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The Beacon Scholarship

Scholarship overview

Applicants must:

be ordinarily resident in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, or Zambia
apply to and be offered a place to study a three-year or four-year programme at College in the faculties of Engineering, Natural Sciences or the Imperial College Business School
demonstrate significant financial need, i.e. inability to meet the costs of studying at College
demonstrate the potential to become leaders in their chosen fields and contribute to the future development of their home country.

It is unlikely that Parents/Guardians/Sponsors with an annual gross household income above US$100k will qualify.

For full eligibility please visit the Beacon website.

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

1. Register on The Beacon Scholarships website and download a Nomination Form.

2. Applicants must apply to College by 18:00 (UK local time) on 31 January 2025. If you're unsure of how to apply, see our step-by-step guide.

3. Beacon invites eligible offer-holders to complete the full Beacon Scholarship Application Form and Financial Disclose (January - mid-April).

4. Shortlisted candidates invited for Beacon interview and assessment.

Value of Scholarship

Beacon and College will each contribute one third of the total of the following costs (‘the Total Costs’), in each academic year:

University tuition fees at the overseas rate;
A stipend sufficient for a single person for 9 months, at a rate suggested by the College
A fixed allowance to be set each year by Beacon for compulsory surcharges and one return economy airfare to the scholar’s home country from the UK (‘the Fixed Allowance’).

One third of the remainder of Total Costs will be paid by the scholar (including their family or sponsor)

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