Partially funded

Imperial Bursary (Home undergraduates)

Imperial College London, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The Imperial Bursary is a non-repayable award for Home undergraduates with household income under £70,000 a year, paid on top of government funding. Qualifying students receive it automatically; funds can be used for any expense, including accommodation or tuition fees if requested.

Care leavers and estranged students receive an extra £500 per year and may choose to receive the first payment two months early. Medicine students can choose a standard or six-year spread payment option.

Award Information

  • Undergraduate student at Imperial with Home fee status.
  • Household income under £70,000.
  • Apply for a means-tested UK government loan (for example Student Finance England Maintenance Loan) even if you do not intend to take it.
  • Not available to Overseas fee status students, postgraduate students, students who already hold a Bachelor's level qualification (except Graduate Entry Medicine and MBBS years 5 and 6), or students resitting or repeating part of a year.
  • Courses starting autumn 2026 and 2027: £5,000 a year (household income £0-£16,000); £4,400 (£16,001-£50,000); £3,300 (£50,001-£55,000); £2,200 (£55,001-£60,000); £1,000 (£60,001-£70,000).
  • Care leavers and estranged students: additional £500 per year.
  • MBBS Medicine (Graduate Entry) with Cumbria School of Medicine: £2,500 to £500 per year by income band; £3,000 for care leavers and estranged students.
  • MBBS clinical years 5 and 6 (London) in 2026-27: up to £9,500 per year at income up to £16,000, down to £1,100 at £60,001-£70,000.
  • Year abroad: 15% of the bursary for that year.
  • Household income information must reach Imperial by 31 May after the start of the academic year (for example 31 May 2027 for October 2026 starters).
  • First payment 7 November, then equal monthly payments until 7 June.
  1. Apply for a means-tested loan from your regional funding body as early as possible.
  2. Consent to share your application information with Imperial.
  3. Imperial emails your bursary amount, normally after A-level results day.

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How selection works

Automatic award by household income band; no separate application.

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