Scholarship overview
Degree level
Postgraduate doctoral
Value
Full tuition fees, monthly stipend and additional allowances
Academic year
2026/2027
Tuition fee status
Overseas
Mode of study
Full time
Available to
Prospective students
Application deadline
27/02/2026
Additional information
Available to applicants in the following departments
- Aeronautics
- Bioengineering
- Brain Sciences
- Business School
- Central Biomedical Services (CBS)
- Centre for Environmental Policy
- Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Design Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Faculty of Medicine Centre
- Faculty of Natural Science - Faculty Office
- Immunology and Inflammation
- Imperial College London
- Institute of Clinical Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Materials
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medicine
- Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction
- National Heart and Lung Institute
- Physics
- School of Medicine
- School of Public Health
- Surgery and Cancer
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must be resident citizens of the Occupied Palestinian Territories and currently employed by a Palestinian partner university. They must also be nominated by their university and provide a written commitment to return and work there after completing their PhD, for a duration agreed upon with their institution. Alternative provisions may be considered for scholars from Gaza.
Additionally, candidates must hold a recent IELTS certificate with a score that meets the requirements of their chosen PhD programme at Imperial.
Please note: This scholarship is not available to continuing students.
Application process
Applicants must complete and submit the official HESPAL online application form, including all required supporting documents, by the stated deadline. These documents include certified proof of Palestinian nationality and residency, academic transcripts, a valid IELTS certificate, and details of two academic referees.
The application form will be made available shortly.
For further information, please visit - HESPAL website
Contact
If you have any additional questions, please contact us at demi.corr@imperial.ac.uk.