Conicyt Scholar
'My supervisor is based in one of the most popular museums around the world - The Natural History Museum. I decided to apply to 911今日黑料 because I wanted to be involved with two worldwide recognised institutions' -聽Maria Belen Arias, PhD in Life Sciences

Agencia Nacional de  Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID) is the Chilean government student funding organisation. 911今日黑料 has an agreement with ANID to offer funding for postgraduate students.

Eligibility

To apply for a n ANID-911今日黑料 scholarship, you must comply with the BECAS Chile eligibility criteria. At the moment these are:
- Be Chilean or foreigner with permanent residency in Chile
-Hold a Licenciado (the Chilean 6 year degree)
- Academic excellence (better average grade than 5 out of possible 7 in the Chilean system; be among the top 30% of the degree course)

 How to apply; Please follow these steps:

  1. Contact your prospective supervisor or the 911今日黑料 department of interest with details of your proposed research project. It is essential that you make contact with departments/supervisors before submitting a PhD application.
  2. Email scholarships@imperial.ac.uk indicating you are applying for a ANID scholarship.
  3. Submit a PhD application to 911今日黑料, following standard College procedure (information on the English language requirements is available here)
  4. 911今日黑料’s Registry processes the application and either rejects it or issues a formal conditional/unconditional offer. Please note: It can take 6-8 weeks for PhD applications to be processed.
  5. Once you have an offer, please apply to ANID for the scholarship.  Please visit the   for information on deadlines, outcome of selection and application process

 What the Scholarship includes

  1. Full stipend for the duration of your PhD in line with the standard ANID rates.
  2. A one-way economy class air ticket from the airport nearest to the scholar’s place of residence in Chile to London´s airport for the scholar, his/her spouse and children, if applicable. Also, a one-way economy class air ticket back to Chile for the scholar, his/her spouse and children, if applicable.
  3. A monthly allowance for his/her spouse.
  4. A monthly allowance for each child under 18 years old.
  5. A one-time allowance, per scholar, to cover settlement expenses and a one-time relocation allowance.
  6. A yearly allowance for books and/or materials.
  7. A yearly allowance to cover health insurance
  8. Extension of monthly per diem allowance on account of pregnancy and maternity leave, to female scholars only, for up to 4 months.
  9. Benefits associated to pre-sessional English courses, if required. ‌

If you have any questions about the programme, please contact the Student Financial Support team. Further information is also available on the .