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IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORTING DISABLED STUDENTS

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Application Deadline: 23:59 (UK local time) on 8 May 2026.

LOCATION: United Kingdom

One award is available in each faculty for a candidate with a disability in Postgraduate taught, Master’s research at the Imperial College London.

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.

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UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS SNOWDON TRUST MASTERS SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: Thursday 12 September, 2024

LOCATION: Scotland

The Snowdon Master’s Scholarship has been designed to accelerate the most exceptional disabled students through master’s studies and into leadership in all its forms, to be visible role models and drive disability inclusion. The influencers of the future.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicant should be enrolled on a postgraduate program at the University of St Andrews.

The award is available to impaired students, both domestically and abroad, who can effect change. This includes academic brilliance in a selected field of study or the capacity to show leadership in the workplace or extracurricular activities.

Outstanding leaders who can effect change both inside and outside of their academic discipline People who have demonstrated greatness in their chosen fields

Those who have proved to be driven to succeed and who have leadership potential.

Candidate must have the capacity to lead disability issues and bring about change.

Applicant should have demonstrated success in the workplace, in school, or in voluntary work.

BENEFIT:

The Snowdon Master’s Scholarship is worth up to £30,000 payable as contribution of up to £15,000 towards fees paid directly to your university, and a further £15,000 paid to you in termly instalments to cover living expenses over the duration of your Master’s study.

Scholarship holders are invited to join the Disabled Leaders Network

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