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Dear Offer Holder,

Welcome to our January newsletter! This month we focus on sourcesof finance and funding. The main source of funding available for taughtmasters (excluding Executive programmes) is the Graduate SupportScheme (GSS); if you completed the application for this prior toreceiving your offer, you should already know if you have beenawarded funding. If you haven't yet applied, you should do so as earlyas possible (and in advance of the 27th April 2020). Researchapplicants are not eligible for GSS but are considered for Studentshipsdependent on submitting a programme application prior to the relevantdeadlines.

If you are not eligible for GSS funding or awarded a Studentship, don'tgive up, you will find details below regarding alternative fundingsources.

Kind regards,

Graduate Admissions Office

Funding and Financial Support

LSE offers over £15 million annually in financial support for itsstudents via a range of scholarships, bursaries and awardschemes. In addition to LSE's own funds, students may beable to access scholarships and financial support from a rangeof governments and funding agencies around the world.

Taught master's funding

There are a range of awards available for study at this level. The value of support can range in value from 10% of thetuition fee, to a full fees and maintenance award. Newscholarships and awards may be introduced throughout theyear, so you are encouraged to look at the website on aregular basis.

Support is available for the majority of programmes throughthe Graduate Support Scheme (GSS), country and subject-based awards, Master's awards, Anniversary Scholarships, the

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Notes andDates for theDiaryApply for theGraduateSupport Schemeas soon aspossible. Theapplicationprocess will closeon 27th April2020 (applicationsclose at 5.00pmUK time).

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Snowdon Scholarship Scheme, and LSE Access to Education Graduate Scholarships.

You can apply for funding via the Graduate Support Schemethrough your LSE for You (LFY) account – you only need toapply once to be considered for all awards. Thereare exceptions for some country/programme based awards,so please do check the Fees and Funding pages for full detailsof each award.

If you are unsuccessful in obtaining GSS funding, your detailswill be kept on file for consideration for any other awardsbeing offered by LSE, for which you may be eligible.

LSE Access to Education Graduate Scholarships

There are ten awards of up to a full value of tuition fees plusmaintenance of £14,400 based on financial need, to be madeto offer holders who have been classified as asylum seekers,refugees, a person with humanitarian protection or who areresidents of the UK but on limited leave to remain.

For 2020 entry, awards are available for offer holders meetingthese eligibility requirements.

External funding

There are also many external organisations that may be ableto offer you funding to support your graduate studies, and werecommend that you explore as many options as possible.

There are some organisations who provide funding tooverseas students, listed below, and also on this page lists ofcountry based scholarship opportunities.

Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarships

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See the linksbelow for some ofour featuredcontent from thismonth:

Video of themonth:

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LSE Blogs:

Brexit is finallygoing ahead. Is itthe wrong answerto the rightquestion?

Events:

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FeaturedResearch:

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Association of Commonwealth UniversitiesBritish Chevening ScholarshipsFord Foundation International Fellowships ProgramRotary Scholarships, World Peace Fellowships and YouthExchangeUNESCO Fellowships

Make sure you check the terms and conditions of anyscholarship before you accept it. Take a look at the ExternalFunding Opportunities tab on this page for advice on where tolook for external funding.

PhD funding

For 2020 entry, LSE will offer over 100 major studentships tonew PhD students in the form of LSE PhD Studentships andLSE ESRC Studentships.

If your application was received in time to be considered forPhD funding, you will be informed if you have been successfultowards the end of February.

Read more

Tuition fees

Your tuition fees will be detailed on your official offer letter.

You can choose to pay your fees in instalments; if you choose to do sothe first instalment of at least 34% will be due on, or before, the 28thOctober 2020.

You can pay all or part of your tuition fees ahead of registration if youwish. The payment link is found in your LSE for You account.

If you are being sponsored for your studies (for example, if you are onan Executive programme), there is a separate payment portal here.

Executive students who do not pay their full fees at the start of theirprogramme (or before) will be placed on an instalment plan.

Loans

If you will be using a Professional or Career Development Loan(UK/EU), or a US or Canadian loan, our Fees Office can assist you

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with processing this.

In person: Student Services Centre daily between 2.00pm and3.00pm (Outside of term time, there are no Fees Office drop insessions on a Tuesday or Thursday).

Student Services CentreGround Floor, Old BuildingLSEHoughton StreetLondonWC2A 2AE

By email: fees@lse.ac.uk

By phone: +44 (0)20 7955 7765

Resits, Course Deferrals and Assessment Timings

From the 2020/1 academic year the school is introducing somechanges to postgraduate resits and deferred assessments. If you are a2020 starter and need to defer or resit, these changes will help you tocomplete your studies as soon as possible. Currently, students thatdefer or fail and need to resit must wait until the next academic year toattempt their assessment.

These changes mean that LSE will be making some revisions to theregulations relating to your studies and to the way your degree awardis classified. The changes will ensure that the rules that underpin yourstudies work to support you. Further information about the revisionscan be found here. The updated regulations and ClassificationSchemes will be available online in the next few months along withmore details about the assessment periods relating to your study.

Finally, the School is also making changes to the timing of someassessments, with some exams for courses that are taught during theMichaelmas Term (September to December) moving from the summerexam period to the January exam period. Full information about howcourses are assessed and assessment deadlines/timing of exams willbe available in June 2020. If there are changes to the timing ofassessments in compulsory courses for your programme we will writeto you with further information in July 2020.

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