Graduate Support Scheme

LSE makes available approximately £3million annually in the form of awards from the Graduate Support Scheme (GSS) for students applying for diploma and taught master's programmes.

The GSS is needs based and provides funding for UK, Overseas (including EU) students.

After you submit your application for admission to LSE, you will be given access to the Graduate Application Portal. This allows you to track all aspects of your application for admission and will include a link to the LSE Graduate Financial Support online application.

We will use the information you submit to consider you for an award from the Graduate Support Scheme and by completing the personal statement section, for any other LSE scholarships and awards you may be eligible for.

This scheme is open to all applicants for diploma and taught master's study, with the exception of those undertaking specific modular or executive programmes such as the MSc Finance (Part time), the MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management and the MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy.

Double degree students are also eligible for the GSS for their time at LSE - please refer to the information in the 'GSS for double degree programmes' section.

Points of note

• The GSS assesses on financial need, applications are means tested, it is not assessing academic merit.
• GSS awards are intended to supplement funding already secured or expected, and not to provide a full funding package to applicants.
• Attempts to secure financial support from other sources (eg help from household, non-LSE scholarships, government awards, loans, etc) are therefore viewed very favourably.
• Your chances of securing an award will increase if you provide as much information as possible about your individual financial situation.
• Concealing information or being dishonest normally only disadvantages an applicant. This is because we can only assess if we are able to assist an applicant, and the appropriate level of an award, if we have a full picture of an applicant's financial situation.
• The GSS is a competitive process, due to the large number of applicants applying, the means test threshold is set at a particularly low level.
• Access to the online application will be provided once you have submitted your application for admission.
• If you are offered a GSS award, the Financial Support Office will contact you and ask you to provide supporting documentation. If you are not able to provide the documentation or the documentation is not consistent with the information you supplied on the GSS form, we may amend or withdrawn your GSS award.