We are committed to supporting exceptional professionals who aspire to shape stronger health systems and policies worldwide. Our scholarships are designed to ensure that talented candidates can access our Executive MSc programmes regardless of their personal or financial circumstances.
Through this scheme, we recognise and invest in future leaders who will drive positive change, combining academic knowledge with practical impact to improve health outcomes and strengthen decision-making across the sector.
We are pleased to offer four Health Policy Leadership Scholarships for outstanding applicants to any of the following Executive MSc programmes for December 2026 entry:
We particularly welcome applicants from the following areas:
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Future health policy leaders
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Professionals working in the public sector or government health departments
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Workers in the National Health Service
Scholarship amount
Four partial scholarships (covering 20% of tuition fees over the two-year programme) are available for December 2026 entry.
Below is a summary of the tuition fees for each Executive MSc programme:
- Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Clinical Sciences:
Year 1 (2026/27): £16,600
Year 2 (2027/28): £16,600
- Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management
Year 1 (2026/27): £16,400
Year 2 (2027/28): £16,400
Eligibility
Scholarships will be awarded to:
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Outstanding candidates, assessed on the basis of their personal statement, CV and references submitted with their LSE application to one of the three Executive MSc programmes;
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Applicants who have received a conditional or unconditional offer of admission to study on one of the eligible programmes;
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Candidates who submit their full LSE and scholarship applications by Sunday 30 August 2026.
Please note: you can apply for the scholarship once you have submitted your LSE programme application. Scholarship will only be granted if you receive an offer for one of the Executive MSc programmes listed above.
How to Apply
Step 1
If you haven’t yet submitted your LSE programme application, you’ll need to complete and submit an application for admission to one of our two Executive MSc programmes available for 2026 entry via LSE Graduate Admissions. To be considered for the scholarship, you must have received either a conditional or unconditional offer for December 2026 entry.
Please note that admissions decisions are made as swiftly as possible; however, during peak processing times there may be short delays. If you would like to check the progress of your submitted application, please contact the Programmes team directly at healthpolicy.exec@lse.ac.uk.
Step 2
Complete the Health Policy Leadership Scholarship Application Form to indicate your wish to be considered for the scholarship.
You will be invited to submit a statement of up to 500 words explaining why you should be considered for the scholarship.
Step 3
Your scholarship application will be assessed by a panel based on the documents submitted for your LSE application, together with the information provided in your scholarship application form.
Decisions
We aim to share your application outcome by Friday 25 September 2026.
All scholarship decisions will be communicated by email to the address provided in your Health Policy Leadership Scholarship Application Form.
For further enquiries, please contact HealthPolicy.Exec@lse.ac.uk.