Scholarships at King's College London

At King's Business School, we recognise and support outstanding candidates, that is why we have a range of scholarships and funding options for applicants applying to study on the Executive MBA course

Award details

For the Executive MBA, we are offering a suite of scholarships and funding options. Scholarships will be allocated based on a separate application, which will be made available after you have received an offer for the course. Applicants can only apply for one scholarship, which will be awarded prior to the course start. 

The full list of scholarships on offer are below:

• Women Excelling in Business

• BAME in Business

• Non-profit Scholarship

• ESG & Sustainability Scholarship

• Law Scholarship

• Entrepreneurship Scholarship

• Engineering Scholarship

• NHS Scholarship

• Arts & Media Scholarship

• SME Leaders Scholarship

Award value

We offer scholarships that support up to 50% of tuition fees (awarded in the form of a tuition fee reduction).

Eligibility criteria

You must be an offer holder on the Executive MBA programme at King’s Business School.

One Fulbright Postgraduate Student Award is available each year for an American student to undertake a non-clinical PhD programme at King's College London.

Award details

The Fulbright Commission, founded on 22 September 1948, aims to foster mutual cultural understanding through educational exchange between the US and the UK. The global Fulbright Programme is one of the most prestigious awards programmes world-wide operating in over 150 countries, with over 300,000 alumni. Approximately 15,000 UK nationals have studied in the US and over 12,000 US nationals in the UK on the Commission’s educational exchange programmes.

The Fulbright King's College London Award covers any non-clinical PhD programme offered by the university.

Award value

• Full tuition waiver

• Personal living allowance (stipend)

Eligibility criteria

• Be a US citizen and a non-UK resident

• Hold a Bachelor degree or equivalent professional training/experience in a relevant field before departure to the UK

• Dual US-UK citizens are eligible to apply.

• The US-UK Fulbright program aims to foster cultural understanding between our two countries. Preference is therefore given to applicants who do not have extensive experience (six months or longer) in the UK.

• Applicants with extensive UK experience should explain in detail how further experience in the UK will fulfil the Fulbright mission in ways that their prior visits did not.

Funding from the Mexican Foundation for Education, Technology and Science (FUNED) to support Mexican students for master's study at King's College London.

Award details

King's College London have an agreement with the Mexican Foundation for Education, Technology and Science (FUNED) to support Mexican students to pursue master's degree programmes at King's College London. As part of this agreement, scholars funded by FUNED receive a 10% tuition fee discount from King's.

Award value

FUNED Master's Credit-Scholarships consists of a package with funds directly applied to the payment of tuition at the university where the master's studies will be carried out. 

Additionally, successful FUNED scholars at King's College London could be offered a 10% tuition fee discount towards their Master's degree at King's.

Eligibility criteria

• Be a Mexican citizen.

• Have an official letter of acceptance of a full-time and face-to-face online or hybrid master's program a King's College London.

• The master's program must align with the areas supported by FUNED.

• Have a professional degree or be in the process of obtaining it.

• Minimum average of 8.

• Have a minimum of 1 year of verifiable work experience.

• Have a good credit history according to the report issued only by the Credit Bureau.

• Have a Mexican guarantee, economically solvent, resident in Mexico, under 65 years of age, with a good credit history, owner of real estate, free of liens, whose value is at least 2.5 times the total amount of support.

• Provide a second endorsement of income, as required by FUNED.

• Apply according to FUNED guidance.

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HESPAL aims to create the next generation of senior academics who can maintain international quality standards at Palestinian universities and develop renewed and sustainable links between Palestinian and UK universities.

The scheme will upgrade academic staff in Palestinian universities through a Masters or PhD Scholarship programme.

The British Council Palestine and King's College London hold an agreement to jointly support up to 2 Master's Scholarships and 1 PhD Scholarship at King's College London each year. 

Award value

The scholarship covers main expenses for its selected scholars, including:

• Academic fees (in the form of a fee waiver offered by participating UK partner universities).

