Drop-in Sessions
If you have questions about financial support, you can now book a 15-minute 1-to-1 appointment with a member of the Financial Support Office for help with funding, payment queries, scholarships, PhD studentships, and in-course financial support.
If you have not done so already, we encourage you to download Zoom in advance of attending a drop-in session.
Please note that the Fees Office within the Fees, Income and Credit Control Team (FICC) is separate to the Financial Support Office.
The Fees Office can assist with the following:
- All queries relating to the payment of LSE tuition fees
- Tuition fee refunds
- Sponsor invoicing
- US or Canadian student loans
Contact details for the Fees Office can be found here.
These drop-in sessions can help with:
- Emergency financial assistance
- Advice on completing in-course funding application forms
- Payment queries for LSE funding
- All queries relating to LSE PhD Studentships, ESRC funding, AHRC funding, Department scholarships/studentships
- Additional funding for ESRC students relating to fieldwork or overseas visits
- Final Year PhD Funding queries
Drop-ins will be available Monday-Friday during the Spring Term (Tuesday 5 May to Friday 19 June 2026).
During the summer break, Drop-in sessions will be held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (Monday 22 June to Friday 25 September 2026).
If you are unable to attend any of the drop-in sessions, or have an enquiry that you think will take longer than 15 minutes to discuss, you are welcome to contact the Financial Support Office.