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Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018
Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018 1 If you are thinking about graduate study New scholarships and awards may be in 2018, you may be wondering about the introduced throughout the year, so you are availability of scholarships, studentships encouraged to look at the website on a and loans. regular basis. LSE awards around £11.5 million in Information in this booklet is correct at the scholarships and financial support to its time of going to print (October 2017). Please graduate students each year. In addition to visit lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding for the LSE’s own funds, students may be able to most up-to-date information. access scholarships and financial support from a range of governments and funding agencies around the world. The following pages provide an overview of the sources of funding available for graduate students.
2 Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018
Graduate financial support at LSE:
at-a-glance summary
Research – UK and EU students
Research – overseas students
Master’s – overseas students
Master’s – UK students
Master’s – EU students
LSE Graduate Support Scheme • • • Page 3
LSE Anniversary Scholarships • Page 4
LSE Master’s Awards • • • Page 5
LSE country based awards • • Page 6
LSE subject based awards • • • • • Page 7
LSE PhD Studentships • • Page 8
LSE ESRC DTP Studentships • • • Page 9
External funding • • • • • Page 10
Other sources of funding • • • • • Page 12
Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018 3
LSE Graduate Support Scheme
LSE makes available £3.2 million The value of GSS awards How to apply: Apply using the
annually in the form of awards ranges from £5,000 to £15,000 online form via the Graduate
from the Graduate Support depending on financial need. The Admissions web tracker system.
Scheme (GSS) for students GSS aims to support students Students may only apply for this
applying for taught master’s who would otherwise struggle to financial support once they have
programmes. come to LSE for financial reasons. submitted an application for a
We usually start making GSS place at the School.
Once you apply for a place on
awards in January and continue
a master’s programme, you Deadline: Apply as early as
until April 2018. As funds are
will be sent a link to the online possible. The application process
limited, you are encouraged to
application form for the GSS will close on 26 April 2018.
apply as early as possible.
and other awards.
lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding
Your financial information will
not be considered as part of
your application for a place at
the School.
LSE is fantastic. From the grandeur of the buildings and architecture to the ambition and
ideas harboured by fellow students, it is a place that really motivates you to fulfil your potential.
I was lucky enough to receive funding from the LSE Graduate Support Scheme in order to
assist me with the financial costs of my study – without this support I wouldn’t have been
able to pursue a master’s.
I feel that by attending LSE I have furthered my personal and academic skills. The staff were
always happy to help and provided valuable insight given that they are leaders in their fields
of research. Beyond the studying, LSE is a hub of internationalism, which has allowed me
to learn a great deal about other cultures and has really broadened my world-
perspective. I have many friends from all areas of the globe that I will be
sure to keep in touch with.
Tom Rooke
Dorchester, UK
MSc History of International Relations
Graduate Support Scheme
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LSE Anniversary Scholarships for
students from the UK
LSE is once again offering Priority will be given to To be considered you must
“Anniversary Scholarships” students from the UK applying complete the personal
for taught master’s students for their first master’s statement on the online form.
from the UK, starting at LSE programme and to recent
Deadline: Apply as early as
in 2018. We are offering 80 graduates who were eligible
possible. The application
awards, which will vary in value, for a maintenance grant during
process will close on
based on financial need. The their undergraduate studies.
26 April 2018.
minimum award will be £5,000
How to apply: Apply using the
and the maximum award will be lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding
online form via the Graduate
worth £25,000. The awards are
Admissions web tracker
available for 2018 entry, and are
system. Students may only
designed to help with fees and
apply for this award once they
living costs.
have submitted an application
for a place at the School.
I developed an interest in international history while completing my undergraduate degree.
After reading about LSE’s Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation programme, I became excited at
the possibility of focusing on something wit hin that subject area in more depth.
However, after applying to the programme and being made a conditional offer, my excitement was
tempered by the reality that I may not be able to take up the offer wit hout the necessary
funds - so it was a huge honour to receive both the LSE Master’s Award and Desmond G.
Wiltshaw Scholarship.
