Women in STEM Scholarships at Imperial College London

Last updated: 14 Nov 2026 |

Imperial College London/British Council
Masters Degree

Deadline: 3 Mar 2027 (annual)
Study in: UK
Course starts Autumn 2027

Brief description:

Imperial College London and the British Council offer Women in STEM Scholarships to women from selected countries who want to take a one-year Master’s degree at Imperial. The scholarships are part of the British Council’s Going Global Partnerships programme, now in its seventh year. They are for women who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK and who plan to encourage other women and girls into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in their home country.

Host Institution(s):

Imperial College London, UK

Level/Field of study:

One-year full-time Master’s courses starting in autumn 2027. Only these courses are eligible:

Imperial Business School: MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance; MSc Global Health Management.
Faculty of Engineering: MSc Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure; MSc Analogue and Digital Integrated Circuit Design; MSc Cleantech Innovation; MSc Environmental Data Science and Machine Learning; MSc Environmental Engineering; MSc Environmental Engineering with Data Science; MSc Future Power Networks; MSc Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering; MSc Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering; MSc Hydrology and Water Resources Management; MSc Renewable Energy with AI and Data Science: Geology and Geophysics; MSc Sustainable Energy Futures.
Faculty of Natural Sciences: MSc Applied Biosciences and Biotechnology; MSc Biodiversity, Carbon and Nature-based Solutions; MSc Digital Chemistry with AI and Automation; MSc Ecology, Evolution and Conservation; MRes Green Chemistry, Energy and the Environment; MRes Molecular and Cellular Biosciences; MSc Sustainability, Environmental Policy and Innovation; MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Technology.
Faculty of Medicine: Master of Public Health.

Number of Awards:

Target group:

For 2027-28 the scholarships will be for women from one of the following groups of countries. Imperial expects to confirm which group around late December 2026, so check the official page before you apply:

• South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka;
• Wider Europe: Kazakhstan and Turkey;
• Brazil.

Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:

Each scholarship covers:

• full tuition fees;
• a stipend of £23,805 a year;
• a return economy-class flight between your home country and the UK, booked by Imperial’s Scholarships Office;
• the English language test fee (if a test is required for your offer), the visa application fee and the Immigration Health Surcharge, refunded after you enrol.

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

• be a woman, with female legal sex shown on a passport or other official document;
• hold a passport of, and be a permanent resident of, one of the eligible countries, and be able to get a UK visa;
• hold an offer for an eligible course by 3 March 2027 and be able to start in autumn 2027;
• meet the course’s English language requirement by 30 June 2027 (pre-sessional English courses are not funded);
• show financial need: you cannot fund your UK studies yourself and have no other funding that duplicates the scholarship;
• be active in STEM through work experience or a proven interest in your course area, and show a plan to engage other women and girls in STEM in your home country;
• agree to return to your country of citizenship or residence for at least two years after the scholarship and to act as an ambassador for the British Council’s Women in STEM programme.

Preference goes to applicants without significant international experience, including previous study in the UK, UK distance learning or study at a UK branch campus abroad. Dual British citizens, and employees, former employees or relatives of employees of the UK Government or the British Council in the eligible countries, cannot apply. The scholarship is for new students only.

Application instructions:

First apply for an eligible one-year Master’s course through My Imperial by 6 January 2027, choosing an eligible country for both your nationality and your residency. Some departments have fixed application rounds, so check your course’s deadlines. Applicants for this scholarship can ask for an application fee waiver.

Then submit the scholarship application, which opens in early to mid January 2027, by 11.59 pm (UK time) on 3 March 2027. You must hold an offer of admission by that date.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for the confirmed list of eligible countries and detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/scholarships-search/women-in-stem-scholarships-20272028.php