Imperial College London Shawki Saad PhD Scholarship 2025

The Shawki Saad PhD Scholarship is a fully funded programme open to students ordinarily resident in Sub-Saharan Africa. PhD research projects must also have a direct relevance to challenges in Sub–Saharan Africa.

The aim is to select the most outstanding PhD candidates and offer them financial support. In the interest of fairness, the Department has one selection process for all the scholarships that are administered by the University, including the Imperial President's Scholarships, Imperial CSC Scholarships, and the Departments own scholarships.

The PhD Awards Panel is co-chaired by the Directors of Research and Postgraduate Research. Four additional members of academic staff join the panel each year on rotation. The Awards Panel considers several factors to assess a student’s academic achievements (grades, cohort ranking, awards for achievement) and research potential (publications, research experience e.g UROP). The panel also take into account references and experience after graduating.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineMay 23, 2025
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorImperial College London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyImperial College London
• Course to studyCivil Engineering , Environmental Engineering
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

Full tuition fees at the overseas rate and a stipend of at least £22k per annum

Requirements

Students must have a good Upper Second or First Class Degree (or International equivalent), in engineering or another numerate discipline and a Masters level degree qualification.

Interview Dates and Process

Online applications should only be submitted after a potential academic supervisor has expressed sufficient interest in your application. Applicants must also be nominated for funding by their prospective PhD supervisors by 23rd May 2025. 

Application Deadline

How To Apply

1. Find a PhD supervisor. Visit the research and academic staff pages of our website to help identify topics of interest and potential supervisors. Contact your preferred supervisor(s) directly, to discuss potential projects and funding options.
    
2. Submit your PhD application for admission through the Registry online admissions systems by the deadlines listed below for each scholarship round. More information on the application process can be found here. Online applications should only be submitted after a potential academic supervisor has expressed sufficient interest in your application.  
    
3. Applicants must also be nominated for funding by their prospective PhD supervisors by the same deadlines listed below for each scholarship round. Funding decisions are made by the PhD Awards Panel. The PhD Awards panel will only consider applicants, not current students.

For more details, visit Imperial College London scholarship webpage.