Applications are open for the fully funded scholarship at Imperial College London. The Department of Chemical Engineering has up to 10 fully-funded scholarships available for outstanding PhD applicants each year. If you would like to be considered for a scholarship, you are expected to have obtained (or be heading for) a First Class Honours degree at Master’s level (or equivalent) in chemical engineering, another branch of engineering or related science.

The standard period of the scholarship is 42 months. The scholarships are open to all applicants regardless of their fee status and cover both tuition fees and an annual tax-free contribution to maintenance costs of £17,009.

How to Apply

In order to be considered for the Chemical PhD Scholarships, you will need to submit an application for admission through the online admissions system. The program is Chemical Engineering Research – Full Time. Your application form must include:

• Full transcripts of your university studies to date
• A personal statement to support your application, which should outline your research interest and experience
• A copy of your English Language certificate (if applicable – the language requirement can be found here: where there are 2 levels we require the higher level)
• The contact details of 2 referees, at least one of whom must be an academic referee (for example your project supervisor or personal tutor). You will be asked to give the e-mail addresses of the referees, which will trigger reference requests directly to the referees. Please do not upload reference letters, as the references must come directly from the referees. References are confidential between the referee and the College. Please note that the e-mail addresses must be personal institutional addresses (university or company e-mail addresses) rather than webmail addresses, as these are not acceptable.

Selection Procedure

The aim of Imperial College, Department of Chemical Engineering is to select the most outstanding PhD students and offer them financial support. In the interest of fairness, we have one selection process for all the scholarships that are administered by the College. You will need to submit your PhD application by the following deadlines in order to be considered for the Chemical Engineering PhD Scholarships or any other scholarships which are administered by the College (e.g. the President’s Scholarships, the CSC Imperial scholarships):

• Round 1: 31 October for entry in October of the following year
• Round 2: 31 January for entry in October of the same year

Please note that where there is a later deadline advertised for College scholarships, the departmental deadline before the College deadline will apply, as you will need to go through the departmental selection process, including interviews, before we can put you forward for a College Scholarship.

An academic selection panel will screen the applications that demonstrate the necessary achievement and potential and will shortlist the most outstanding candidates for interview. If you are shortlisted and successful in your interview, you will be sent a list of available projects and supervisors and asked to select 2 projects offered by different supervisors in the order of your choice.