R²frontiers
A full scholarship opportunity worth £1500
Join the next generation of Black scientists driving global change.
What is R²Frontiers?
Join this 10-day full scholarship programme for UK Black undergraduate Biosciences, Computing, Engineering, and Physics students and develop the needed research and leadership skills to form the next generation of Black scientists driving global change.
Benefits and
opportunities of joining
the programme:
- Learn how to work in and lead teams on engineering projects
- Study with world-leading academics
- Work in cutting-edge research facilities
- Network with Imperial PhD students and postdocs working on advanced research
- Join an entrepreneurship workshop
- Socialise with other Black students from across the UK
R²Frontiers:
Biosciences, Computing,
Engineering and Physics programme 2025
This is a full scholarship programme (scholarship only covers tuition, all other costs must be covered by the student), but students must be a UK (Home) student of Black or mixed Black heritage. For full eligibility requirements, please see our FAQs below.
Apply by providing the following details and a 150-word statement on why you would like to join the programme.
Applications are now closed for the R²Frontiers: Biosciences, Computing, Engineering and Physics programme 2025. Please check back in Spring 2026 when applications will reopen.
FAQs
How you will
benefit from the
R²Frontiers programmeDevelop your multidisciplinary, project-based thinking to identify and design solutions to global challenges. Network with students from Imperial and other UK universities, and learn to communicate across disciplines, laying the foundation to become a leading researcher and global problem-solver.
Gain the experience of working with world-leading researchers and spend 2-weeks at Imperial, the UK’s leading university for research output, 1st for research environment and 1st for research impact (Research Excellence Framework, REF 2021)
Hear from our Past Attendees
“So many of the facilities were amazing, and it would be incredible to work in an environment like that. I found it very inspiring!”
non-Russell Group university student
Year 2 Chemical Engineering
“It’s given a show of the calibre and the teaching and the facilities available, so overall it’s given me an insight into studying at Imperial. And the postgrads that came around provided a lot of feedback as well.”
non-Russell Group university student
Year 2 Mechanical Engineering
“I’m actually thinking about going to Imperial now, the whole experience was good. They were talking about the scholarships available and seeing the Chemical Engineering display, the facilities were really good, better than what I’ve seen elsewhere.”
non-Russell Group university student
Year 2 Chemical Engineering
Imperial’s Research Expertise