Shawki Saad Fully Funded Scholarship 2025 in London, UK

The Shawki Saad fully funded PhD Scholarship 2025 at Imperial College London is now open to prospective students from Sub-Saharan Africa who have a solid academic background and a desire to address pressing issues in their area.

One exceptional PhD candidate conducting research in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering for the 2025–2026 academic year will be supported with this Shawki Saad fully funded scholarship.

Scholarship Criteria:

• Be ordinarily resident in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Hold a First-Class or Upper Second-Class Honours Degree (or equivalent) in engineering or a numerate discipline
• Hold a Master’s level degree qualification
• Apply for a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London
• Propose a research project relevant to challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Be a new PhD applicant (not available for continuing students).

Scholarship Benefits:

• Full overseas tuition fees covered.
• Annual stipend of at least £22,000.

Eligible Fields:

Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Eligible Countries:

• Sub-Saharan African countries.

Scholarship Type: PhD

Deadline: 23rd May 2025.

Host Country: UK

How To Apply

• Applicants must apply for a Civil and Environmental Engineering Research (PhD) Degree and discuss scholarship options with their supervisor to be nominated for this award.
• Visit www.imperial.ac.uk/civil-engineering/people/academic-and-teaching-staff/ to help identify topics of interest and potential supervisors. Also, Contact your preferred supervisor(s) directly, to discuss potential projects and funding options.
• Submit your PhD application for admission through the Registry online admissions systems. Online applications should only be submitted after a potential academic supervisor has expressed sufficient interest in your application. All scholarship applications must be supported by an academic supervisor