Scholarship overview

  • Degree level

    Postgraduate taught, Master's research

  • Value

    20% tuition fees and up to USD30,000

  • Academic year

    2026/2027

  • Tuition fee status

    Overseas

  • Mode of study

    Full time

  • Available to

    Prospective students

  • Application deadline

  • Additional information

    scholarships@imperial.ac.uk

  • Available to applicants in the following departments

    • Aeronautics
    • Bioengineering
    • Brain Sciences
    • Business School
    • Centre for Environmental Policy
    • Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication
    • 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
    • Mathematics
    • Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction
    • National Heart and Lung Institute
    • Physics
    • School of Public Health
    • Surgery and Cancer

Eligibility criteria

Imperial College London is offering scholarships in partnership with Instituto Trajetórias, to up to eight Brazilian students admitted to a one-year full-time on campus Master's course for the 2026-27 academic year.

 

The standard requirements to apply to Trajetórias-Imperial Funding Program scholarships are:

1) Be a Brazilian citizen (by birth or naturalization);

2) Hold an official letter of acceptance from Imperial College London a partner university; meeting all the University requirements, such as: strong academic record; submission of a motivation letter, etc. 

3) Fulfill any additional requirements set by state-level scholarship selection processes. Detailed information on eligibility criteria, scholarship deadline and the selection process will be published in February 2026 on the  Instituto Trajetórias website. 

 

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

Course specific information

Applicants can apply to any one-year full-time on campus Master's course level programme, excluding the joint MA (RCA) / MSc Global Innovation Design (GID) or any other jointly run course of study.

Application process

To apply for the Trajetórias-Imperial Funding Program scholarships, follow the two steps below:

1) Step 1: Apply for any one-year full-time on campus Master's course level programme through My Imperial

IMPORTANT:

●   In order to be eligible for this scholarship, you must hold an offer of admissions by Monday, 20 April 2026.  

●   The joint MA (RCA) / MSc Global Innovation Design (GID) or any other jointly run course of study are not eligible

●   Some departments have application rounds for the postgraduate taught courses, with fixed application dates throughout the year.  Some departments require you to apply by January 2026 to get a decision by March 2026.  Please check carefully the Deadlines page for further information

●   Application fee - If you’re applying for a postgraduate course at Imperial, you may need to pay an application fee. You can find more information on application fees and check if you're eligible for an application fee waiver on the Application Fee page.

2) Step 2:  Apply for the scholarship via the Instituto Trajetórias website. Detailed information on eligibility criteria, scholarship deadline and the selection process will be published in February 2026 on the Instituto Trajetórias webpage 

Applicants may contact: operacoes@institutotrajetorias.org.br 

Trajetórias provides financial support to students through two main mechanisms:

1. Partnership with local governments: Trajetórias signed agreements with Rio Grande do Sul, Goiás, Recife, Paraná, Espírito Santo and ENAP - Escola Nacional de Administração Pública, to offer scholarships for public servants and with Rio Grande do Sul, Goiás and Espírito Santo for general public. Find more information on the agreements here. Details about the eligibility criteria and selection process will be published in February.

 

Applications are expected to open in February 2026. Students may apply for Instituto Trajetórias funding before receiving an offer to study at Imperial, but as part of their application they must demonstrate that they have at least begun an application for an eligible master's programme. To be considered for the programme, applicants must hold an unconditional offer from Imperial by 20 April 2026.

 

2.  Credit line:  In partnership with financial institutions, this line of credit helps Brazilian students bridge funding gaps for studying abroad. It can be used to cover tuition fees and living expenses. Find more information here.

 

Additional information

Value of the scholarship

Imperial College London will cover 20% of tuition fees for a maximum of eight eligible students selected as beneficiaries.  The 8 selected will be notified by the end of June 2026.

 

Instituto Trajetórias’ partners will provide up to USD20,000 (twenty thousand dollars) which may be flexibly used for tuition fees and living expenses and up to USD10,000 (ten thousand dollars) to cover costs such as return travel, living and health insurance, visa and settling- in expenses. Further details will be available on the Instituto Trajetórias website in February

 

About Instituto Trajetórias

Instituto Trajetórias is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting Brazilian talents with leading universities abroad, promoting talent mobility, and developing leaders committed to Brazil’s sustainable development.

 

Through partnerships with local governments, universities, and philanthropies, Trajetórias supports Brazilian talents before and after their academic journey abroad. Thus, promoting diversity and inclusion in international education and fostering global networks.

Contact

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