Luksic Scholarship at LSE — Master of Public Administration (MPA)

About the Program

Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year are closed. They will re-open in October of 2024 for the 2025-2026 academic year. This page will be updated once the new dates are established. Please visit LSE’s Financial Aid page for more details.

Access the 2023 information session via YouTube. 

The Luksic Scholarship for Public Service at the London School of Economics for a Master’s of Public Administration (MPA) has been established to support the creation of trained leaders and experts with a public vocation, based on specific competencies and experiences that allow individuals to generate change in their professional environment.

The School of Public Policy’s mission acknowledges the history of public policy and public service that has been at the heart of LSE since its inception, which was in the year 1895.

A total of 2 Scholarships are available for Chilean candidates who are accepted onto the MPA program at LSE. This degree combines methodological discipline and practical application and is designed to equip early-stage professionals with the core analytical skills, practical tools and professional experience to be able to address real-world policy challenges. Students will then apply their skills to real-world scenarios through the completion of a six-month Capstone Project with an external client.

Program Duration: 2 years.

Program Location: London, United Kingdom.

Applicant Characteristics and Eligibility: Upper second-class honors (2:1) degree or equivalent in any discipline. There is no formal requirement for previous professional work experience, but students starting the MPA normally have one year of professional experience and many have two or more years of experience. For eligibility requirements, please refer to LSE’s MPA program page.

Application Dates for the MPA Program & the Luksic Scholarship (via LSE): Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year are closed. They will re-open in October of 2024 for the 2025-2026 academic year. This page will be updated once the new dates are established. Please visit LSE’s Financial Aid page for more details.

Applications for this program are considered on a rolling basis, meaning the program will close once all spots are filled.

LSE exclusively manages the application, selection, and allocation of funding processes without any input or participation from the Luksic Scholars Foundation.

Scholarship Coverage: The Luksic Scholarship is a comprehensive funding package for Chilean candidates that provides full tuition coverage and a monthly stipend, based on a cost of living analysis, to cover living expenses for the entire program duration (18 months). It also includes a one-off payment once Scholars register for their classes at LSE to retroactively cover the costs involved in arriving and installing themselves in London (i.e. flight costs, accommodation deposits, NHS surcharge etc.).

Scholarship Eligibility: The Luksic Scholarship is available for Chilean applicants who demonstrate:

• a commitment to public service in the applicant’s future career with a compelling rationale for choosing this vocation; and
• their potential to become a future expert and leader in their field, and thereby generate positive change for Chile; and
• previous academic excellence, evidenced by grades from previous university study and supported by references from previous professors

Preference may be given to those applicants who can demonstrate a professional background, or other experiences, that strongly suggest potential for innovation and original thinking coupled with demonstrated success. Preference will be given to those applicants who, without a Luksic Scholarship would otherwise lack the financial means to study at the LSE School of Public Policy. The awarding process will seek to balance applicants from different regional areas of Chile.

For admission queries please refer to LSE Graduate Admissions Knowledge Base. If you cannot find the answer to your query on the GAO knowledge base, please contact spp.admissions@lse.ac.uk and state your LSE ID number (if you have one) in the message title.

>> Information session: An information session was organized between the Luksic Scholars Foundation and LSE that took place on November 22nd, 2022. It included a presentation from the School of Public Policy, as well as a conversation with two Luksic Scholars regarding the application process and their program experience. You can find the event recording here.