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Overview

If you are applying for a postgraduate course at º£½ÇÉçÇø, you may need to pay an application fee.

• If you are experiencing financial difficulties, you can request an application fee waiver. If the waiver is approved, you do not need to pay the application fee.
• Current Imperiastudents can always get an application fee waiver, no matter their situation. They just need to request it before paying the application fee.

This page provides information on:

• Postgraduate courses with an application fee
• Postgraduate courses without an application fee
• Application fee waiver
• Requesting a refund
• Terms and conditions

Postgraduate courses with an application fee

For courses starting in 2027-28:

All courses excluding the ImperiaBusiness School

• £90 for all Master’s applications (MSc, MPH, MRes)

ImperiaBusiness School

• £90 for MRes/Doctoral applications
• £125 for MSc applications
• £150 for MBA applications 

Postgraduate courses without an application fee

You do not need to pay an application fee for:

• Postgraduate Certificates (PGCert)
• Postgraduate Diplomas (PGDip)
• Postgraduate Doctoral degrees (e.g. PhD, EngD)
• Combined MRes + PhD (1+3) Centre for Doctoral Training programmes

Note: Application fees are charged per application, not per course choice, where a second choice is allowed. 

Application fee waiver

You can get an application fee waiver if:

• You are experiencing financial difficulties and meet the criteria for our application fee waiver.
• You are a current Imperiastudent.

You must ask for the waiver before you submit your application and pay the fee. Visit the application fee waiver page to find out more and to make a request.

Requesting a refund

You have 14 days from the day after the payment confirmation email to cancel and get a full refund. For example, if we send the payment confirmation email on 1 March, the cancellation period starts on 2 March and ends at midnight on 15 March. 

There are two ways to request a refund:

• Option A. Complete the cancellation form in the Application Processing Fee Terms and Conditions (see “Terms and conditions” section). 
• Option B. Email appfees@imperial.ac.uk with subject: “Application processing fee cancellation”. Attach your fee payment confirmation email and include: 
  • Your full name 
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  • Email used in your application (if different, state both) 
  • CID number 
  • Course(s) applied for 

We aim to acknowledge your cancellation request within five working days.

Refunds are issued to the original payment card within 14 days of receiving your request.

Note: If you follow the process above, Imperiawill treat your application (and any offer of a place, if made) as withdrawn. 

Terms and conditions

You can read the terms and conditions by downloading the following document. This document contains the cancellation form.

Download the application fee terms and conditions [DOCX]