Financial Aid

Overview

The Luksic Scholarships for Public Service have been established to support the creation of trained leaders and experts with a public vocation in Chile, based on specific competencies and experiences that allow individuals to generate change in their professional environment.

A total of four scholarships are available. Scuessful awardees will also receive a stipend to assist with living costs for the duration of their studies. 

Criteria for the awarding of the Luksic Scholarship for Public Service, entry in 2023

The Luksic Scholarships for Public Service, for entry to the School of Public Policy at LSE, will be assessed by the following criteria:

Eligibility

• By the point of submitting their application for funding, applicants must have submitted an application (but not have received the outcome of that application) for the Master of Public Administration (MPA) or Master of Public Policy (MPP).The MPA in Data Science for Public Policy, and double degrees with Columbia University, University of Toronto and Sciences Po, are excluded.

• MPA applicants must make clear their commitment to spending both years of the degree at LSE rather than spending the second year at one of the SPP’s dual degree partner institutions.  
• Applicants must be ordinarily based in Chile.

Applications for funding must demonstrate

• a commitment to public service in the in the applicant’s future career with a compelling rationale for choosing this vocation; and
• their potential to become a future expert and leader in their field, and thereby to generate positive change for Chile; and
• previous academic excellence, evidenced by grades from previous university study and supported by references from previous professors  

As part of the application process, applicants must enter a personal statement for the Luksic Scholarship for Public Service. The personal statement must be no more than 3500 characters long, which is equivalent to approximately 500 words.

Preference may be given to those applicants who can can demonstrate a professional background, or other experiences, that strongly suggest potential for innovation and original thinking coupled with demonstrated success.  

Preference will be given to those applicants who, without a Luksic Scholarship for Public Service would otherwise lack the financial means to study at the LSE School of Public Policy.  

The awarding process will seek to balance applicants from different regional areas of Chile.

Overview

The David Heleniak Scholarship provides funding for up to 2 students per year to study in the School of Public Policy. Applicants for this scholarship must be ordinarily resident in Africa.

Funding is available for tuition fees only. Living expenses will not be covered under this award.

Criteria for the awarding of the David Heleniak Scholarship, entry in 2023

The David Heleniak Scholarships, for entry to the School of Public Policy at LSE, will be assessed by the following criteria:

Eligibility 

• By the point of submitting their application for funding, applicants must have submitted an application (but not have received the outcome of that application) for the Master of Public Administration (MPA) or Master of Public Policy (MPP). The MPA in Data Science for Public Policy, and double degrees with Columbia University, University of Toronto and Sciences Po, are excluded.
• Applicants must be ordinarily resident in Africa.

Applications for funding must demonstrate

• Previous academic excellence, evidenced by grades from previous academic study and supported by references from previous professors
• The potential of the applicant to become a future leader in their field
• A commitment to public policy and public service, in any sectorial/geographic context

As part of the application process, applicants must enter a personal statement for the David Heleniak Scholarships. The personal statement must be no more than 3500 characters long, which is equivalent to approximately 500 words.

Preference will be given to those applicants who would otherwise lack the financial means to study at the LSE School of Public Policy.

Overview

The Hosh Ibrahim African Scholarship is awarded to applicants ordinarily resident in Africa and studying in the School of Public Policy. Up to two awards will be made in any academic session.

Funding is available for tuition fees only. Living expenses will not be covered under this award. 

Criteria for the awarding of the Hosh Ibrahim African Scholarship, entry in 2023

The Hosh Ibrahim African Scholarships, for entry to the School of Public Policy at LSE, will be assessed by the following criteria:

Eligibility

• By the point of submitting their application for funding, applicants must have submitted an application (but not have received the outcome of that application) for the Master of Public Administration (MPA) or Master of Public Policy (MPP). The MPA in Data Science for Public Policy, and double degrees with Columbia University, University of Toronto and Sciences Po, are excluded.
• Applicants must be ordinarily resident in Africa.

Applications must demonstrate

• Previous academic excellence, evidenced by grades from previous academic study and supported by references from previous professors
• A commitment to responding to the public policy challenges of Africa, whether at a national, regional or continental scale 

As part of the application process, applicants must enter a personal statement for the Hosh Ibrahim African Scholarship. The personal statement must be no more than 3500 characters long, which is equivalent to approximately 500 words.

Preference will be given to those applicants who would otherwise lack the financial means to study at the LSE School of Public Policy.

Overview

The David and Duncan Clark Scholarship is awarded to students ordinarily resident in Asia, with an interest in economic development and/or technology.

Funding is available for one student per academic year beginning in 2023/24. 

Funding is available for tuition fees only. Living expenses will not be covered under this award. 

Criteria for the awarding of the David and Duncan Clark Scholarship, entry in 2023

The David and Duncan Clark Scholarships, for entry to the School of Public Policy at LSE, will be assessed by the following criteria:

Eligibility notes

• By the point of submitting their application for funding, applicants must have submitted an application (but not have received the outcome of that application) for the Master of Public Administration (MPA) or Master of Public Policy (MPP). The MPA in Data Science for Public Policy, and double degrees with Columbia University, University of Toronto and Sciences Po, are excluded.
• Applicants must be ordinarily resident in Asia. 

Applications must demonstrate

• Previous academic excellence, evidenced by grades from previous academic study and supported by references from previous professors
• A demonstrable interest in: economic development and/or technology; their potential to become a future expert and leader in their field; a commitment to public service in the in the applicant’s future career with a compelling rationale for choosing this vocation 

As part of the application process, applicants must enter a personal statement for the David and Duncan Clark Scholarship. The personal statement must be no more than 3500 characters long, which is equivalent to approximately 500 words.

Preference will be given to those applicants who would otherwise lack the financial means to study at the LSE School of Public Policy.

Please note that the deadline to apply for the scholarships listed above has now passed and the information below is for reference only. 

The deadline to apply to SPP scholarships is 17.00 (GMT / London time) on Monday 23 January 2023. 

In order to be considered for one of these scholarships, you must have also submitted a complete application for admission to the Master of Public Policy (MPP) or the Master of Public Administration (MPA) by the deadline above. A complete application for admission means that the admission application has been submitted, all necessary documents have been uploaded and both referees have replied to their reference requests.

Candidates are welcome to apply for more than one scholarship if they meet the eligibility requirements.

The scholarship form must be completed in a single session, so please compile the following information in advance:

• Your total net (after tax) income for the October 2021 to September 2022 period in GBP (£).
• Details of your financial dependents (if any) and the annual financial contributions you make to them.
• Details of any funding that you have already secured for tuition fees or living costs (including contributions from family or friends, other scholarships, personal savings and loans).
• A personal statement for each of the scholarships that you wish to apply for. Information about the priorities of the scholarship funders can be found in the sections above, so please use this information to inform the personal statement writing process. 

Scholarship selection will be conducted by an LSE panel outside the School of Public Policy. All applicants will receive a final decision on their scholarship application no later than 31 March 2023.

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Please note that the SPP Scholarships are distinct from other LSE scholarships including the Graduate Support Scheme (GSS). Further information about applying for other LSE scholarships can be found here.

If you have any questions about these financial aid schemes, please contact spp.admissions@lse.ac.uk