Bioengineering

At Nucleate, a global, student-run nonprofit organisation, we support entrepreneurial scientists in translating breakthrough academic research. We run our flagship Activator programme, which supports academic trainees and researchers in building groundbreaking life science companies based on their research, with our global alumni having raised more than $550 million in the last 7 years and brought three assets to the clinical stage. We offer mentorship from experienced founders and biotech leaders, provide legal support on IP and spinning out, and much more — all at no cost and without taking any equity. The application form can be found here (deadline: October 20th).

Don’t have an idea yet? If you are excited about joining a founding team and gaining hands-on experience in biotech venture creation, you can apply as a scientific contributor!

If you have any additional questions, feel free to email Julia Breed at j.breed@imperial.ac.uk.

Global Fellows Fund 2025 – 26 – Applications now open!

Calling all Imperial PhD students! Do you want the opportunity to travel the world and be stretched beyond your comfort zone? Are you excited by the idea of experiencing how leading scientists, engineers, mathematicians and/or clinicians are tackling your area of interest in another country? Do you want to challenge yourself through immersion in a different research setting surrounded by new social, environmental and cultural perspectives? Do you want the opportunity to expand your professional and personal networks and leverage this support throughout your career?

Then you should apply for Imperial’s Global Fellows Fund 2025-26 and take up a placement in Africa, Asia, North America or Europe!

The Imperial Global Fellows Fund supports high-impact international placements for PhD students in labs at Imperial’s strategic international partners. Students, with the support of their PhD supervisor and host supervisor, will have the opportunity to spend between 1 and 3 months at one of the following partners:

• Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India
• French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France (NB approval is needed from both the CNRS host supervisor and her/his head of department or institute)
• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Rwanda, South Africa, Senegal, Ghana
• Cornell University, USA
• University of Toronto, Canada
• Institute of Science, Tokyo, Japan
• University of Ghana
• National University of Singapore

Read more about the experience of nine Imperial students at Cornell University in New York and find some top tips on how to prepare and apply here.

The deadline for applications is Monday, 13 October 2025.

Financial support for this scheme is provided in part by the College’s 2025-26 Turing Scheme award.

For the 2025/26 academic year, the International Relations Office will provide top-up funding equal to the cost-of-living grant provided by the Turing scheme grant to help cover more of the overall costs. Enhanced funding is also available for those who meet the necessary criteria.

For further details, including full guidance, eligibility criteria, information on the partners and a link to the application form, please visit the webpage.

Queries can be sent to globalseedfunds@imperial.ac.uk

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