Alf Waddington Scholarship

Ms Sue Howes grew up on a council estate in the North of England and graduated from LSE in 1972 with a BA in Sociology. She established this scholarship so that other students from disadvantaged backgrounds can benefit from an LSE education. 

One scholarship is available to a UK student undertaking any full-time master's programme within the Department of Sociology. 

The scholarship value is being confirmed. 

How to apply

To apply for this and other LSE scholarships with the same application process, you must have:

  • applied for admission to study at LSE; see How to apply
  • submitted the LSE Graduate Financial Support Application (including Section G: Personal Statement) accessed via the Graduate Application Tracker
  • received an offer of admission (conditional or unconditional)

by 27 April 2023 at 5pm (UK time GMT+1)

Successful applicants will be emailed thoughout May, June and July 2023. Please ensure that our domain name - lse.ac.uk - is added to your safe senders list and routinely check your junk/spam folders. 

Scholarship amount

There is one award of approximately £10,000.