Scholarship overview

  • Degree level

    Postgraduate taught

  • Value

    Full tuition fees and maintenance plus allowances and economy airfare

  • Number of awards

    2

  • Academic year

    2027/2028

  • Tuition fee status

    Overseas

  • Mode of study

    Full time

  • Available to

    Prospective students

  • Application deadline

    08/12/2026

  • Additional information

    Scholarship page

    scholarships@imperial.ac.uk

  • Available to applicants in the following departments

    • Bioengineering
    • Chemistry

Eligibility criteria

To apply for this scholarship, you must:

  • Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person

  • Be a permanent resident in an eligible Commonwealth country

  • Have submitted an application to study on one of the three eligible courses at Imperial as soon as the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship competition opens (competition is open from 10 November 2026). 

  • Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in autumn 2027

  • By September 2027, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) standard, or a second-class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)

  • Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a high-income country

  • Be unable to afford to study at a UK university without this scholarship

  • Commit to return to your home country within one month of the end date of your scholarship

  • Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format

Other requirements:

Applicants who are nominated for this scholarship will be required to have met Imperial English entry requirements (Pre-sessional English courses are not supported by this programme) by 30 June 2027. If you have not met the English entry requirements yet, please make the necessary arrangements as soon as possible.

For information on the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships programme, please refer to the Commonwealth Scholarships website.

Please note: This scholarship is available to new entrants only. Students already studying the course are not eligible.

Course specific information

Please note the the three courses listed below are the only eligible courses for 2027 entry. There are two awards available for 2027 entry. One award will go to the successful candidate who applied for one of the two eligible courses within the Department of Bioengineering, while the other award will go to the successful candidate who applied for the course within the Department of Chemistry.

MSc Human and Biological Robotics (within the Department of Bioengineering)

MSc Biomedical Engineering (within the Department of Bioengineering) - Note: All five streams of this course are eligible.

MRes Nanomedicine and Nanodiagnostics (within the Department of Chemstry)

Application process

Step one: Apply for the scholarship by 16.00 (GMT) on 8 December 2026. You should apply directly through the Commonwealth Scholarships website

Step two: Apply for one of the three eligible courses at Imperial College London by  23.59 (GMT) on 6 January 2027

Please go to the Application process page for information on how to apply at Imperial.

Application fee:

If you’re applying for a postgraduate course at Imperial, you may need to pay an application fee. For information on application fees and to check if you're eligible for an application fee waiver, please go to the Application fee waiver page.

Please ensure you submit the application fee waiver a few weeks earlier than the 6 January 2027.

 

Additional information

Outcome of Awards

The Scholarships team at Imperial College London will notify nominated candidates (award holders and reserve candidates) by mid-March 2027 at the latest. Only applicants with offers of admissions will be nominated to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) by the nomination deadline. 

The CSC will then confirm that these candidates meet the eligibility criteria for this programme. Universities will inform candidates of their results by July 2027.  If you have not heard from us by mid-March, you should assume your scholarship application has been unsuccessful. 

Number of Awards

Imperial College London has been offered two awards for the 2027/28 academic year.

How much is it worth?

This scholarship is jointly funded by the CSC and Imperial College London.  

Each scholarship provides:

 

  • Approved economy airfare from your home country to the UK and return at the end of your award

  • Approved tuition fees

  • A stipend (living allowance)

  • Warm clothing allowance

  • Thesis grant towards the cost of preparing a thesis or dissertation, where applicable

  • Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas

  • Contribution towards the cost of a mandatory tuberculosis (TB) test, where required for a visa application

  • Disability Support Allowance for personal living costs (if eligible)

  • If you are widowed, divorced, or a single parent: a child allowance

 

 

Contact

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