My financial burden was lightened and I was fully able to immerse myself in LSE’s
wonderful student culture. Particularly special experiences have included meeting
like-minded peers, attending speeches given by highly esteemed professionals, learning
from world-leading academics, and being a part of the academic culture based in the
centre of London.
Michelle Gooden-Jones
London, UK
MSc Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation
LSE Master’s Award and Desmond G. Wiltshaw Scholarship
Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018 5
LSE Master’s Awards and country
based awards
LSE has a range of LSE Master’s Awards Preference is given to those
scholarships available for from low or middle income
LSE Master’s Awards (LMAs)
master’s and research countries, particularly if loan
are part of LSE’s portfolio of
students coming to LSE from funding is not available and
funding for taught master’s
certain regions of the world. to those from countries
students, and are linked to
Scholarships are available for underrepresented in other
the GSS scheme. Potential
LSE students from Europe, award schemes administered
recipients are shortlisted from
North America, South America, by the School. In the last two
those whose financial need
the Middle East, Africa, Asia years award holders came from
is too great for the GSS, and
and Australasia. Armenia, Australia, Bosnia,
who have indicated in their
Awards become available Bulgaria, China, Ethiopia, Ghana,
personal statement that they
throughout the year, so Guyana, India, Kenya, Nepal,
wish to be considered for other
students are encouraged to Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South
scholarships.
check the Financial Support Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and
web pages on a regular basis. the West Bank and Gaza.
6 Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018
Individual country USA How to apply: For all of
these awards apply using the
based awards We have three awards for
students from the USA on online form via the Graduate
The awards listed here are Admissions web tracker
a one year taught master’s
just a small sample of country system. Please note that to be
programme:
based scholarships available considered for any of these
in 2017. The Spangenburg Family awards, you must complete
Foundation Scholarship the personal statement on
China
provides one award of £10,000. the online form. You do not
We currently have three The Charles J Mauro need to complete the personal
scholarships for students from Scholarship provides up to statement in an application for
China and Hong Kong, one three awards of £5,000 each. a GSS award.
of which has no restrictions
The American Friends of LSE Deadline: Apply as early as
around the subject studied.
Scholarship provides one full possible. The application
The Lee Scholarship provides
tuition scholarship. process will close on 26 April
one award of £26,000 available
The USA is also included in the 2018. Decisions on these
to a student following a
Santander Scholarship scheme. awards will be made between
one year taught master’s
May and July 2018.
programme. China is also The Americas and Europe
included in the Santander
Scholarship scheme. Santander Scholarships
LSE Access
to Education
There are five annual awards
Scholarships
of £10,000 each under the
Santander Scholarship There are ten awards of up to
scheme. This scheme supports a full value of tuition fees plus
students from a range of maintenance of £14,400 based
countries, including Argentina, on financial need, to be made
Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, to offer holders who have been
Germany, Mexico, Peru, Poland, classified as asylum seekers,
Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, refugees, a person with
Singapore, Spain, Uruguay, UK, humanitarian protection or who
USA and Venezuela. are residents of the UK but on
limited leave to remain.
lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding
Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018 7
LSE subject based awards
LSE has a range of Judge Higgins How to apply: For all of
scholarships available for these awards apply using the
Scholarship
master’s and research students online form via the Graduate
of specific disciplines at One award of £8,000 for Admissions web tracker system.
the School. research in the Law Department. Please note that to be considered
Awards become available for any of these awards, you
throughout the year. Students Marchant Foundation must complete the personal
are encouraged to check the LLM Scholarship statement on the online form.
Financial Support web pages You do not need to complete
One scholarship of £10,000
on a regular basis. The awards the personal statement in an
for a student beginning the
listed below are just a small application for a GSS award.
LLM. Preference is given to
sample of the subject based Indian students. Deadline: Apply as early as
scholarships available in 2017. possible. The application
process will close on 26 April
Woo Family Scholarship
Alf Waddington 2018. Decisions on these awards
One scholarship for £20,000 will be made between May and
Scholarship for a student from China taking July 2018.
