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Fees and payments

LSE Summer School is a great opportunity and experience, I would definitely recommend it to others and also would do it again any time!
Christoph, University of Vienna,  Austria

Students taking more than one course will be eligible for discounted rates as outlined below:

2021 Fees
 2021 FeesStudent rate* Standard rate 
One Session   £2,500  £3,400
Two sessions  £4,200  £6,000
Three sessions  £4,980  £7,500
One week Prep English course  £750  £750

* Student rate applies to all full-time students who are currently enrolled at a University or College anywhere in the world. 

In addition, a non-refundable £50 application fee must be paid when submitting your application.

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Discounts

A 15% reduction in fees is available to the following groups:

  • Current LSE students
  • LSE alumni
  • Former LSE Summer School students
  • Current or former students of the University of London Programmes, who are studying for or have completed a BSc or Graduate Diploma with academic direction from LSE.

To ensure that the discount is awarded, applicants should ensure that the appropriate section of the application form is completed.

How to pay

The non-refundable £50 application fee must be paid using a debit/credit card when submitting your application. Once you have been made an offer, your tuition fees can be paid using a debit/credit card or via bank transfer using our online payment system. We can also accept card payments over the phone.

LSE does not accept American Express or Diners Club. 

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Withdrawal

Cancellation Period

As you have agreed and entered into the contract with us by means of distance communication, you may terminate the contract and withdraw from the programme within 14 calendar days from the date on which you accepted the offer of a place.

You must notify us by writing to summer.school@lse.ac.uk. We will issue a refund for tuition fees which you have paid to us within ninety (90) calendar days of such cancellation.

Refund Policy

We operate the following policy on refunds after the Cancellation Period:

In order to withdraw from the programme, students must inform the Summer School Office in writing to summer.school@lse.ac.uk and receive written acknowledgement of their withdrawal.

Tuition fees will then be refunded in accordance with the terms set out below. The application fee is non-refundable.

We have updated our terms and conditions for course fees for summer 2021: a full refund is now available if requested at least 30 calendar days before Commencement Date. 

Refund policy
Date of WithdrawalTuition Fee Refund (%)
At least 30 calendar days before Commencement Date  100
14-29 calendar days before Commencement Date  50 
Less than 14 calendar days before Commencement Date  No refund 

 

The Commencement Date refers to the date on which we begin to run events, teaching or otherwise, for your programme.

 

  • All refunds are made in UK Sterling. LSE cannot refund any shortfalls due to exchange rate fluctuations, or offer compensation for any bank or other charges incurred.  
  • Refunds for online payments will be made onto the credit/debit card used to make the payment.
  • Refunds requested after 1 June will be processed after the full Summer School programme has finished in August. 

 

 

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