ELIGIBILITY:

One award is available in each faculty for a candidate with Home and Overseas Fee status. 

Have an offer of admission from Imperial College London to study a one-year full-time or two-year part-time Master’s course; and

Have a disability as defined in section 6 of the Equality Act 2010.

A disability is a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Examples include:

Physical impairment

Vision impairment/Blind

Hearing impairment/Deaf

Specific Learning Difficulty, e.g., Dyslexia, Dyspraxia

Learning or intellectual disability

Neurodivergence or neurological disorder

Eligible Master’s courses

As well as the above criteria, you must also apply for an eligible course:

One-year full-time or two-year part-time Master’s course in the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Imperial Business School

To apply for a Master’s Scholarship supporting disabled students, you need to:

Apply for an eligible course – see the list in the Eligibility Criteria section. 

Create an online account and submit your admissions application through our application portal—use our guide to How to apply for additional help.

Receive an offer of a place for 2026 entry by the scholarship deadline of 23:59 (UK local time) on 8 May 2026.

Firmly accept the offer by the relevant deadline.

Complete our Scholarship application form by the deadline of 23:59 (UK local time) on 8 May 2026. Applicants do not need to provide disability evidence in the application form; nor should they send any disability-related details to the Student Financial Support team. 

BENEFIT:

Each scholarship covers:

Tuition fees up to £18,500* for eligible Master’s courses

Maintenance grant of £21,000

An allowance of £1,500 for equipment

Mentoring support through the Activate Student Mentoring Programme

Please keep in mind that this scholarship only covers up to £18,000. If you are an overseas candidate and are awarded the scholarship, you must arrange for payment of the remaining balance.