Indian students to receive 'biggest ever scholarship' from Imperial College London

Alongside the new Future Leaders scholarship programme, Imperial said it has also signed a new partnership with the UK Government’s Chevening Scholarships programme.

Imperial College London has announced ‘The Future Leaders Scholarship’ programme that will support 30 of India’s Master’s students over the next three years. The programme is said to be Imperial’s “most significant ever funding” commitment for Indian students.

All students who have applied to study at Imperial and receive an offer to study by 11 May 2024 will be considered for the scholarship.

The creation of the Future Leaders scholarship programme comes after the visit of India’s Minister of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh during a visit to Imperial’s campus in April, Imperial said.

Alongside the new Future Leaders scholarship programme, Imperial said it has also signed a new partnership with the UK Government’s Chevening Scholarships programme which will provide funding for an additional three Master’s scholars from India over the next three years.

The scholarship, which will cover the full cost of tuition and living expenses, will be for students studying Master’s programmes in engineering, natural sciences, business and medical research.

The UK’s largest Chevening programme is in India – with over 3,700 scholars and fellows since 1983, and the largest number of UK student visas go to Indian nationals, according to Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India.

For the Imperial College London-Chevening Scholarship, the deadline for this year’s applications is 7 November 2023.