Country based awards for Overseas students (A-C)

The first section on this page has links to general organisations who provide funding for Overseas students.

Additional funding opportunities for specific countries are then listed in alphabetical order by country (A-C).

Organisations who offer scholarships to overseas students

The following organisations offer scholarships. Please contact them for further information.

Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarships|

Association of Commonwealth Universities|

British Chevening Scholarships|

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme| (application is via LSE)

Commonwealth Scholarships|

Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program |

Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program|
LSE contributes 20% to the tuition fee of Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship holders studying at LSE

Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships|

UK 9/11 Scholarships Fund|

UNESCO Fellowships|

Africa

Africa Educational Trust

Financial assistance for African students. As funding and circumstances change year on year, you should contact the Trust directly for further information.

More information about the Africa Educational Trust|

Algeria

Arab-British Chamber of Commerce

Student grants for Arab nationals under 40 years of age with citizenship of a member State of the Arab League. Students must be committed to returning to a country in the Arab world on completion of their programme.

More information about the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce awards |

More information about the Margaret Bennett Scholarship|

Angola

One scholarship of £25,000 for a taught Masters student from Sub-Saharan Africa.

More information about the Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarship|

Canon Collins Trust

The Canon Collins Trust provides scholarships to students from/in the countries of southern Africa who wish to pursue a postgraduate degree in the UK. Both partial grants and full scholarships are awarded annually.

More information about the Canon Collins Trust|

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 but in exceptional circumstances they can be awarded for a masters programme.

More information about the General Sir John Monash Awards|

Azerbaijan

Full scholarships for study in the UK.

More information about the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic Scholarship Program|

Bahrain

Arab-British Chamber of Commerce

Student grants for Arab nationals under 40 years of age with citizenship of a member State of the Arab League. Students must be committed to returning to a country in the Arab world on completion of their programme.

More information about the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce awards |

Firoz and Najma Foundation Scholarship

One scholarship of £8,000 for a student from Belize or Uganda.

More information about the Firoz and Najma Foundation Scholarship|

Benin

One scholarship of £25,000 for a taught Masters student from Sub-Saharan Africa.

More information about the Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarship|

Botswana

One scholarship of £25,000 for a taught Masters student from Sub-Saharan Africa.

More information about the Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarship|

Canon Collins Trust

The Canon Collins Trust provides scholarships to students from/in the countries of southern Africa who wish to pursue a postgraduate degree in the UK. Both partial grants and full scholarships are awarded annually.

More information about the Canon Collins Trust|

Brazil

Fundação Estudar

Fundação Estudar is a non-profit institution which offers a merit-based scholarship programme for Brazilian students. In addition to scholarships, the Foundation provides career development and networking programmes for its scholars, both during and after their academic experiences. The Foundation is happy to consider applications from Brazilian students intending to study for a taught masters degree at LSE.

More information can be found on the Fundação Estudar| website.

Instituto Ling

Instituto Ling is a philanthropic association with the purpose of offering financial support to young Brazilians who demonstrate potential to transform the Brazilian society in a more evolved, just and progressist one   was founded in 1995 by the Ling family. Its mission is to contribute to Brazil´s social, economic, and cultural development, creating opportunities through investments in education.

Instituto Ling would be very happy to receive applications from prospective taugh masters students at LSE.  Students must be brazilian, be able to show financial need and already have an offer of admission to an eligible programme. 

More information can be found on the Instituto Ling |website.

Burkina Faso

One scholarship of £25,000 for a taught Masters student from Sub-Saharan Africa.

More information about the Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarship|

Burma

Charles Wallace Burma Trust

Supplementary or topping up awards for citizens of Burma following postgraduate or research studies in the UK.

More information about the Charles Wallace Burma Trust|

CV Starr Scholarship

There is one award of approximately £5,000 available for use on a taught masters programme.

More information about the CV Starr Scholarship|

Burundi

One scholarship of £25,000 for a taught Masters student from Sub-Saharan Africa.

More information about the Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarship|

Cambodia

CV Starr Scholarship

There is one award of approximately £5,000 available for use on a taught masters programme.

More information about the CV Starr Scholarship|

Cameroon

One scholarship of £25,000 for a taught Masters student from Sub-Saharan Africa.

More information about the Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarship|

Canada

Canadian Centennial Scholarships Fund

The Trustees of the Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund (CCSF) provide funds for awards to Canadian men and women for academic and artistic studies in the UK, that are exclusively for students who have already commenced their studies in the UK. The scholarships include The Mary LeMessurier award for the study of history and the Belle Shenkman award for the arts. Previous applicants may re-apply.

More information about the Canadian Centennial Scholarships Fund|

London Goodenough Association of Canada (LGAC) Scholarship Programme

The LGAC awards Scholarships towards the cost of accommodation at Goodenough College|, the pre-eminent residential college for international graduate students in London. The LGAC is an association of Canadian former students who lived in the College's residences.

