The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is proud to announce the Next Generation Scholarships for the 2025–26 academic year. This initiative, aimed at fostering diversity and inclusion in postgraduate education, will offer 10 scholarships to home-status students pursuing one-year, full-time MSc programs.

  • 🌍 The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) offers 10 Next Generation Scholarships for 2025–26.
  • 🎓 Open to UK home-status students for one-year, full-time MSc programs in London.
  • 🏅 Each scholarship covers full tuition, a tax-free living allowance, and additional support.
  • 📚 Available for 16 intensive MSc programs focusing on global and public health.
  • 📝 Preference given to applicants from care-experienced, caregiver, refugee, estranged from family, or disabled backgrounds.
  • 📅 Application deadline for admission and scholarship form: April 11, 2025.
  • 📢 Scholarship decisions communicated by May 23, 2025.

Designation

Next Generation Scholarship

CategoryDetails
Host InstitutionLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Scholarship TypeNext Generation Scholarship
Number of Scholarships10
RewardsFull tuition fees, tax-free living allowance, and additional support
Application DeadlineApril 11, 2025
Selection CriteriaCare-experienced, caregiver, refugee, estranged from family, and disabled

Research Area

Global Public Health and related fields through various MSc programs offered by LSHTM.

Location

London, United Kingdom

Eligibility/Qualification

To be eligible for the LSHTM Next Generation Scholarship, applicants must:

  • Hold Home fee status in the UK.
  • Meet LSHTM’s minimum English language requirements.
  • Have an offer of admission to one of LSHTM’s 16 intensive one-year, full-time London-based MSc programs (excluding joint MScs such as Global Mental Health, One Health, and Veterinary Epidemiology).
  • Not already hold a master’s degree, an integrated master’s, or a higher qualification such as a PhD.
  • Preference will be given to applicants who identify with one or more of the following backgrounds: care-experienced, caregiver, refugee, estranged from family, and disabled.

Description

The LSHTM Next Generation Scholarship aims to break down barriers in postgraduate education and promote a diverse academic community. Each scholarship will cover full tuition fees at the Home rate, including mandatory field trip costs, a tax-free living allowance based on the UKRI studentship rate (currently £21,237 for 2024–25), and additional support to help applicants secure their place in the program.

How to Apply

  1. Apply for admission to an eligible MSc program through the LSHTM website.
  2. Deadline to Hold Offer of Admission: April 11, 2025.
  3. Eligible offer holders will receive an invitation to complete a supplementary scholarship form focusing on the educational barriers they have overcome.
  4. Scholarship decisions will be communicated by May 23, 2025.

Last Date to Apply

April 11, 2025

For more information and to apply, visit the LSHTM scholarships page.