2026-27 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Fund Scholarship

The scholarship has been made possible by donors to the LSHTM Fund. Supported by hundreds of alumni and friends, the LSHTM Fund provides scholarships for the next generation of global health leaders. This year’s scholarship is intended to support an excellent candidate who would be unable to take up a place of study without this financial support.

• Table of Content
• About London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
• London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Masters Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Masters Scholarship
• Requirements for London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Masters Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Masters Scholarship

One LSHTM Fund Scholarship is available for 2026-27. The scholarship award comprises:

• 2026-27 tuition fees (at the overseas fee rate), including any mandatory field trip fees, and
• a tax-free stipend (living allowance) of GBP 22,000.00

Requirements for London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Masters Scholarship Qualification

This scholarship is open to applicants intending to study on a one-year, full-time, London-based MSc programme at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in 2026-27.

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

• be nationals of, and resident in, low to middle income countries (as defined by the World Bank);
• intend to return to a low to middle income country on completion of their MSc year at LSHTM;
• confirm in writing that they would not otherwise be able to pay for the proposed programme of study;
• meet LSHTM’s minimum English language requirements by Monday, 15 June 2026. Failure to do so may result in any scholarship offer being withdrawn and offered to a reserve candidate instead.
• a first or upper second-class honours undergraduate degree of a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard;
• hold an offer of admission for 2026-27 for one of LSHTM’s London-based (intensive) MSc programmes of study.

The selection panel awarding this highly competitive scholarship will consider applicants’ experience, qualifications and potential, looking for those with the greatest potential to accelerate in their career and make significant contributions to public and global health, and/or health-related research in a low to middle income country (following a year’s study at LSHTM).

Application Deadline

How to Apply

The application process has two steps. To be considered for the funding, applicants must meet all eligibility criteria and complete both steps outlined below by the scholarship deadline of 16:00 (BST) on Wednesday 04 March 2026.

Step 1

• Submit an application for 2026-27 for a London-based MSc programme of study, as per instructions under the ‘How to Apply’ tab on the relevant programme of study page.

Step 2

Once you have submitted an application to study you should receive an automated email from the Scholarships team ([email protected]) providing you with the link to our online scholarships application portal.

• This will provide you with a temporary password to use the first time you login (via e-vision), which you should then update.
• Please search for ‘LSHTM Fund Scholarship’ if you wish to apply for this funding, and then answer all the questions online.  Once you are happy with all your responses you can press submit and you should receive a confirmation of receipt email at your contact email address.
• The scholarships portal will not be able to accept applications after the deadline stated above.
• The Scholarships team will be in touch with an outcome in due course. Decisions will be reached, and the successful applicant notified, from the week beginning 01 June 2026.

For more information, kindly visit LSHTM webpage.