External scholarships and aid

These scholarships and awards are NOT administered by the LSE. This page is intended to direct you to other organisations which may be able to offer assistance. Additional information is available from the contact address or website link. Please note that this information is shown for your interest and the Financial Support Office has no further details. Moreover, the School accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of this information.

Airey Neave Trust - Refugee Support

The trust gives grants to those with refugee status or exceptional leave to remain in the United Kingdom and a letter from the Home Office to prove it. Exclusions: asylum seekers, refugees with asylum status in countries other than Britain, overseas students in the UK on a student visa, British citizens or refugees now holding British citizenship.

Applicants wishing to do a full time BA or BSc degree course should wait until they are eligible for a grant from their Local Education Authority, because of the difficulty in finding money for three years of study. The average grant award is £1500 towards tuition fees.

Applicants should apply in March for the following October and must be interviewed on the telephone by Mrs Hannah Scott (020 7833 4440) in order that their command of English may be assessed as well as their eligibility before application forms are sent out. No new applicants are considered after the 1st of May.

British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG):

These awards are available for female students of any nationality in their final year of formal study towards a PhD degree.

Interested individuals for either of these awards should send a self-addressed envelope to:

Central European University Fellowship Programme

Each academic year, the Central European University, a US degree awarding institution of post-graduate study and research located in Central Europe (Budapest and Warsaw) awards 700 tuition and stipend packages in the form of a full CEU fellowship or partial financial aid. For more information about these opportunities, please email admissions@ceu.hu or telephone +36-1 327 3009.

Churches Commission for International Students

Assistance is only given to students who are currently enrolled on a programme of study, and not to prospective students.

This Hardship Fund was sent up in 1990 by the Churches to assist international students, irrespective of their race, sex or religion, who face unexpected financial problems during the final stages of their degree course. Awards are normally made to those who can clearly show that a small grant will enable them to complete their course, normally those who are within six months of finishing.

Mr David Philpot
Grants Secretary
CCIS Hardship Fund
121 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4YN.

Please note that decisions on grants are made three times a year, normally in March, June, September and December.

You are unlikely to be considered for such an award if you are i) a permanent resident of the UK, EU or other developed countries; ii) an asylum seeker or refugee; iii) already financed by a major award.

DAAD Scholarships 2008/09

Are you interested in studying or carrying out research at a German university?
DAAD (Deutscher Akadmischer Austausch Dienst/German Academic Exchange Service), a private, publicly funded, self governing organisation of higher education institutions in Germany offer funding for study and research in Germany. Grants are available for all academic levels of study. DAAD grants are available to academic staff and students in the United Kingdom to participate in a wide variety of academic programmes. Applicants must normally be citizens of the UK and Ireland.

The Elizabeth Nuffield Educational Fund

This Fund makes grants towards the cost of childcare for women who are studying for qualifications to improve their employment prospects. The average grant is £1000 per annum.

To apply you will need to complete and application form which is avaliable from the ENEF website.

European Scholarship

The Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst is a German protestant church foundation offering scholarships to European students studying in Germany. Eligible applicants should speak an advanced level of German. There are two closing dates for these on going scholarships: 1 March for winter terms; 1 September for summer terms.

Fulbright Awards Programme

The Fulbright Commission provides scholarships to US citizens who wish to study at Master's or Doctorate level at an educational institution in the UK, and to EU citizens, normally resident in the UK who wish to study at postgraduate level at an educational institution in the United States.

For more information about these schemes, please visit the Fulbright Commission website at: www.fulbright.co.uk/awards

The Foyer-UNIAID Accommodation Bursary scheme is intended for students who would benefit most from an accommodation bursary, especially those who would otherwise be at risk of withdrawing from their studies. The scheme has been made possible by the generosity of UNITE, the UK’s largest student accommodation provider, and has grown this year to 60 places for the academic year 2008/09.

More information and application materials

Funds for Women Graduates (FfWG) 2008/09

Funds for Women Graduates (FfWG) is a small educational charity who seek to promote the advancement of education and promotion of higher education and wider learning of women graduates. This is done in two ways:

General Sir John Monash Awards

Annually up to eight awards will be made to outstanding Australians graduating from Australian universities to enable them to study abroad. The awards are available for study towards a PhD, or exceptionally, a professional masters.

Great Britain - China Educational Trust (GBCET)

This trust makes awards to British and Chinese students, studying at PhD level. Awards of up to £5000 are available. Only students who have completed the first year of their PhD programme are eligible to apply.

Institute of Latin American Studies

The School of Advanced Study has the largest postgraduate programme on Latin America in the UK. Student funding is available in the form of bursaries, fieldwork grants and hardship grants.

Postgraduate Administrator
Institute of Latin American Studies
31 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9HA
email: ilas@sas.ac.uk

Instituto Ling Fellowship

This is an annual fellowship program for Brazilian citizens with entrepreneurial spirit and leadership skills to contribute to the Brazilian economic, social and cultural development. To be eligible applicants must have Brazilian citizenship and be able to demonstrate financial need. The fellowships can be used for full time MBA courses, and consist of a partial fellowship covering up to one third of the course costs. The fellowships are only available for the beginning of the second half of the course.

