Imperial College London 2023 Departmental PhD scholarships

The Department of Chemical Engineering has up to 15 fully-funded scholarships available for PhD applicants to start in 2023. Ten scholarships are open to all applicants regardless of their fee status while 5 are reserved for Home students. The scholarships cover both tuition fees and a tax-free contribution to maintenance costs of approximately between £19,668 - £22,900 per annum for 42 months.

Scholarships for October 2023 entry are available in the following areas and groups: 

• Novel agent-based approaches for whole energy systems modelling for UK net-zero emissions by 2050, with a focus on hydrogen integration, with Professor Adam Hawkes 
• Mammalian cell engineering: resource aware designs and tools for gene expression control, with Dr Francesca Ceroni 
• Robust functional membranes for fluid separation and chemical reaction, with Professor Kang Li 
• Influence of impurities on the properties and transportation of liquefied and compressed-gaseous hydrogen streams, with Professor Martin Trusler 
• Autonomous Industrial Systems, with Dr Mehmet Mercangöz 
• Advanced Membranes for Energy Conversion and Storage, with Dr Qilei Song 
• Reaction engineering and applied catalysis for sustainable production of specialty chemicals from biomass, with Dr Roberto Rinaldi 
• Catalytic conversion of bio-renewables with heterogeneous catalysts, with Dr Ceri Hammond 
• Robust data driven optimisation for uncertain chemical processes, with Dr Antonio del Rio Chanona 
• Information Processing in Natural Cells, Artificial Cells, Cell-Free Systems and Cell populations: Systems Investigations across the spectrum of systems and synthetic biology, with Dr Krishnan 
• Bio-inspired multifunctional nanocarriers for targeted delivery of active pharmaceutical agents and healthcare applications, with Professor Rongjun Chen 
• Computer-aided molecular design and optimisation, with Professor Claire Adjiman 
• Nanocellulose and composites from ionoSolv fractionation of biomass for high-value applications, with Professor Jason Hallett 
• Computer-aided tools in bioprocess and energy systems engineering, with Dr Maria Papathanasiou 

• Table of Content
• About Imperial College London
• Imperial College London PhD Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Imperial College London PhD Scholarship
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Imperial College London PhD Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Imperial College London

Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its founder, Prince Albert, envisioned an area composed of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Royal Albert Hall, and the Imperial Institute. The Imperial Institute was opened by Queen Victoria, his wife, who laid the foundation stone in 1887. In 1907, Imperial College London was formed by Royal Charter, and joined the University of London. The college left the University of London one hundred years later. Imperial has expanded its curriculum into medicine through merg... continue reading

Imperial College London PhD Scholarship

• Category PhD
• SponsorImperial College London
• City to study London
• School to study Imperial College London
• Course to study Not specified
• Application Deadline October 31, 2023

Aim and Benefits of Imperial College London PhD Scholarship

The scholarships cover both tuition fees and a tax-free contribution to maintenance costs of approximately between £19,668 - £22,900 per annum for 42 months.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Imperial College London PhD Scholarship

Our aim 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.

Once we have received the project selections from all the successful candidates, we will contact your first-choice and ask them if they are happy to take you on under the departmental scholarship scheme. If there is more than one successful applicant who wants to work with the same supervisor, the supervisor will be asked to choose the student who is most suited to the project. If you are not selected by your first-choice supervisor, we will contact your second-choice supervisor. If you are not selected by either of the supervisors, we will try our best to match you up with another eligible supervisor.

We will consider all successful applicants for any scholarships offered at College level and put forward the most outstanding candidates who fit the eligibility criteria for a particular scholarship.

Application Deadline

October 31, 2023

How to Apply

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In order to be considered for the Chemical Engineering PhD Scholarships, you will need to submit your PhD application for admission through the online admissions system. The programme title 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. Find out more about Imperial College London's language requirements. Please note that where there are two levels we require the higher level.
• The contact details of two 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.

The scholarships are very competitive and our aim is to select the most outstanding PhD students and offer them financial support. Your application should demonstrate an outstanding academic record and research skills.

Deadlines

We have one selection process for all the scholarships that are administered by the College, including President's Scholarships, CSC Imperial Scholarships and the Departmental Scholarship.

You will need to submit your PhD application by the following deadlines in order to be considered for these:

• 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 the majority of scholarships are likely to be allocated in Round 1. We therefore recommend that you submit your PhD application in time for the Round 1 deadline.

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.