📸 At a Glance
🌍 London, England, UK
🎓 Russell Group ✅
⚖️ Race Equality Status ✅ Bronze Award
💷 Scholarships Available ✅
🏅Ranking: 3 (Complete University Guide 2026)
🔗 Official University Website
On this page:
💷 Scholarships | 🎓 What to Know | 🧑🏾🎓 Student Life | 📊 Demographics
💷 Scholarships & Funding for 2027/28
Status: 🟢 Open · 🟡 Soon · 🔵 TBA · ↻ Rolling
🟢 Open
Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Scholarship – Funding covers four years of study, including on five-year MEng Aeronautical Engineering programmes, but only for the four academic years taught full-time at Imperial, not the extra year abroad or in industry.
Funding: Covers four years of study
🔗 View scholarship →
🔵 TBA
- Presidential Scholarship for Students of Black Heritage – This scholarship provides a package of financial and mentoring support.
- Black Future Leaders Scholarship – This postgraduate scholarship is open to applicants from any region who self-identify as being from a Black or mixed Black background. This includes, but is not limited to, Black African, Black Caribbean, or any other mixed Black heritage.
🔵 TBA
- African Future Leader Scholarship – This postgraduate scholarship is available to applicants from any of the 54 African countries (as defined by the United Nations) applying to the Business School.
- The Beacon Scholarships – Beacon Scholarships support undergraduate students from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, and South Africa, with up to seven awards available for 3–4 year degrees at UK Beacon partner universities.
📊 Student Demographics
| Black: 6% | Mixed race: 8% | White: 41% |
| Asian: 39% | Other: 4% | Not known: 3% |
⭐ Uni Essentials
Imperial runs outreach programmes to help students from underrepresented backgrounds explore STEM subjects, university and careers.
STEM Futures supports Black-heritage students in Years 10 and 12 through STEM activities, masterclasses, university guidance and opportunities to learn more about studying STEM at Imperial.
REFLECT is for Year 12 students of Black heritage who meet widening participation criteria and are interested in biosciences. The programme includes lectures, science activities and group projects, helping students explore the subject and develop their skills.
Imperial also offers summer schools, workshops, mentoring and other outreach opportunities for students who may face barriers to entering higher education. Visit their website to find out more.
✨ Black @ Imperial – Black @ Imperial brings together students of Black heritage from across all faculties and levels of study at Imperial College London. Coordinated by the Education Office in collaboration with student ambassadors, it offers a space to connect, build community, develop skills and access opportunities throughout your time at Imperial.
✨ Black and Minority Ethnic Students Officer – The Black & Minority Ethnic Officer represents and advocates for students from ethnic minority backgrounds across the College.
✨ Black Doctoral Network – A network for Black PhD students at Imperial, offering discussion, peer support and a sense of community.
✨ Black Postdoctoral Network – A network supporting Black postdoctoral researchers and fellows at Imperial, building community and raising the profile of Black researchers across the university.
📝Report + Support – The university provides a way for students to safely report discrimination.
The Outreach Black Student Advisory Board gives Imperial students and alumni of Black heritage the opportunity to help shape the university’s outreach work.
Students can share their experiences and ideas to help Imperial improve how it engages with prospective Black students and encourage more young people to consider higher education and STEM.
👩🏿🎓👨🏾🎓 Student Life
- African Caribbean Society (ACS)
- Black Doctoral Network
- BME Liberation & Community Network
- Imperial Black Alumni Network
- Imperial Africa Business Club
- Imperial Nigerian Society
- Somali Society
- Mauritian Society
- Culture – Africa & Middle East
ℹ️ See the university’s full societies directory for additional or newer groups.