More information about the London Goodenough Association of Canada Scholarship Programme|

LSE Foundation Canada Scholarship

There is one scholarship worth £11,000 for Canadian applicants to a full-time, one year taught masters programme.

More information about the LSE Foundation Canada Scholarship|

Cape Verde

One scholarship of £25,000 for a taught Masters student from Sub-Saharan Africa.

More information about the Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarship|

Central African Republic

One scholarship of £25,000 for a taught Masters student from Sub-Saharan Africa.

More information about the Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarship|

Chad

One scholarship of £25,000 for a taught Masters student from Sub-Saharan Africa.

More information about the Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarship|

China

China Scholarship Council

The China Scholarship Council (CSC) is a non-profit institution affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Education. The objective of the CSC is to provide financial assistance to Chinese citizens wishing to study abroad, and to foreign citizens wishing to study in China, in order to develop the educational, scientific and technological, and cultural exchanges and economic and trade cooperation between China and other countries.

More information about the China Scholarship Council|

CV Starr Scholarship

There is one award of approximately £5,000 available for use on a taught masters programme.

More information about the CV Starr Scholarship|

Henry Lester Trust

The Henry Lester Trust Limited, named after Henry Lester who spent most of his life in Shanghai and who died there in 1926, considers applications for a grant of up to £2,500 from those who meet the following conditions:

1. Citizenship of the Peoples Republic of China.
2. Studying at a United Kingdom university or research establishment at postgraduate level or higher.
3. Studying or researching in the subject areas of architecture (to include civic planning, construction management, etc), medicine, computer development, and mechanical sciences.
4. Formal written support of the applicants professor, head of department or similar senior person.
5. The applicant will return to China.
6. The knowledge and skill obtained will be for the benefit of the people of China.

There is currently no formal application form. All applications must be made in writing to the address below. Applications must include the formal written support of the applicants professor or head of department, full details of the course or area of research, a detailed CV, a calculation of the amount sought, and an indication of the intention to return to China in due course.

Mr A C Hamilton
65 Hazlewell Road
London, SW15 6UT
Tel: 020 8788 2039
Fax: 020 8780 2864

Laura Cha (Shi Mei Lun) Scholarship

One scholarship to the value of £24,000 for a Chinese applicant to the LLM| programme.

More information about the Laura Cha (Shi Mei Lun) Scholarship|

Law's Charitable Foundation Law Ting Pong Graduate Scholarship

Two scholarships to the value of £12,000 each for Chinese applicants to any one year taught masters programme.

More information about the Law's Charitable Foundation Law Ting Pong Graduate Scholarship|

Lee Family Scholarship

One scholarship of £15,000 for a student from Mainland China or Hong Kong applying to an MSc programme within the Department of Accounting, the Department of Economics or the Department of Finance.

More information about the Lee Family Scholarship|

Lee Scholarships

One scholarship of £26,000 for an incoming student from China or Hong Kong applying to a one year, full time taught masters programme.

More information about the Lee Scholarships|

Sino-British Friendship Scholarship Scheme

This scheme is jointly funded by the Sir Y K Pao Foundation and the governments of the People's Republic of China and the UK. Applicants should be resident in China at the time of the application and plan to undertake postgraduate research studies in the UK in the fields of technology, science, medicine, economics or social sciences. Awards last for up to three years and include air fares.

For further information, contact the Cultural Section of the British Embassy in Beijing, or the British Council.

Woo Family Scholarship

One scholarship to the value of £20,000 for Chinese applicants to a taught Masters programme in the Department of Geography, the Department of Government, the Department of International Relations or the Department of Sociology.

More information about the Woo Family Scholarship|

Colombia

COLFUTURO

LSE contributes 10% of the total tuition fee liability (for up to a total of three years) for scholars selected by COLFUTURO under their standard loan-scholarship programme for one year taught master's and three year PhD programmes. .

Applications for these awards should be made directly to COLFUTURO. You must obtain an unconditional offer of admission to LSE before applying to COLFUTURO. All applicants selected by COLFUTURO will then qualify for the 10% fee contribution.

Students with COLFUTURO awards should forward a copy of their award letter to the Financial Support Office either before or after their arrival at the School to enable their top up award to be processed.

For further information on the application process, please refer to the COLFUTURO| website.

Comoros Islands

Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarship

One scholarship of £25,000 for a taught Masters student from Sub-Saharan Africa.

More information about the Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarship|

Arab-British Chamber of Commerce

Student grants for Arab nationals under 40 years of age with citizenship of a member State of the Arab League. Students must be committed to returning to a country in the Arab world on completion of their programme.

More information about the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce awards |

Cote d'Ivoire

Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarship

One scholarship of £25,000 for a taught Masters student from Sub-Saharan Africa.

More information about the Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarship|