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Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018 - LSE
Graduate Student
Funding Guide
2018
Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018 - LSE
Graduate Student Funding Guide 2018 - LSE
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If you are thinking about graduate study      New scholarships and awards may be
in 2018, you may be wondering about the       introduced throughout the year, so you are
availability of scholarships, studentships    encouraged to look at the website on a
and loans.                                    regular basis.
LSE awards around £11.5 million in            Information in this booklet is correct at the
scholarships and financial support to its     time of going to print (October 2017). Please
graduate students each year. In addition to   visit lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding for the
LSE’s own funds, students may be able to      most up-to-date information.
access scholarships and financial support
from a range of governments and funding
agencies around the world. The following
pages provide an overview of the sources of
funding available for graduate students.
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Graduate financial support at LSE:
at-a-glance summary

                                                                                                                         Research – UK and EU students

                                                                                                                                                         Research – overseas students
                                                                                          Master’s – overseas students
                                        Master’s – UK students

                                                                 Master’s – EU students

 LSE Graduate Support Scheme                  •                        •                          •                                                                                     Page 3
 LSE Anniversary Scholarships                 •                                                                                                                                         Page 4
 LSE Master’s Awards                          •                        •                          •                                                                                     Page 5
 LSE country based awards                                              •                          •                                                                                     Page 6
 LSE subject based awards                     •                        •                          •                               •                               •                     Page 7
 LSE PhD Studentships                                                                                                             •                               •                     Page 8
 LSE ESRC DTP Studentships                    •                        •                                                          •                                                     Page 9
 External funding                             •                        •                          •                               •                               •                     Page 10
 Other sources of funding                     •                        •                          •                               •                               •                     Page 12
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LSE Graduate Support Scheme
LSE makes available £3.2 million             The value of GSS awards                       How to apply: Apply using the
annually in the form of awards               ranges from £5,000 to £15,000                 online form via the Graduate
from the Graduate Support                    depending on financial need. The              Admissions web tracker system.
Scheme (GSS) for students                    GSS aims to support students                  Students may only apply for this
applying for taught master’s                 who would otherwise struggle to               financial support once they have
programmes.                                  come to LSE for financial reasons.            submitted an application for a
                                             We usually start making GSS                   place at the School.
Once you apply for a place on
                                             awards in January and continue
a master’s programme, you                                                                  Deadline: Apply as early as
                                             until April 2018. As funds are
will be sent a link to the online                                                          possible. The application process
                                             limited, you are encouraged to
application form for the GSS                                                               will close on 26 April 2018.
                                             apply as early as possible.
and other awards.
                                                                                           lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding
                                             Your financial information will
                                             not be considered as part of
                                             your application for a place at
                                             the School.

         LSE is fantastic. From the grandeur of the buildings and architecture to the ambition and
  ideas harboured by fellow students, it is a place that really motivates you to fulfil your potential.
  I was lucky enough to receive funding from the LSE Graduate Support Scheme in order to
  assist me with the financial costs of my study – without this support I wouldn’t have been
  able to pursue a master’s.
  I feel that by attending LSE I have furthered my personal and academic skills. The staff were
  always happy to help and provided valuable insight given that they are leaders in their fields
  of research. Beyond the studying, LSE is a hub of internationalism, which has allowed me
  to learn a great deal about other cultures and has really broadened my world-
  perspective. I have many friends from all areas of the globe that I will be
  sure to keep in touch with.
  Tom Rooke
  Dorchester, UK
  MSc History of International Relations
  Graduate Support Scheme
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LSE Anniversary Scholarships for
students from the UK
LSE is once again offering                 Priority will be given to                      To be considered you must
“Anniversary Scholarships”                 students from the UK applying                  complete the personal
for taught master’s students               for their first master’s                       statement on the online form.
from the UK, starting at LSE               programme and to recent
                                                                                          Deadline: Apply as early as
in 2018. We are offering 80                graduates who were eligible
                                                                                          possible. The application
awards, which will vary in value,          for a maintenance grant during
                                                                                          process will close on
based on financial need. The               their undergraduate studies.
                                                                                          26 April 2018.
minimum award will be £5,000
                                           How to apply: Apply using the
and the maximum award will be                                                             lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding
                                           online form via the Graduate
worth £25,000. The awards are
                                           Admissions web tracker
available for 2018 entry, and are
                                           system. Students may only
designed to help with fees and
                                           apply for this award once they
living costs.
                                           have submitted an application
                                           for a place at the School.

                                       I developed an interest in international history while completing my undergraduate degree.
                                After reading about LSE’s Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation programme, I became excited at
                                the possibility of focusing on something wit hin that subject area in more depth.
                                However, after applying to the programme and being made a conditional offer, my excitement was
                                   tempered by the reality that I may not be able to take up the offer wit hout the necessary
                                      funds - so it was a huge honour to receive both the LSE Master’s Award and Desmond G.
                                       Wiltshaw Scholarship.
                                         My financial burden was lightened and I was fully able to immerse myself in LSE’s
                                          wonderful student culture. Particularly special experiences have included meeting
                                          like-minded peers, attending speeches given by highly esteemed professionals, learning
                                            from world-leading academics, and being a part of the academic culture based in the
                                              centre of London.
                                                  Michelle Gooden-Jones
                                                   London, UK
                                                   MSc Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation
                                                       LSE Master’s Award and Desmond G. Wiltshaw Scholarship
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LSE Master’s Awards and country
based awards
LSE has a range of               LSE Master’s Awards               Preference is given to those
scholarships available for                                         from low or middle income
                                 LSE Master’s Awards (LMAs)
master’s and research                                              countries, particularly if loan
                                 are part of LSE’s portfolio of
students coming to LSE from                                        funding is not available and
                                 funding for taught master’s
certain regions of the world.                                      to those from countries
                                 students, and are linked to
Scholarships are available for                                     underrepresented in other
                                 the GSS scheme. Potential
LSE students from Europe,                                          award schemes administered
                                 recipients are shortlisted from
North America, South America,                                      by the School. In the last two
                                 those whose financial need
the Middle East, Africa, Asia                                      years award holders came from
                                 is too great for the GSS, and
and Australasia.                                                   Armenia, Australia, Bosnia,
                                 who have indicated in their
Awards become available                                            Bulgaria, China, Ethiopia, Ghana,
                                 personal statement that they
throughout the year, so                                            Guyana, India, Kenya, Nepal,
                                 wish to be considered for other
students are encouraged to                                         Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South
                                 scholarships.
check the Financial Support                                        Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and
web pages on a regular basis.                                      the West Bank and Gaza.
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Individual country                      USA                               How to apply: For all of
                                                                          these awards apply using the
based awards                            We have three awards for
                                        students from the USA on          online form via the Graduate
The awards listed here are                                                Admissions web tracker
                                        a one year taught master’s
just a small sample of country                                            system. Please note that to be
                                        programme:
based scholarships available                                              considered for any of these
in 2017.                                The Spangenburg Family            awards, you must complete
                                        Foundation Scholarship            the personal statement on
China
                                        provides one award of £10,000.    the online form. You do not
We currently have three                 The Charles J Mauro               need to complete the personal
scholarships for students from          Scholarship provides up to        statement in an application for
China and Hong Kong, one                three awards of £5,000 each.      a GSS award.
of which has no restrictions
                                        The American Friends of LSE       Deadline: Apply as early as
around the subject studied.
                                        Scholarship provides one full     possible. The application
The Lee Scholarship provides
                                        tuition scholarship.              process will close on 26 April
one award of £26,000 available
                                        The USA is also included in the   2018. Decisions on these
to a student following a
                                        Santander Scholarship scheme.     awards will be made between
one year taught master’s
                                                                          May and July 2018.
programme. China is also                The Americas and Europe
included in the Santander
Scholarship scheme.                     Santander Scholarships
                                                                          LSE Access
                                                                          to Education
                                        There are five annual awards
                                                                          Scholarships
                                        of £10,000 each under the
                                        Santander Scholarship             There are ten awards of up to
                                        scheme. This scheme supports      a full value of tuition fees plus
                                        students from a range of          maintenance of £14,400 based
                                        countries, including Argentina,   on financial need, to be made
                                        Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia,   to offer holders who have been
                                        Germany, Mexico, Peru, Poland,    classified as asylum seekers,
                                        Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia,    refugees, a person with
                                        Singapore, Spain, Uruguay, UK,    humanitarian protection or who
                                        USA and Venezuela.                are residents of the UK but on
                                                                          limited leave to remain.
                                                                          lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding
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LSE subject based awards
LSE has a range of                Judge Higgins                     How to apply: For all of
scholarships available for                                          these awards apply using the
                                  Scholarship
master’s and research students                                      online form via the Graduate
of specific disciplines at        One award of £8,000 for           Admissions web tracker system.
the School.                       research in the Law Department.   Please note that to be considered
Awards become available                                             for any of these awards, you
throughout the year. Students     Marchant Foundation               must complete the personal
are encouraged to check the       LLM Scholarship                   statement on the online form.
Financial Support web pages                                         You do not need to complete
                                  One scholarship of £10,000
on a regular basis. The awards                                      the personal statement in an
                                  for a student beginning the
listed below are just a small                                       application for a GSS award.
                                  LLM. Preference is given to
sample of the subject based       Indian students.                  Deadline: Apply as early as
scholarships available in 2017.                                     possible. The application
                                                                    process will close on 26 April
                                  Woo Family Scholarship
Alf Waddington                                                      2018. Decisions on these awards
                                  One scholarship for £20,000       will be made between May and
Scholarship                       for a student from China taking   July 2018.
One scholarship of up to          a master’s in Geography,
                                                                    lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding
£8,000 for a full-time taught     Environment, Government,
master’s student in the           International Relations or
Department of Sociology.          Social Policy.
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LSE PhD Studentships
In 2018 LSE will be offering over            research potential. This relates                    Academic departments are able
100 major studentships to new                both to your past academic                          to nominate a limited number of
PhD students in the form of LSE              record and to an assessment of                      candidates for consideration for
PhD Studentships, and LSE ESRC               your likely aptitude to complete                    these awards by a School panel.
DTP Studentships (see page 9).               a PhD in your chosen topic in the                   Deadline: There are two rounds
LSE PhD Studentships will                    time allocated.                                     of studentship selection. To
be tenable for four years and                The studentships will include                       be entered for the first round,
will cover full fees and an                  a requirement that scholars                         you must submit a complete
annual stipend of £18,000.                   contribute to their department                      application (including references,
They are available for UK, EU                as part of their research                           proposal, marked work etc) for
and international students                   training, in the form of teaching                   a place on a PhD programme by
undertaking research in any                  or other work, usually from year                    8 January 2018. Please note the
LSE discipline, with annual                  two onwards.                                        deadline for the Department for
renewal subject to satisfactory              How to apply: There is no                           Economics is 13 December 2017.
academic performance.                        separate application for these                      Some departments also have a
These awards will be made                    awards. The selection of students                   second later deadline.
solely on the basis of                       will be based on their application                  lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding
outstanding academic merit and               to study for a PhD at the School.

                                I was awarded funding from the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council. It was a requirement of my
                       funding to do an MSc in research methods before going on to do a PhD, and it’s taught me very valuable skills
                       that I can now bring to both academic and applied settings. There is a good amount of funding available at LSE
                           for students from all over the world.
                           The quality and breadth of methods training available has been invaluable in terms of building my skills both
                            for research consultancies and academic research. I find that in the professional world, it’s much easier to pick
                           up content knowledge than methodological knowledge so I would definitely recommend using your master’s to
                                      pick up practical methods skills. After my MSc, I’ll be pursuing a P hD in demography in LSE’s
                                                 Department of Social Policy, researching inequalities of access to reproductive and
                                                    maternal health care.
                                                     Laura Sochas
                                                     Paris, France
                                                      MSc Social Research Methods
                                                      LSE ESRC DTP Studentship
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LSE ESRC DTP Scholarships
LSE Economic and                  Funding can cover one year’s         How to apply: There is no
                                  research training master’s           separate application for any of
Social Research
                                  linked to a three year PhD, two      these awards. The selection of
Council Doctoral                  year MRes, linked to two years       students will be based on their
Training Partnership              of study or three year PhD           PhD application to the School.
Funded by the Economic and        programmes. Each academic            Deadline: You must submit a
Social Research Council (ESRC),   department is responsible            complete application (including
the LSE Doctoral Training         for nominating students for          references, proposal, marked
Partnership (DTP) is housed       funding. Please visit esrc.          work etc) for a place on a PhD
in the PhD Academy in LSE’s       ac.uk and lse.ac.uk/grad/            programme by 8 January
prestigious Library building.     fees-funding for further             2018 (13 December 2017 for
                                  information on ESRC eligibility      Economics MRes applications).
The LSE DTP has funding to
                                  and postgraduate funding
support a minimum of 30
                                  opportunities.
studentships a year, selected
within LSE and awarded under      LSE’s DTP covers most
the terms set by the ESRC.        economics and social science
Each studentship is tenable for   research programmes within
three or four years, depending    the School, and awards are
on the programme of study         spread across departments.
and subject to satisfactory       There is additional DTP funding
academic performance. It          available during the research
covers full fees (UK and EU       programme to support difficult
level) and an annual stipend,     language training, field work,
which for 2017 was £16,553.       overseas institutional visits (in
LSE provides a separate           particular to partner institutions
stipend award for any EU          in Africa and Asia), and
students selected who do          collaborative opportunities.
not meet the ESRC eligibility
criteria for a full award.
This is assessed and set up
automatically as part of the
award process.
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External funding
Loans                                    USA                                   Finland to study at LSE, taking
                                                                               an MRes/PhD or MPhil/PhD. The
Loan schemes to help fund                The US Department of
                                                                               Foundation has a preference
graduate study are available in          Education operates a Direct
                                                                               for study in economics,
some countries. Please visit lse.        Loan programme whereby
                                                                               management, accounting,
ac.uk/feesAndStudentFinance              eligible students can borrow
                                                                               media and communications,
for more information about the           educational loans to assist with
                                                                               and information systems, in line
following loan schemes and how           the cost of living.
                                                                               with its other work in supporting
LSE administers them.
                                         Canada                                training and research in business
UK and EU students                                                             and engineering science fields.
                                         Canadians may be able to
                                                                               Visit phdtube.fi for more
The UK Government offers                 borrow government loans via
                                                                               information.
loans for master’s study. The            their Province. Please visit hrsdc.
terms and how much is available          gc.ca for more information.
differs between England,                                                       LSE part-funded awards
Scotland, Wales and Northern             Awards                                LSE works with a number
Ireland. For students from                                                     of funding and scholarship
England and the EU the amount            Kaute Foundation (Finland)
                                                                               agencies around the
is £10,000 in 2017. Loans                Doctoral Scholarships
                                                                               world to part-fund awards.
are administered by Student                                                    Scholarships are available for
                                         The Helsinki based Kaute
Finance. Please visit gov.uk for                                               graduate study at LSE from
                                         Foundation is offering a four
further information.                                                           the organisations listed on the
                                         year PhD scholarship, to
                                         cover full fees and a stipend         opposite page:
                                         of £18,000 for students from
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 Funder                     Country                           Website
 Chevening                  Global                            chevening.org
 Joint Japan World Bank     World Bank member countries       worldbank.org/wbi/scholarships
                            – programmes on development
 Commonwealth               Developing Commonwealth           cscuk.dfid.gov.uk
 Scholarships               countries
 Fulbright                  USA                               fulbright.org.uk
 Marshall Scholarships      USA                               www.marshallscholarship.org
 COLFUTURO                  Colombia                          colfuturo.org
 CONACyT                    Mexico                            conacyt.gob.mx
 FIDERH                     Mexico                            fiderh.org.mx
 FUNED                      Mexico                            funedmx.org
 CONICYT                    Chile                             conicyt.cl
 Fundación GuateFuturo      Guatemala                         guatefuturo.org
 Aurora/Roberta Sykes       Australia                         auroraproject.com.au and
 Foundation                                                   robertasykesfoundation.com
 Said Foundation            Syria, Lebanon, Jordan,           saidfoundation.org
                            Palestinian Territories
 HESPAL                     Palestinian Territories           britishcouncil.ps/en/study-uk/
                                                              scholarships/hespal

Please visit lse.ac.uk/grad/fees-funding for a list of more external
scholarships and loans for graduate study.
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Other sources of funding
Students may also be able to take out private loans or find external sponsors of funding opportunities by
searching through the sites listed below:
Association of Commonwealth               Educational Grants                               National Union of Students
Universities                              Advisory Service                                 nus.org.uk
acu.ac.uk                                 egas-online.org                                  UNESCO
Council for International                 Education and Skills                             unesco.org
Student Affairs                           Funding Agency                                   Universities UK
ukcisa.org.uk                             www.gov.uk/government/                           universitiesuk.ac.uk
CSU (Higher Education Careers             organisations/education-and-
Services Unit)                            skills-funding-agency
prospects.ac.uk                           European Union
                                          ec.europa.eu

                                      My scholarship has changed my life. Wit hout it , I wouldn’t have been able to study in the
                               UK or pursue a master’s degree.
                                      London is a great student city. With easy access to museums and theatres, parks
                                       and libraries, there is never enough time to see it all. I’ve been able to attend lectures
                                      from notable persons in academia, industry, and government thanks to LSE’s public
                                     events programme, which has helped me connect lessons from coursework to real-life
                                    experiences; there are always interesting lectures and events going on around the city.
                                    Coming here from America, I also appreciate how easy it is to travel to other parts of
                                   the UK and Europe from London.
                                 Jacob Wellman
                                Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
                               MSc Environmental Economics and Climate Change
                                   Marshall Scholarship
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Tuition fees
Fees cover registration, teaching,   study at the School are eligible     This decision is based on
first entry to examinations,         for a fee reduction of around 10     guidelines provided by the
the use of the Library and           per cent of the fee.                 Department of Education:
membership of the Students’          Tuition fee amounts are listed on    Education (Fees and Awards)
Union. They also normally            the individual programme pages       England Regulations 2007. We
cover teaching and the use of        on the graduate study website.       will publish information about
student common rooms at other                                             the fee status for continuing
colleges of the University of                                             students, particularly those
London, if your programme has
                                     Fee status                           from the EU as soon as
intercollegiate arrangements. If     Once we receive your                 information is available from
you receive an offer, you will be    application, we assess               the UK government.
informed of the relevant tuition     whether you meet the criteria
                                                                          lse.ac.uk/tableOfFees
fee amount in your offer letter.     for Home/EU fee status,
                                     and therefore determine the
Students who completed
                                     tuition fee amount you are
undergraduate study at LSE and
                                     likely to pay at registration.
are beginning taught graduate
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Living costs
The perceived cost of living             Travel                              As a student, you are entitled
and studying in London is a                                                  to receive 30 per cent off
                                         LSE Halls are all within walking
concern for many students, but                                               standard Tube and bus fares if
                                         distance of campus, but London
if you plan carefully and budget                                             you purchase a Student “Oyster
                                         is a large city and you will need
efficiently then it certainly is                                             Card”. See the table below for
                                         to factor travel costs into your
possible to take advantage of                                                2017 travel fares.
                                         budget. The main forms of
the amazing opportunities the                                                You might also choose to save
                                         public transport are the London
capital has to offer, whilst living                                          money by cycling – there is
                                         Underground (the “Tube”), buses
within your means.                                                           a public cycle hire scheme in
                                         and taxis. The transport system
LSE broadly estimates that               uses “zones” to determine how       London, or you can use your
students should allow £1,100-            much you pay – central London       own bicycle.
£1,300 per month for all living          is Zone 1, with higher zones        Useful travel links
expenses, including travel,              the further out you travel. LSE,
accommodation, food, laundry,                                                Transport for London tfl.gov.uk
                                         our accommodation and most
study costs, and other personal                                              – fares, payment methods, and
                                         cultural attractions are within
expenses.                                                                    maps for London Underground
                                         Zone 1 and 2.
                                                                             and buses.
Useful budgeting tools
                                                                             How to get to LSE
Gov.uk calculator                                                            lse.ac.uk/lse-information/
www.gov.uk/student-finance-                                                  travelling-to-lse
calculator
Student calculator                                      Weekly travel with         Monthly travel with
from Brightside                                         student discount           student discount
studentcalculator.org                     Zone 1 only £23.00                       £88.40
                                          Zones 1-2     £23.00                     £88.40
                                          Zones 1-3     £27.00                     £103.70
                                          Zones 1-4     £33.00                     £126.80
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Accommodation                       Food                                Study costs
LSE provides a range                We estimate that students will      Study costs include books,
of accommodation for graduate       spend £50-£200 per month on         stationery and any other
students, with varying costs        food, depending on whether          equipment to assist you with
depending on location, room         you live in catered or self-        your studies. Although some
type and facilities.                catered Halls. There are steps      students prefer to buy books
• LSE Halls cost between £94       you can take to reduce your         new, you can save a lot of money
   and £394 per week                food expenditure; for example,      buying them second-hand. You
                                    shopping at local markets,          don’t necessarily need to buy
• You can also choose to           shopping and cooking with your      even your core texts – the library
   live in private housing in       flatmates, and bringing a packed    stocks multiple copies of core
   London. Both the LSE             lunch to university.                and recommended readings
   Residential Services office                                          (as well as single copies of
   and the University of London                                         more specialist books). A large
   Housing Service offer a                                              amount of reading material is
   comprehensive support                                                also available online.
   service to students seeking
   housing in the private sector.
For more information, see
lse.ac.uk/accommodation
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Personal expenses                           The National Union of Students                 Useful links for saving money
                                            (NUS) discount card will give                  NUS extra discount card
You will also need to consider
                                            you access to discounts across                 nus.org.uk
how you will budget for things
                                            clothing, food and socialising.
like clothing, gym memberships,                                                            LSE Students’ Union
                                            The LSE Students’ Union offers
nights out, mobile phone bills, or                                                         lsesu.com
                                            lots of societies, activities and
anything else that you will want
                                            social events at cheap rates.                  Student Beans – discount site
to buy.
                                            London is also full of free                    for students
Remember that students are                  activities – for example, most                 studentbeans.com
often entitled to discounts.                museums are free to enter.                     Time Out magazine – weekly
                                                                                           events listings for London,
                                                                                           including free things to do
                                                                                           timeout.com

                                                LSE’s consistently high ranking and its interdisciplinary approach really
                                         appealed to me. The diversity of students here also allows you to learn from your peers
                                         as well as the lecturers.
                                         While at LSE, I’ve taken part in the annual LSE TEDx event as the student
                                         speaker which provided a platform to share my ideas and helped me become a better
                                         speaker. I also went on a student-led study trip to Geneva, which enabled me to
                                         connect my academic learning with the real world of human rights.
                                         The funding I received from LSE and the Chevening Foundation has really helped make
                                             this year a reality.
                                                     Alecia Maragh
                                                      Kingston, Jamaica
                                                       MSc Human Rights
                                                        British Chevening Scholarship/LSE
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