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 to the chance to expand your professional and personal networks and draw on this support for the rest of 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 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