ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for consideration for this award you must meet the following criteria:  

Apply for admission to MSc Finance (Full time) or MSc Finance and Private Equity

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

Unless otherwise stated on the relevant scholarship page, all graduate study scholarships are applied for through the Graduate Financial Support Application. 

The information you provide through the Graduate Financial Support Application will be used to consider your eligibility for the Graduate Support Scheme.

If you complete the personal statement section of the Graduate Financial Support Application, you will also be considered for any other scholarships you may be eligible for. You do not need to submit a separate application for each scholarship.

Your financial information will not be considered as part of your application for admission to study at LSE.

Please note the deadlines regarding offers of study and submission of the Graduate Financial Support Application in the section ‘Deadlines’ below.

Before completing your application, please read this guidance on completing the Graduate Financial Support Application. 

BENEFIT:

The value of this scholarship is: Up to £20,000 of tuition award

Aston University is excited to announce THREE Ferguson scholarships for September 2025. Each candidate can look to receive full tuition cover (value of £22,500) exclusively available to students from Africa and India for the 2025/26 academic year. With a £6,000 additional contribution towards living costs. 

These scholarships are supported by the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust who are dedicated to improving educational opportunities for students who would not otherwise be able to consider studying in the UK.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must hold a conditional or unconditional offer for one of the above courses

Be a national from India or an African country

Hold a 2:1 degree or equivalent in a relevant subject for the course you are applying for

Be a self-funded student. No agency referred candidates would be eligible. 

If successful, note you will be required to provide evidence to the UKVI that you can fully contribute to your living costs. 

Submit an application for your chosen course by selecting ‘APPLY NOW’ on the course web pages (select appropriate programme from list above).

Following the above complete scholarship web form at bottom of this page before the scholarship deadline (30th June 2025).
NB: you will be asked to include your 9 digit application number beginning 25………

The announcements for the applications for this scholarship are to be made by 31 July 2025 (midnight UK time). Please note that this is the final extended deadline for applications.

Please note that they do not accept applications via agents for this scholarship. 

BENEFIT:

A full tuition fee cover of £22,500 and a contribution of £6,000 towards living costs.