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Please contact us: appfees@imperial.ac.uk
Overview
If you are applying for a postgraduate course at 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ, 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 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ students 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 2026-27 (excluding 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ Business School):
- £90 for all Master’s applications (MSc, MPH, MRes)
911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ Business 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 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ student.
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, 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ will treat your application (and any offer of a place, if made) as withdrawn.