PhD

• A completed application form with Statement of Purpose (online)

• Two academic reference letters (online)

• Original GMAT or GRE score report (online), completed within the last 5 years and shared with LBS via the institution’s code (see GRE/GMAT section below)

• Official transcript or certified copy of university grades from all past degrees (online). All final official transcripts or certified copies of university grades (signed and stamped) for degrees awarded.

• All final official certificates or diplomas (signed and stamped) for degrees awarded.

• All up to date transcripts (signed and stamped) for degrees in progress (not yet awarded)

• Valid, original Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or Cambridge score report (if required). These tests must have been taken and passed in the last 2 years prior to application submission. TOEFL scores must be shared with the Programme via the institutional code (see Language section below).

• Current CV, noting whether qualifications are in progress or the date of award if already achieved.

• We do not accept applications or application documentation via email. Please submit all documents via the online application system.

UK applicants from low-income households who are able to evidence that they were in receipt of full state support for maintenance as an undergraduate at a UK university within the last 4 years are eligible for an application fee waiver.

Applicants who are able to evidence they have a valid Asylum Registration Card or Biometric Residence Permit and Overseas Applicants from any of the countries included on the UN list of least developed countries are also eligible for an application fee waiver.

Individuals who feel that they need a fee waiver but do not meet these criteria may contact the Programme Office- phdprogramme@london.edu explaining their circumstances to request a waiver.

For all other applicants, there is an application fee of £75.

Short-listed applicants will be invited to an interview between January and March. Initial Interviews may be online with follow up interviews taking place in person, depending on the subject area. If you are short-listed, you will be contacted by the relevant subject area who will provide full details of the interview arrangements. If you are invited to attend an in-person interview at LBS, the Programme will reimburse reasonable travel costs, accommodation and subsistence.

Regrettably, due to the large number of applications received each year, it is not possible to arrange meetings with members of faculty prior to an interview.

Unless you are an English speaker or have a degree from a university in an English-speaking country, (where the language of instruction was English) according to UK Visa and Immigration policy guidance you must submit evidence of proficiency in English. Please click here to verify if you meet the requirements.

Minimum acceptable scores for eligibility for the PhD Programme are at least 600 (paper-based), 250 (computer-based) or 100 (Internet-based) on the TOEFL to be considered for the PhD programme.

Other recognised English language tests (IELTS, Cambridge) are also accepted. A valid test report, taken in the last 2 years prior to application submission. All test scores must be shared via the appropriate institutional code below.

London Business School institution code for TOEFL is 0898