Scholarship overview

  • Degree level

    Undergraduate

  • Value

    Full tuition fees and a £10,000 cash bursary

  • Number of awards

    1

  • Academic year

    2026/2027

  • Tuition fee status

    Home

  • Mode of study

    Full time

  • Available to

    Prospective students

  • Application deadline

    29/05/2026

  • Additional information

    Scholarship page

    scholarships@imperial.ac.uk

  • Available to applicants in the following departments

    • Aeronautics
    • Bioengineering
    • Brain Sciences
    • Business School
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Chemistry
    • Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Computing
    • Design Engineering
    • Earth Science and Engineering
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Immunology and Inflammation
    • Infectious Disease
    • Institute of Clinical Sciences
    • Life Sciences
    • Materials
    • Mathematics
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Medicine
    • Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction
    • National Heart and Lung Institute
    • Physics
    • School of Public Health
    • Surgery and Cancer

Eligibility criteria

The Cowrie Foundation Scholarship is only available to students who have been assessed with a Home fee status who are planning to undertake a full-time undergraduate degree at Imperial beginning in 2026/27.

 

To be considered for this scholarship you must:

  • have an offer of admission to study at Imperial on a three, four or six year undergraduate programme

  • possess a Home fee status
  • have been assessed for financial support through Student Finance England (SFE) (or equivalent funding authority), with a SFE verified household income of less than £35,000 per annum by 11:59pm (UK time) on Friday 29th May 2026
  • be one of the following ethnic heritages: Black African; Black Caribbean; Mixed - White and Black African; Mixed - White and Black Caribbean; or Other mixed backgrounds (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or Black Other)

Please note: This scholarship is not available to continuing students.

Application process

There are three steps you must follow in order to apply for this scholarship.

Step 1: Submit a UCAS application form for your course of study and have an offer of admission by the deadline of 11:59pm (UK local time), Friday 29th May 2026.

Step 2: Submit a student finance application and be 'means-tested' by Student Finance England (SFE) or equivalent funding authority. 'Means-tested’ is when a student submits details of their household income, to help their student finance body assess how much they’re eligible to receive in maintenance support. To be considered for this scholarship, your household income information must be less than £35,000 per annum and must be confirmed to us by SFE by the deadline of 11:59pm (UK local time), Friday 29th May 2026. SFE can take up to 8 weeks to assess applications so in order to be eligible for the scholarship it is recommended that you apply to be means tested as soon as the applications for the student loan open. Please make sure you consent to share with the College your household income information (Your household income is your parents' or partner's income, plus yours) to SFE. This is important as we need to be able to access your household income information to determine your eligibility for this scholarship

Step 3: Complete and submit the Cowrie Foundation Scholarship 2026 application form by 11:59pm (UK time), Friday 29th May 2026. Applicants will be assessed on academic merit or potential through the standard admission process. Through the scholarship application form, applicants will be required to successfully demonstrate the importance of the Cowrie Foundation Scholarship in relation to their planned studies and personal development.

Additional information

Value

The scholarship covers 100% of the cost of tuition fees and provide an annual maintenance grant of £10,000. 

The maintenance grant of £10,000 is inclusive of any additional bursaries the scholar may be eligible for (e.g. the Imperial Bursary).

For example, if a scholar is eligible for an award of £5,000 from the Imperial Bursary, they will receive £5,000 from the Imperial Bursary and £5,000 from the Cowrie Foundation Scholarship. This means the total maintenance award will equate to £10,000 per annum.

One scholarship is available for a student planning to undertake a full-time undergraduate degree at Imperial beginning in 2026/27.

 

Outcome of the Award

The successful candidate will be notified by email no later than 31st July 2026. If you have not heard from us by this date, please assume you have been unsuccessful in your application.

This award is for students starting in the academic year 2026/27 and cannot be deferred. All scholarships are awarded subject to students accepting award Terms and Conditions. Please note that the award is conditional upon you receiving an unconditional offer to study at Imperial by September 2026. Continuation of a Scholarship is subject to the Scholar maintaining satisfactory academic progress as defined by Imperial.

Contact

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