Please note: this information refers to 2025 entry.
Overview
Our International Baccalaureate Excellence Scholarships provide financial support for international applicants studying the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma programme.
For students who apply for autumn 2025 entry, we are offering 23 scholarships across three of our Faculties:
- Engineering
- Natural Sciences
- Imperial College Business School
What the scholarship is worth
Each scholarship is worth £5,000 per year for each year that your course lasts. This applies for students commencing in 2024 and 2025.
Check if you're eligible
To be eligible for a scholarship, you must be:
- studying the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma programme
- on target to achieve a minimum predicted score of 43 overall (Faculty of Engineering only)
- an international student paying the Overseas rate of tuition
- applying for an undergraduate course within the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Natural Sciences, or Imperial College Business School
Scholarships will be awarded to exceptional International Baccalaureate students who achieve academic excellence in their diploma programme.
How to apply
There is no formal application process or separate application form for the scheme.
Academically excellent IB applicants will be nominated for selection for this scholarship by the Imperial department to which they apply as part of the admission process.
Please note: for 2025 entry the nomination deadline is 4 April 2025.
These awards are for the highest achieving students. Academic merit and potential to succeed at Imperial will be taken into account during the nomination process.
When scholars will be notified
We will notify all scholarship recipients by August 2025.