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Imperial has launched a new scholarship programme for Lebanese Master’s students, supported by French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM Group.

The new scholarship programme will help to build a pathway for the next generation of Lebanese leaders to gain international study experience and to play key roles in the future development of Lebanon.

It will help fund 18 Master’s scholars from Lebanon over three years (2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27)

Eligibility

To be considered for a CMA CGM Excellence Fund for Education scholarship you must:

  1. be Lebanese nationals ordinarily resident in Lebanon.  Important:  Please note that those with international exposure who have completed their studies outside Lebanon or currently studying outside Lebanon are not eligible
  2. be able to demonstrate that you have come from a financially disadvantaged background
  3. have been classified as Overseas for fee status
  4. be applying for a one-year full-time Master's course (MSc and MRes) from the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College Business School (except MBA) or Science Communication Unit.  Important: Please note that courses in the Faculty of Medicine are not eligible for this scholarship
  5. have received an offer of admission to study for a one-year full-time Master's course from the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College Business School (except MBA) or Science Communication Unit by Thursday 6 March 2025
  6. be available to commence your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in the Autumn 2025

Non-eligibility

You are not eligible if:

  1. you apply for an MBA course or joint courses with other institutions
  2. the duration of your course is longer than one year
  3. you have applied for a course in the Faculty of Medicine. 
  4. you have had international exposure and have completed your studies outside Lebanon or currently studying outside Lebanon 

Additional requirements

In addition to the above eligibility, applicants who are awarded this scholarship will be required to have met College English entry requirements (Pre-sessional English courses are not supported by this programme) by 30 June 2025. If you have not met the English entry requirements yet, please make the necessary arrangements as soon as possible to ensure you meet this requirement by 30 June 2025.

Please visit our English language requirements page for further information.

Please note: this scholarship is not available to continuing students.

How to apply

Stage 1: Apply for a one-year full-time Master's course at Imperial

You must submit an application for an eligible master’s course through the standard College application procedure and have an offer of admission by the deadline of 23.59 (UK local time), Thursday 6 March 2025

Important

  • To be invited to apply for this scholarship, when you apply online through My Imperial, you must ensure you have selected in section "Nationality",  Lebanon as either primary nationality or secondary nationality and in section "Residency", Lebanon as your country of permanent residence. 
  • Some departments have applications rounds for the postgraduate taught courses, with fixed applications dates through the year. Some departments require you to apply by January 2025 to get a decision by March 2025.  Please check carefully the Deadlines page for further information. 
  •  If you're applying for a postgraduate course at Imperial, you may need to pay an application fee. You can check whether you are eligible for an application fee waiver and more information on our application fees page.

Stage 2: Eligible candidates will be invited to apply for the scholarship

During the week commencing 17 March 2025, eligible students who have received an offer of admission to study at the College for 2025 entry will be contacted via email and invited to complete a CMA CGM Excellence Fund for Education scholarship application form.

Applicants will be assessed on academic merit or potential through the standard admission process. Applicants will be required to successfully demonstrate that they come from a financially disadvantaged background and this will be assessed through the information provided on the scholarship application.

Additional information

How much is it worth?

Each CMA CGM Excellence Fund for Education scholarship covers full (overseas) tuition fees and provides an annual stipend of £19,500.

Travel costs such as flights, visa application costs and more are not included as part of this scholarship.

How many scholarships are available?

There are currently six awards available for 2025-26

Outcome of the award

The successful candidates will be notified by email no later than end of June 2025. If you have not heard from us by 4 July, please assume you have been unsuccessful in your application.

Please note that the successful scholars will be expected to meet informally with the donors on occasions, and will be required to submit a short statement of progress each year that will be shared with the donors.

This award is for students starting in the academic year 2025-26 and cannot be deferred. All scholarships are awarded subject to students accepting award Terms and Conditions.

Contact information

If you have any additional questions, please contact the Student Financial Support Team