Explore funding opportunities at the European Institute
There are several sources of financial support at LSE, in the form of bursaries and scholarships to UK and overseas students. Students may also be able to access scholarships and financial support from governments and agencies around the world.
Listed below are the European Institute scholarships which are reserved for applicants to our programmes.
In addition to these schemes, a range of LSE-wide scholarships offered by LSE can be found here. This includes the LSE Graduate Support Scheme.
Applications for students starting in 2025/26 are now closed.
European Institute Scholarships
Five scholarships, generously funded by the AKO Foundation, which are available to cover the costs of the tuition fees and provide a maintenance stipend.
Scholars will receive €14,000 for the first year at Bocconi, and £20,000 for the second year at LSE.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a combination of exceptional academic merit and financial need.
All offer holders will be contacted at the end of June and invited to complete the Graduate Financial Support Dual Degree application form, which will be used to assess their financial need. Decisions will be made by the Financial Awards Panel.
How to apply
All applicants who would like to be considered for any of the EI scholarship schemes must submit a complete application to the relevant programme before they apply for the scheme.
All applicants who would like to be considered for any of the EI scholarship schemes must complete the LSE Graduate Financial Support (GFS) online application by 06 May 2025 (17:00 UK time) - extended from 24 April 2025.
All scholarship applicants will be given a decision from May-July 2025.
Submit a complete programme application to the relevant European Institute programme via the LSE Online Application System before you apply for the scholarship. A complete application means that all relevant documents have been uploaded and both references have been received.
Once you have submitted your programme application you will receive an email from Graduate Admissions with details of how to access the Graduate Application Portal (GAP). This email will be sent within 10 working days after Admissions receives both of your references.
Complete the Graduate Financial Support (GFS) online application via the link on the Graduate Application Portal. This one application will collect information about your finances which will help the selection panel understand your level of financial need. You must complete the GFS online application by 06 May 2025 (17:00 UK time) - extended from 24 April 2025 in order to be considered for an European Institute scholarship.
Please find more information on LSE's page.
The information you provide in your programme application will be used in the scholarship selection process. You should review the qualities outlined in the 'applicants must demonstrate' section of the scholarship you wish to be considered for and tailor your personal statement accordingly.
You should allow plenty of time for your referees to respond to their reference requests as your application will not be considered complete without it. We will not be able to consider for any of the scholarships listed on this page if your referees do not respond by the time you submit your scholarship application.
If you are unable to afford the application assessment fee then you may want to submit an .
By completing the Graduate Financial Support online form you will be automatically considered for other LSE scholarships, including the Graduate Support Scheme (GSS). A full list of scholarships and support schemes offered by LSE can be found on LSE's postgraduate page.
Note that application deadlines for funding scheme at LSE may vary. Further information can be on LSE's postgraduate page.
If you have any questions regarding your programme application then please refer to the Graduate Admissions Knowledge base where you will find quick guidance on a range of admissions queries. If your admissions query is not answered on the knowledge base please contact the European Institute at ei@lse.ac.uk.
If you have a question about other scholarships provided by LSE then please contact the .
If your question regards a submitted application then please include your applicant ID and the email address you used to make the application.
