Case studies

Jonathan is an applicant from the U.K and will be paying his tuition fees as a self- funded student. He would like to pay a portion of his fees before he registers at the LSE and the remaining balance in instalments across the duration of the academic year. Jonathan would like to view his payment plan and track the balance and due dates.

Additionally, Jonathan has never paid a large sum of money before and is concerned that the online payment portal is secure. 

The solution

Jonathan can pay in part or in full prior to registering at the School, if he has not paid in full by registration, he will be automatically placed on a termly payment plan.

Jonathan can access the payment plan via the Finance Hub, he can view and download receipts for payments he has made in advance and track the balance due for outstanding instalments 

The LSE offer a fully secure payment portal with authentication, the School would recommend reading the helpful My LSE Finance Guide

Peng is an applicant from China and has been awarded a scholarship by the LSE, the Scholarship will only cover 50% of the tuition fees for his programme. Peng would like to pay the remaining balance of his fees in instalments across the duration of the academic year. 

Peng wants to make a payment in RMB (Renminbi) which will be converted and settled in GBP (Pounds Sterling) on his fees account at the LSE. 

Additionally, Peng would like to use a payment service(ChinaPay) that he is familiar with but is unsure if the LSE offer this service. 

The Solution

The Financial Support Office will transfer Peng's LSE award within 7-10 days of registration. Financial awards made by LSE are put towards fees for the year, and the balance of the fees are paid by the student.

As the LSE award does not cover Peng's full tuition, he will be automatically placed on a termly payment plan. Peng can access the payment plan via the Finance Hub, he can also view his LSE scholarship and track the balance due for future instalments

The LSE partner with WUBS to offer a wealth of APMs (Alternative Payment Methods) including RMB via ChinaPay.

The School would recommend reading the helpful My LSE Finance Guide which clearly outlines payment services and supported currencies.

Monica is an applicant from the United States and will be registering on the Executive MSc in Cities programme. Monica will be partly sponsored by her employer and the sponsor has requested that the fees invoice is issued in USD (U.S. Dollar).

Monica would like to pay the remaining fees in instalments but is unsure if students on Executive programmes are eligible. 

Monica is also required to pay a pre-registration fee and would like to understand how this payment will be applied to her finance account and payment plan.

Solution 

Invoices can only be issued in GBP* (Pounds Sterling) the invoice will be emailed to Monica's sponsor after she has registered. It can take 7-14 days for the invoice to be issued and sponsors will be required to make full payment on receipt of our invoice, the payment terms are 30 days.

All self-funded students (including Executive students) are eligible to spread the cost of their tuition fees via a payment plan. Monica will be automatically placed on a termly payment plan and can access the plan via the Finance Hub

Pre-Registration fee payable in advance of registration, Monica's advance payment will be allocated against her first instalment should she decide to not pay her tuition fee in full.

It is recommended that all Executive students read Instalment options Executive Programmes 

*Excludes Chicago Double Executive