1. LPDP Scholarship Funding Application
- 2. Imperial Master’s Application (not applicable for direct to PhD applicants)
- 3. Imperial PhD Suitability Application (applicable to all applicants)
Your LPDP Scholarship Funding Application process sits outside Imperial. However, LPDP will communicate the funding decision to applicants by 24 March 2027 for these scholarships.
For information about the LPDP review process please see xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
For applicants interested in the 1+3.5 pathway, the deadline to submit an application for a Faculty of Medicine Master's Programme is 23:59 UTC on 6 January 2027.
Once you have submitted, the Programme Director will review your application for shortlisting. An invite to interview is sent to shortlisted candidates. After interview, you will receive an application outcome by 3 March 2027.
You must select one of the available Masters' programmes for this scheme. You are encouraged to select a second choice programme as part of your application. If you are not accepted by your first choice programme, your application will be sent to your second choice programme team for consideration.
The DTH Academic Director and the DTH Leadership Team will review your PhD Suitability Application. The application outcome will be sent to you by 24 March 2027.
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