One scholarship of up to a master’s in Geography,
lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding
£8,000 for a full-time taught Environment, Government,
master’s student in the International Relations or
Department of Sociology. Social Policy.
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LSE PhD Studentships
In 2018 LSE will be offering over research potential. This relates Academic departments are able
100 major studentships to new both to your past academic to nominate a limited number of
PhD students in the form of LSE record and to an assessment of candidates for consideration for
PhD Studentships, and LSE ESRC your likely aptitude to complete these awards by a School panel.
DTP Studentships (see page 9). a PhD in your chosen topic in the Deadline: There are two rounds
LSE PhD Studentships will time allocated. of studentship selection. To
be tenable for four years and The studentships will include be entered for the first round,
will cover full fees and an a requirement that scholars you must submit a complete
annual stipend of £18,000. contribute to their department application (including references,
They are available for UK, EU as part of their research proposal, marked work etc) for
and international students training, in the form of teaching a place on a PhD programme by
undertaking research in any or other work, usually from year 8 January 2018. Please note the
LSE discipline, with annual two onwards. deadline for the Department for
renewal subject to satisfactory How to apply: There is no Economics is 13 December 2017.
academic performance. separate application for these Some departments also have a
These awards will be made awards. The selection of students second later deadline.
solely on the basis of will be based on their application lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding
outstanding academic merit and to study for a PhD at the School.
I was awarded funding from the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council. It was a requirement of my
funding to do an MSc in research methods before going on to do a PhD, and it’s taught me very valuable skills
that I can now bring to both academic and applied settings. There is a good amount of funding available at LSE
for students from all over the world.
The quality and breadth of methods training available has been invaluable in terms of building my skills both
for research consultancies and academic research. I find that in the professional world, it’s much easier to pick
up content knowledge than methodological knowledge so I would definitely recommend using your master’s to
pick up practical methods skills. After my MSc, I’ll be pursuing a P hD in demography in LSE’s
Department of Social Policy, researching inequalities of access to reproductive and
maternal health care.
Laura Sochas
Paris, France
MSc Social Research Methods
LSE ESRC DTP StudentshipGraduate Student Funding Guide 2018 9
LSE ESRC DTP Scholarships
LSE Economic and Funding can cover one year’s How to apply: There is no
research training master’s separate application for any of
Social Research
linked to a three year PhD, two these awards. The selection of
Council Doctoral year MRes, linked to two years students will be based on their
Training Partnership of study or three year PhD PhD application to the School.
Funded by the Economic and programmes. Each academic Deadline: You must submit a
Social Research Council (ESRC), department is responsible complete application (including
the LSE Doctoral Training for nominating students for references, proposal, marked
Partnership (DTP) is housed funding. Please visit esrc. work etc) for a place on a PhD
in the PhD Academy in LSE’s ac.uk and lse.ac.uk/grad/ programme by 8 January
prestigious Library building. fees-funding for further 2018 (13 December 2017 for
information on ESRC eligibility Economics MRes applications).
The LSE DTP has funding to
and postgraduate funding
support a minimum of 30
opportunities.
studentships a year, selected
within LSE and awarded under LSE’s DTP covers most
the terms set by the ESRC. economics and social science
Each studentship is tenable for research programmes within
three or four years, depending the School, and awards are
on the programme of study spread across departments.
and subject to satisfactory There is additional DTP funding
academic performance. It available during the research
covers full fees (UK and EU programme to support difficult
level) and an annual stipend, language training, field work,
which for 2017 was £16,553. overseas institutional visits (in
LSE provides a separate particular to partner institutions
stipend award for any EU in Africa and Asia), and
students selected who do collaborative opportunities.
not meet the ESRC eligibility
criteria for a full award.
This is assessed and set up
automatically as part of the
award process.10 Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018
External funding
Loans USA Finland to study at LSE, taking
an MRes/PhD or MPhil/PhD. The
Loan schemes to help fund The US Department of
Foundation has a preference
graduate study are available in Education operates a Direct
for study in economics,
some countries. Please visit lse. Loan programme whereby
management, accounting,
ac.uk/feesAndStudentFinance eligible students can borrow
media and communications,
for more information about the educational loans to assist with
and information systems, in line
following loan schemes and how the cost of living.
with its other work in supporting
LSE administers them.