• Living allowances for scholars covering the period of 12 months for master’s degree scholars and 3 years for PhD scholars (or the duration specified by the programme and approved by the British Council – subject to availability of funds).

• Arrival and thesis allowance.

Scholars are expected to cover all other expenses including travel costs, visa fees, health insurance, IELTS examination fees, and any other unperceived costs.

NB: Scholarships do not cover the costs for any accompanying family.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants must meet HESPAL eligibility requirements: 

• be a resident citizen of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip).

• Be currently employed by one of the Palestinian partners universities.

• Be nominated by their employer Palestinian university.

• Have a written commitment to return to work for their Palestinian university after the completion of their studies, for a duration agreed upon with their university.

• Have a valid English language IELTS certificate with an appropriate grade for their selected course of study – other certified English exams might be accepted.

• Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

• Individuals displaced are encouraged to apply.

Applicants must meet King's eligibility requirements for the Master's Scholarship:

• Have a bachelor's degree from a Palestinian university with a minimum grade of very good (and equivalent to at least a 2.1 Bachelor's Degree from the UK)

• have IELTS certification appropriate for the course and university (normally at least 6.5, sometimes higher depending on the subject).

Applicants must meet King's eligibility requirements for the PhD Scholarships, which are typically: 

• A minimum of bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours in an appropriate subject for a PhD candidate. 

• have IELTS certification appropriate for the course and university (normally at least 6.5, sometimes higher depending on the subject).

We are offering one 80% and four 50% scholarships for Indian citizens accepted into the MedTech Innovation & Entrepreneurship MSc, thanks to the generous donation by the Hinduja Foundation.

Award details

The Hinduja Scholarship is available to offer holders of the MSc MedTech Innovation & Entrepreneurship who are domiciled in India. It provides either partial or full tuition coverage.

This scholarship is part of a strategic partnership between the Hinduja Foundation and King’s College London, aimed at advancing healthcare education, training and research. Through initiatives like the Hinduja-King’s Health Partners Academy, this collaboration supports the next generation of healthcare professionals and biomedical innovators in both India and the UK, helping to develop cutting-edge medical technologies.

Award value

• One partial-tuition scholarship covers 80% of the international student tuition fees.

• Four partial-tuition scholarship covers 50% of the international student tuition fees.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible, you must be an Indian citizen, and have received an offer for the MSc MedTech Innovation & Entrepreneurship programme.

Application closing date: 19 June 2026

Award details

The Marshall Commission has established partnership with King's College London to jointly support American students to study for a postgraduate degree at King's College London. As part of this agreement, King's will cover the full (100%) international tuition fees for up to 3 scholars each year on this scheme.

The Scholarships are for any subject at either Masters or Doctoral level and are valid for up to two years (with a possibility of a third year for doctoral studies).

Award value

Scholarships cover: University fees, cost of living expenses, annual book grant, thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, fares to and from the United States and, where applicable, a contribution towards the support of a dependent spouse.

Eligibility criteria

Who is Eligible

Before completing the application candidates are advised to consider the objectives of the Marshall Scholarship Programme and to be aware that the selection committees are seeking candidates who have the potential to excel as scholars, leaders and as contributors to improved UK-US understanding.

To qualify for a 2026 Marshall Scholarship, candidates should: 

• be citizens of the United States of America (at the time they apply for a scholarship);

• hold their first undergraduate degree from an accredited four-year college or university in the United States (by the time they would take up a scholarship i.e. September 2026);

• have obtained a grade point average of not less than 3.7 on their undergraduate degree at the time of application (a candidate’s most up-to-date undergraduate GPA will be used for the application; final transcripts will be requested at the interview stage).

• have graduated from their first undergraduate college or university after April 2023.

• not have studied for or hold a degree or degree-equivalent qualification from a UK University or undertaken GCSE or A-Level qualifications in the UK.