King's Global Banking & Finance Excellence Scholarship
King's Business School awards the Global Banking & Finance Excellence Scholarship to high-achieving international students joining its specialist MSc programmes in Banking & Finance, International Accounting & Finance, and Finance (Asset Pricing). The award is a tuition-fee discount of £5,000–£10,000 applied directly to the first year of study. Sri Lankan applicants with strong quantitative backgrounds — Colombo, Moratuwa, SLIIT, Peradeniya — are well-represented in past cohorts.
King's College London
University-funded
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Value
£5,000–£10,000 Tuition Discount
Duration
First Year of MSc
Awards
Around 20 per Cycle
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Offer for an Eligible MSc
You must hold a conditional or unconditional offer for the MSc Banking & Finance, MSc International Accounting & Finance, or MSc Finance (Asset Pricing) at King's Business School.
Strong Academic Record
First-class or high upper second-class undergraduate degree. Sri Lankan applicants typically need a first-class honours in finance, economics, accounting, mathematics, or a quantitative engineering discipline.
English Proficiency
IELTS 7.0 overall with no band below 6.5, or equivalent TOEFL iBT / PTE / Cambridge English Advanced score accepted by King's.
International Fee Status
Open to overseas fee-paying students. Sri Lankan citizens applying from Sri Lanka are eligible; UK home-fee students are not.
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Apply for the MSc first
Submit your King's Business School MSc application via the King's online portal. Scholarship consideration requires you to hold an offer by the scholarship deadline.
Complete the scholarship form
After receiving your offer, complete the dedicated scholarship application form — typically a 500-word personal statement on your finance career goals and a copy of your offer letter.
Selection on merit
King's Business School scholarship panel reviews applicants on academic merit, professional experience, and the strength of the personal statement. Outcomes are usually issued in May–June.
Accept and enrol
Successful applicants must accept the scholarship and confirm enrolment within the published deadline. The tuition discount is applied automatically to your first-year fee invoice.
Why King's Business School?
King's College London ranks among the world's top 40 universities and sits in the heart of London's financial district. King's Business School is a triple-accredited (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) business school with strong industry links to City of London firms — particularly relevant for South Asian students targeting London-based banking careers.
#40
QS World Ranking 2026
Triple
Accredited Business School
20+
Scholarships per Cycle
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