King's College London International Postgraduate Award
The King's College London International Postgraduate Award is a tuition discount of £5,000 to £10,000 for high-achieving international Master's students joining most King's faculties — Arts & Humanities, Social Science & Public Policy, Natural Mathematical & Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences & Medicine, and parts of the Business School. It is one of the more accessible postgraduate awards in central London, with around 100 awards each cycle. Sri Lankan offer holders should apply early; the scheme has historically closed before the published deadline once funds are exhausted.
2026 entry round closed May 2026 — 2027 entry opens November 2026
King's College London
University-funded
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Value
£5,000 – £10,000 Tuition Discount
Duration
First Year of Master's
Awards
Around 100 per Cycle
info How this award actually works
Who awards it
King's College London — not Lanka Scholar. We are not the awarding body and cannot grant, reserve or guarantee this award.
How you are considered
Through your admission application. Awards like this are usually assessed automatically from the application you already submit — there is typically no separate scholarship form to fill in.
What it covers
£5,000 – £10,000 Tuition Discount. This is a reduction in tuition, not a full ride. You still fund the remainder, plus living costs and the balance your visa requires you to show.
Where we come in
We make the admission application strong enough to be competitive — course choice, documents, references and deadlines. The funder makes the decision.
fact_check Eligibility Criteria
Offer for an Eligible King's Master's
You must hold a conditional or unconditional offer for a full-time, one-year postgraduate taught (Master's) programme at King's College London. Some Business School programmes (Banking & Finance, IAF, Asset Pricing) sit under a separate scheme.
International Fee Status
Open only to overseas fee-paying students. Sri Lankan citizens applying from Sri Lanka are eligible; UK home-fee students and students already studying at King's are not.
Strong Academic Record
Awards are merit-based. Sri Lankan applicants typically need a first-class or high upper second-class Bachelor's from Colombo, Peradeniya, Moratuwa, Kelaniya, SLIIT, NSBM, or a recognised foreign university.
English Proficiency
Meet King's standard English requirement for your programme — typically IELTS 7.0 overall with no element below 6.5 for most arts and social science Master's.
account_tree Application Process
Apply for the Master's first
Submit your King's postgraduate application via the King's online portal. The earlier you apply (and receive an offer) the better — scholarship rounds run on rolling review.
Complete the scholarship form
After offer, log back into the King's portal and complete the International Postgraduate Award form — a short personal statement (around 500 words) on your career goals and why you've chosen King's.
Selection on merit
The faculty-level scholarship committee reviews applicants in batches through the spring. Outcomes are typically released within four to six weeks of submission, but the round can close early if all awards are allocated.
Accept and enrol
Successful applicants must accept the award and confirm enrolment by the published deadline. The tuition discount is applied automatically to the first-year fee invoice.
Why King's College London?
King's is one of the world's top 40 universities and one of the oldest in England (founded 1829). Five central London campuses, world-class teaching across medicine, law, war studies, and digital humanities, and a large South Asian postgraduate community make it a strong fit for Sri Lankan students.
#40
QS World Ranking 2026
~100
Awards per Cycle
1829
Founded (Royal Charter)
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