Apply to IMAT CDT

Admissions for Oct 2026 entry are now OPEN!

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We seek applications from outstanding post-graduate candidates with an interest in inorganic materials. Thirteen fully-funded four-year studentships are available each year, for applicants with related science degrees and/or relevant experience. Further details of the application procedure can be found below.

Applications are particularly welcome and encouraged from women, black and other minority group candidates, who are under-represented in STEM. The University and colleges are doing more than ever to increase the number of promising postgraduate students from under-represented groups at Oxford. You can learn all about these initiatives here.

The IMAT CDT has partnered with the UNIQ+ graduate access programme, and with the Academic Futures scholarship programme – to offer a fully-funded studentship per intake to a student of UK Black and Mixed Black ethnicity, a student refugee or with lived experience of displacement, or a student who has experienced being in care in the UK.

Application check-list

1. Visit the Admissions Website for more information on the course, including the Entry Requirements.

2. Prepare all the required supporting documents:
✓ Online application form
✓ 1000-word personal statement, focusing on your interest and experience in your proposed field of research
✓ Clearly state your 1-2-3 choice of substantive research projects chosen from our list at the end of your personal statement
✓ Transcripts detailing your university-level qualifications and marks to date
✓ Three Academic/Professional References: you will be required to submit contact details for 3 referees

3. Read the University’s Application Guide

4. Log onto the University's on-line system. Please note:
• Under course enter Inorganic Materials for Advanced Manufacturing (EPSRC CDT) and course code enter R34_1
• It is important that you leave the college choice open on the application. The CDT has forged partnerships with some of the colleges in the University, who very kindly reserve spaces for students in the programme.

5. You’re ready to submit your application!

Need help?

For more details on the application and selection processes, and for answers to general questions (i.e. funding eligibility, project allocation, etc.) please visit our FAQs section.

For information regarding the programme that cannot be found on the website, please contact the IMAT CDT team.

If you have any general questions regarding the University’s application procedure, please contact Graduate Admissions.