Canada training and research in business
UK and EU students and engineering science fields.
Canadians may be able to
Visit phdtube.fi for more
The UK Government offers borrow government loans via
information.
loans for master’s study. The their Province. Please visit hrsdc.
terms and how much is available gc.ca for more information.
differs between England, LSE part-funded awards
Scotland, Wales and Northern Awards LSE works with a number
Ireland. For students from of funding and scholarship
England and the EU the amount Kaute Foundation (Finland)
agencies around the
is £10,000 in 2017. Loans Doctoral Scholarships
world to part-fund awards.
are administered by Student Scholarships are available for
The Helsinki based Kaute
Finance. Please visit gov.uk for graduate study at LSE from
Foundation is offering a four
further information. the organisations listed on the
year PhD scholarship, to
cover full fees and a stipend opposite page:
of £18,000 for students fromGraduate Student Funding Guide 2018 11
Funder Country Website
Chevening Global chevening.org
Joint Japan World Bank World Bank member countries worldbank.org/wbi/scholarships
– programmes on development
Commonwealth Developing Commonwealth cscuk.dfid.gov.uk
Scholarships countries
Fulbright USA fulbright.org.uk
Marshall Scholarships USA www.marshallscholarship.org
COLFUTURO Colombia colfuturo.org
CONACyT Mexico conacyt.gob.mx
FIDERH Mexico fiderh.org.mx
FUNED Mexico funedmx.org
CONICYT Chile conicyt.cl
Fundación GuateFuturo Guatemala guatefuturo.org
Aurora/Roberta Sykes Australia auroraproject.com.au and
Foundation robertasykesfoundation.com
Said Foundation Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, saidfoundation.org
Palestinian Territories
HESPAL Palestinian Territories britishcouncil.ps/en/study-uk/
scholarships/hespal
Please visit lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding for a list of more external
scholarships and loans for graduate study.12 Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018
Other sources of funding
Students may also be able to take out private loans or find external sponsors of funding opportunities by
searching through the sites listed below:
Association of Commonwealth Educational Grants National Union of Students
Universities Advisory Service nus.org.uk
acu.ac.uk egas-online.org UNESCO
Council for International Education and Skills unesco.org
Student Affairs Funding Agency Universities UK
ukcisa.org.uk www.gov.uk/government/ universitiesuk.ac.uk
CSU (Higher Education Careers organisations/education-and-
Services Unit) skills-funding-agency
prospects.ac.uk European Union
ec.europa.eu
My scholarship has changed my life. Wit hout it , I wouldn’t have been able to study in the
UK or pursue a master’s degree.
London is a great student city. With easy access to museums and theatres, parks
and libraries, there is never enough time to see it all. I’ve been able to attend lectures
from notable persons in academia, industry, and government thanks to LSE’s public
events programme, which has helped me connect lessons from coursework to real-life
experiences; there are always interesting lectures and events going on around the city.
Coming here from America, I also appreciate how easy it is to travel to other parts of
the UK and Europe from London.
Jacob Wellman
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
MSc Environmental Economics and Climate Change
Marshall ScholarshipGraduate Student Funding Guide 2018 13
Tuition fees
Fees cover registration, teaching, study at the School are eligible This decision is based on
first entry to examinations, for a fee reduction of around 10 guidelines provided by the
the use of the Library and per cent of the fee. Department of Education:
membership of the Students’ Tuition fee amounts are listed on Education (Fees and Awards)
Union. They also normally the individual programme pages England Regulations 2007. We
cover teaching and the use of on the graduate study website. will publish information about
student common rooms at other the fee status for continuing
colleges of the University of students, particularly those
London, if your programme has
Fee status from the EU as soon as
intercollegiate arrangements. If Once we receive your information is available from
you receive an offer, you will be application, we assess the UK government.
informed of the relevant tuition whether you meet the criteria
lse.ac.uk/tableOfFees
fee amount in your offer letter. for Home/EU fee status,
and therefore determine the
Students who completed
tuition fee amount you are
undergraduate study at LSE and
likely to pay at registration.
are beginning taught graduate14 Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018
Living costs
The perceived cost of living Travel As a student, you are entitled
and studying in London is a to receive 30 per cent off
LSE Halls are all within walking
concern for many students, but standard Tube and bus fares if
distance of campus, but London
if you plan carefully and budget you purchase a Student “Oyster
is a large city and you will need
efficiently then it certainly is Card”. See the table below for
to factor travel costs into your
possible to take advantage of 2017 travel fares.
budget. The main forms of
the amazing opportunities the You might also choose to save
public transport are the London
capital has to offer, whilst living money by cycling – there is
Underground (the “Tube”), buses
within your means. a public cycle hire scheme in
and taxis. The transport system
LSE broadly estimates that uses “zones” to determine how London, or you can use your
students should allow £1,100- much you pay – central London own bicycle.
£1,300 per month for all living is Zone 1, with higher zones Useful travel links
expenses, including travel, the further out you travel. LSE,
accommodation, food, laundry, Transport for London tfl.gov.uk
our accommodation and most
study costs, and other personal – fares, payment methods, and
cultural attractions are within
expenses. maps for London Underground
Zone 1 and 2.
and buses.
Useful budgeting tools
How to get to LSE
Gov.uk calculator lse.ac.uk/lse-information/
www.gov.uk/student-finance- travelling-to-lse
calculator
Student calculator Weekly travel with Monthly travel with
from Brightside student discount student discount
studentcalculator.org Zone 1 only £23.00 £88.40
Zones 1-2 £23.00 £88.40
Zones 1-3 £27.00 £103.70
Zones 1-4 £33.00 £126.80Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018 15
Accommodation Food Study costs
LSE provides a range We estimate that students will Study costs include books,
of accommodation for graduate spend £50-£200 per month on stationery and any other
students, with varying costs food, depending on whether equipment to assist you with
depending on location, room you live in catered or self- your studies. Although some
type and facilities. catered Halls. There are steps students prefer to buy books
• LSE Halls cost between £94 you can take to reduce your new, you can save a lot of money
and £394 per week food expenditure; for example, buying them second-hand. You
shopping at local markets, don’t necessarily need to buy
• You can also choose to shopping and cooking with your even your core texts – the library
live in private housing in flatmates, and bringing a packed stocks multiple copies of core
London. Both the LSE lunch to university. and recommended readings
Residential Services office (as well as single copies of
and the University of London more specialist books). A large
Housing Service offer a amount of reading material is
comprehensive support also available online.
service to students seeking
housing in the private sector.
For more information, see
lse.ac.uk/accommodation16 Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018
Personal expenses The National Union of Students Useful links for saving money
(NUS) discount card will give NUS extra discount card
You will also need to consider
you access to discounts across nus.org.uk
how you will budget for things
clothing, food and socialising.
like clothing, gym memberships, LSE Students’ Union
The LSE Students’ Union offers
nights out, mobile phone bills, or lsesu.com
lots of societies, activities and
anything else that you will want
social events at cheap rates. Student Beans – discount site
to buy.
London is also full of free for students
Remember that students are activities – for example, most studentbeans.com
often entitled to discounts. museums are free to enter. Time Out magazine – weekly
events listings for London,
including free things to do
timeout.com
LSE’s consistently high ranking and its interdisciplinary approach really
appealed to me. The diversity of students here also allows you to learn from your peers
as well as the lecturers.
While at LSE, I’ve taken part in the annual LSE TEDx event as the student
speaker which provided a platform to share my ideas and helped me become a better
speaker. I also went on a student-led study trip to Geneva, which enabled me to
connect my academic learning with the real world of human rights.
The funding I received from LSE and the Chevening Foundation has really helped make
this year a reality.
Alecia Maragh
Kingston, Jamaica
MSc Human Rights
British Chevening Scholarship/LSEGraduate Student Funding Guide 2018 17
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