Country-based scholarships for master's study (D-K)

My scholarship has enabled me to concentrate on my studies and participate in many activities through LSE

The first section on this page has links to general organisations who provide external funding opportunities for overseas students.

Additional funding opportunities for specific countries are then listed in alphabetical order by country (D-K). This funding is for taught master's study at LSE.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Djibouti

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Dominica

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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External organisations who offer scholarships to overseas students

The following organisations offer scholarships to support programmes of study at LSE. Please contact them for further information.

Association of Commonwealth Universities

British Chevening Scholarships
LSE contributes 20% to the tuition fee of Chevening Awardees and will support the full tuition fees for those selected for a Chevening Partnership award.

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme  Successful bid for 2023, secured four scholarships, application via LSE and CSC)

Commonwealth Scholarships

Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program

Egypt


Margaret Bennett Scholarship

More information about the Margaret Bennett Scholarship

Mohammed Al Fahim Scholarship

This scholarship is available for an applicant who is a national of and domiciled in the Middle East or North Africa (Arab League member states, Iran, Israel and Turkey) to support the costs for any taught master's programme from 2022 entry onwards. More information about the Mohammed Al Fahim Scholarship

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Qalaa Holdings Scholarships

The Qalaa Holdings Scholarships (formally known as the Citadel Capital Scholarship Foundation) was created in 2007, out of a strong will to contribute to national development through creating high calibre professionals to help enhance Egypt's growth in all sectors. The Foundation is funded by an endowment, a private equity firm, to grant academic scholarships for talented and promising young Egyptian men and women to pursue master degrees and PhDs abroad in all fields of study.

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El Salvador

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Eritrea

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Ethiopia

The Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarships

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Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Fiji

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Gambia 

The Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarships

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Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Ghana

The Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarships

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Standard Bank Africa Chairman's Scholarships

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Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Grenada

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Guinea 

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Guinea-Bissau

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Guyana

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Haiti

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Honduras

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Hong Kong

Lee Scholarships

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Diana LEE WONG Pui Yue Scholarship

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Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships

The Fellowships are for financing outstanding Hong Kong students for overseas postgraduate studies. They are expected to contribute significantly to the development of Hong Kong upon graduation.

Applicants must:

  1. be permanent residents of Hong Kong

  2. have received at least seven years of continuous education in Hong Kong

  3. fulfil all application procedures and admission requirements at the institution of their choice

  4. hold a good Honours degree obtained in Hong Kong or expect to obtain such a degree: and

  5. be proficient in English and Chinese, and have a good command of the language in which their studies will be undertaken.

More information about the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships

Sir Robert Black Trust Fund Postgraduate Scholarships

This Fund, which was established in 1961, provides awards to individuals in pursuit of postgraduate studies or other training programmes at both local or overseas institutions.

More information about the Sir Robert Black Trust Fund Postgraduate Scholarships

India

Inlaks Foundation

The Inlaks Foundation offers full scholarships to Indian citizens who hold a good degree from a recognised university and are resident in India at the time of application.

More information about the Inlaks Foundation

J N Tata Endowment Scholarships

The JN Tata Endowment was set up in 1892 by the founder of the Tata Group, Jamsetji Tata, to encourage young people to take up higher studies at some of the best universities in the world.

More information about the J N Tata Endowment Scholarships 

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Lady Meherbai Tata Education Trust

Set up in 1932, the Trust grants scholarships to young Indian women graduates of recognised Indian universities for pursuing higher studies abroad (ie outside India) in the field of social work and public health.

More information about the Lady Meherbai Tata Education Trust

Marchant Foundation LLM Scholarship

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Margaret Basu Scholarship

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Indonesia

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Iran

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Mohammed Al Fahim Scholarship

This scholarship is available for an applicant who is a national of and domiciled in the Middle East or North Africa (Arab League member states, Iran, Israel and Turkey) to support the costs for any taught master's programme from 2022 entry onwards. More information about the Mohammed Al Fahim Scholarship

Iraq

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Mohammed Al Fahim Scholarship

This scholarship is available for an applicant who is a national of and domiciled in the Middle East or North Africa (Arab League member states, Iran, Israel and Turkey) to support the costs for any taught master's programme from 2022 entry onwards. More information about the Mohammed Al Fahim Scholarship

Israel

Mohammed Al Fahim Scholarship

This scholarship is available for an applicant who is a national of and domiciled in the Middle East or North Africa (Arab League member states, Iran, Israel and Turkey) to support the costs for any taught master's programme from the 2022 entry onwards. More information about the Mohammed Al Fahim Scholarship

Sir Siegmund Warburg Scholarship

One full scholarship for study on the MSc in Human Rights. Applicants must be of Israeli or Palestinian nationality, and domiciled in either Israel, the Occupied Territories/Palestine, or Palestinian camps in Jordan, Lebanon or Syria.

See Sir Siegmund Warburg Scholarship for more information.

Ivory Coast 

The Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarships

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Jordan

Mohammed Al Fahim Scholarship

This scholarship is available for an applicant who is a national of and domiciled in the Middle East or North Africa (Arab League member states, Iran, Israel and Turkey) to support the costs for any taught master's programme from 2022 entry onwards. More information about the Mohammed Al Fahim Scholarship

Said Foundation

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Sir Siegmund Warburg Scholarship

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Kenya

The Ambassador E.O. Kolade Scholarships

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Standard Bank Africa Chairman's Scholarships

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Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Kosovo

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)

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Kuwait

Mohammed Al Fahim Scholarship

This scholarship is available for an applicant who is a national of and domiciled in the Middle East or North Africa (Arab League member states, Iran, Israel and Turkey) to support the costs for any taught master's programme from 2022 entry onwards. More information about the Mohammed Al Fahim Scholarship