The Japan Foundation

The Japan Foundation was founded in 1972 as a non-profit, special legal entity in order to further international mutual understanding through the promotion of cultural exchange between Japan and other countries. To this end, the Foundation offers a range of scholarship programs. For further information, please visit http://www.jpf.go.jp/ or contact:

The Japan Foundation London Office
17 Old Park Lane
London W1Y 3LG
Tel. 020 7499 4726, Fax. 020 495 1133

The Joint Japan/World Bank Scholarship Program

For nearly twenty years the Joint Japan/World Bank Scholarship Program has provided valuable learning opportunities to students from the developing world, so they can contribute to the development and progress of their own countries.

For further information, please visit http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/scholarships

Kyung Hee University (Korea) Scholarships

For further information about applying to Kyung Hee University and its scholarship programme, please contact:

The Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies (GSP)
Kyung Hee, University at Suwon Campus
1 Seochun-ri
Kiheung-eup
Yongin-si, Kyunggi-do
449-701
Korea
email: gsp@nms.kyunghee.ac.kr

The Lady Davis Fellowship Trust

Lady Davis Fellowships are awarded at the Hebrew University and Technion, on the basis of excellence in achievement and promise of further distinction. They are open to candidates of every race, creed, nationality and sex.

Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust Undergraduate Bursaries

These bursaries are available to students who are in financial need, resident in the UK, and have an immediate family member who is/was a commercial traveller, chemist or grocer.

The maximum value of any bursary is £3000 and this can be used for maintenance, tuition and examination fees, travel costs, study material, accommodation, childcare, etc.

Marjorie Dean Financial Journalism Foundation

The Foundation offers one or two studentships, worth roughly £10,000 each, to students who have been accepted to do a masters degree in Economics or Finance at a top British university. Preference will be given to applicants who can write well and who will produce a piece of research (probably based on their dissertation) that is suitable for publication.

For further information visit: www.mdfjf.co.uk. Candidates should send a CV, a proposed research topic and proof of entry to a masters degree programme to:

Martin Giles
c/o Elana Herron
The Economist Group
26 Red Lion Square
London
WC1R 4HQ

Monash University Postgraduate Research Scholarships

Monash University offers a number of postgraduate research scholarships. Closing date each year is normally 31 October. For further information visit the following website: www.monash.edu.au/phdschol/schols

Netherlands Fellowship Programme

NUFFIC are offering scholarships for students from a number of different nationalities to apply for funding to attend short courses in the Netherlands.

New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships (NZIDRS)

The NZIDRS are funded by the New Zealand Government. The scholarships are selected on academic merit and provide full tuition fees plus living allowances. For more information visit www.newzealandeducated.com/scholarships.

Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Fellowship Scheme

Each year the ODI Fellowship Scheme recruits up to 20 young postgraduate economists to work for two years in the public sectors of countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.

For further information and to download an application form, visit www.odi.org.uk, or contact:

The Fellowship Scheme
Overseas Development Institute
111 Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7JD.
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7922 0356. Fax. +44 (0) 7922 0399

PostgraduateStudentships.co.uk

This website provides a free, comprehensive, searchable database of funding available for postgraduates. Covering both Masters and Research programmes of study.

Visit their website at; www.Postgraduatestudentships.co.uk

Richard Reeve's Foundation

Richard Reeve's Foundation is an educational charity which helps individuals and families on low incomes towards the costs of education.

In exceptional cases, applications will be considered from students up to the age of 40. Applications from refugees with exceptional and indefinite leave to remain are welcome, provided they meet the above criteria.

ScotsCare

If you are a Scottish student, or the son or daughter of a Scot, you may be eligible for support for your course including help towards tuition and course fees. You need to have been resident within 35 miles of Charing Cross, London for at least two years. For more information and advice please visit www.scotscare.com or call 020 7240 3718.

Student Money

Are you considering postgraduate study but fretting about finances? If so, you should visit www.studentmoney.org - the UK's most comprehensive database of scholarships, bursaries and awards.

Tohoku University - International Graduate Programme for Advanced Science (IGPAS) 2008

The Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University proudly announces the "International Graduate Program for Advanced Science (IGPAS) 2008."

IGPAS is the first international graduate programme founded in the Japanese national universities. In 2008 two IGPAS Super Doctoral Course Fellowships are available for superior international students.

Additional information and application booklets are available from their website or contact the Academic Affairs Section of Tohoku University direct at:

Academic Affaird Section for IGPAS
Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba,
Aoba-ku,
Sendai 980-8575
Japan

Wingate Scholarships

Wingate Scholarships are awarded to individuals of great potential or proven excellence who need financial support to undertake pioneering or original work of intellectual, scientific, artistic, social or environmental value. The average total award is about £6,500 and the maximum in any one year is £10,000. Funding may be for up to 3 years.

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