Funding Opportunities

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Undergraduate Funding

Please reach out to ih.ug.admin@lse.ac.uk if you have any questions about the below funding opportunities.

Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scheme

These paid roles are offered to undergraduate students who are interested in contributing to the research projects of staff members through the completion of specific tasks. The research assistantships provide an opportunity to collaborate with a staff member in their research, gain experience of working on a project, and add to the depth of their CVs.

Past projects include:

• Anti-colonial activism

• History of Slavery and Emancipation

• The Vietnam War in Latin America

• Human Rights and the Iranian Revolution

• US-China transnational relations in the 1970’s

Students will be given an opportunity to apply for the projects on offer working with staff in the department. Details will be circulated in the Winter term. If selected, students will have the opportunity to undertake a maximum of 20 hours work for an honorarium of £300.

The call will go out in January/February with an expectation that the work must be completed by September. Payment will only be made once the work is completed. It will be necessary to complete a Right to Work check before carrying out any work on behalf of the department. 


Travel Bursaries (HY300 course only)

Up to £100 is available per student in the department undertaking the HY300 dissertation to help with travel costs in their research. Claims should be approved in writing by the dissertation supervisor before any travel takes place and receipts and written approval will be required when submitting a claim.

All claims should be approved by their supervisor by the end of Winter term and the claim submitted during Spring term in order for them to be processed. Please note, if you are unable to provide a receipt for travel it will not be possible to reimburse costs. 


Language Course Reimbursement

The Department can assist all students in the Department with the cost of language study at the LSE by reimbursing half the cost of one standard language course on successful completion of study.

To qualify for consideration for reimbursement, students must inform the UG Programmes Administrator (ih.ug.admin@lse.ac.uk) that they have signed up for a language course at the Language Centre and intend to apply for this reimbursement.

Postgraduate (Masters) Funding

Please reach out to ih.pgadmin@lse.ac.uk if you have any questions about the below funding opportunities.

Postgraduate Research Assistantship Scheme

These paid roles are offered to postgraduate students who are interested in contributing to the research projects of staff members through the completion of specific tasks. The research assistantships provide an opportunity to collaborate with a staff member in their research, gain experience of working on a project, and add to the depth of their CVs.

Past projects include:

• Anti-colonial activism

• History of Slavery and Emancipation

• The Vietnam War in Latin America

• Human Rights and the Iranian Revolution

• US-China transnational relations in the 1970’s

Students will be given an opportunity to apply for the projects on offer working with staff in the department. Details will be circulated in the Winter term. If selected, students will have the opportunity to undertake a maximum of 20 hours work for an honorarium of £300.

The call will go out in January/February with an expectation that the work must be completed by September. Payment will only be made once the work is completed. It will be necessary to complete a Right to Work check before carrying out any work on behalf of the department. 


Richard Straus Travel Bursary

The department has received a generous donation from a former student, Richard Straus, that allows us to provide support to a strictly limited number of Masters students who need to travel to archives for research on their dissertation. 

Each award is worth up to £400.  Awards are be made on the basis of merit of the application. We also consider applications from those who need to pay for the digitalization or photocopying of primary source material.

If order to apply, students need to complete an application form setting out their dissertation title, the archive(s) that they are going to travel to, the primary sources that they will consult, and how these relate to their dissertation topic.  

All Master’s students will receive full details about the application process by e-mail in Week 8 of the Autumn Term.

Previous recipients and their Dissertation titles


Language Course Reimbursement

The Department can assist all students in the Department with the cost of language study at the LSE by reimbursing half the cost of one standard language course on successful completion of study.

To qualify for consideration for reimbursement, students must inform the MSc Programmes Administrator that they have signed up for a language course at the Language Centre and intend to apply for this reimbursement.

PhD Funding

Please reach out to ih.phdadmin@lse.ac.uk if you have any questions about the below funding opportunities.

Scholarships

LSE PhD Studentships

LSE PhD Studentships are tenable for four years and cover full fees and an annual stipend, which for 2024 entry was £21,237. They are available for UK and international students undertaking research in any LSE discipline, with annual renewal subject to satisfactory academic performance.

These awards will be made solely on the basis of outstanding academic merit and research potential. This relates both to your past academic record and to an assessment of your likely aptitude to complete a PhD in your chosen topic in the time allocated.

Read more HERE

London Arts & Humanities Partnership (LAHP) Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDAs)

Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDAs) provide funding for doctoral students to work on a project in collaboration with an organisation outside higher education. They are intended to encourage and develop collaboration and partnerships and to provide opportunities for doctoral students to gain first-hand experience of work outside the university environment.

They enhance the employment-related skills and training available to the research student during the course of the award. Collaborative Doctoral Awards are not only a route into academia but also provide hands-on work experience in the cultural sector and transferrable skills.

Read more HERE

Dr Nasrollah Moghtader-Mojdehi PhD Scholarship

The Iranian History Initiative and the Department of International History welcome applications for the Dr Nasrollah Moghtader-Mojdehi PhD Scholarship. This studentship is tenable for four years, commencing in September 2025, and covers full fees and an annual stipend of £21,660 for a PhD student in the Department of International History, whose research is focused on any aspect of the modern history of Iran.

This scholarship was established with the generous support of Mr John Moghtader-Mojdehi and the LSE PhD Academy.

Read more HERE (see full info under "Scholarships and Prizes")


Research Student Travel Bursary

The International History Department offers a reimbursement of up to £450 per academic session to Research students. Research Student Travel Bursary may be used for travel to the archives or for travel to conferences for the purpose of presenting a written paper. The travel bursary can only be claimed per academic year and any unspent money is not allowed to be carried over to the next year. All the expenses have to be submitted by mid-July at the latest.

Students should apply by completing a Research Student Travel Bursary Application Form and submitting it to the Doctoral Programme Director, Prof. Joanna Lewis (j.e.lewis@lse.ac.uk) with a budget outlining how the money is to be spent and, in case of conference travel, documentation showing the applicant’s role at the conference.

After receiving approval from DPD, the completed application form and receipts should be emailed to the PhD Programme Administrator for processing. For further information please email Edlira Gjonca (e.gjonca@lse.ac.uk).


Language Course Reimbursement

The Department of International History can assist all its PhD students with the cost of language study. The department will reimburse students studying a language related to their research either at the LSE or outside it up to a maximum of £1000 over 4 years. Students have to demonstrate that the language training relates to their research and prove they have successfully enrolled on the course to be reimbursed.

To qualify for consideration for reimbursement, students must inform the PhD Programmes Administrator (ih.phdadmin@lse.ac.uk) that they have signed up for a language course at the Language Centre and intend to apply for this reimbursement.

For more information on language training at the LSE visit: lse.ac.uk/languages