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Admissions & Aid provides practical information for applicants, learners, organisations and members. Learn how to apply, create your profile, understand fees, request the prospectus, contact admissions or access your LSSE account.

Introduction

Admissions & Aid is designed to help you take the next step. Whether you are applying for a short course, certificate programme, online course, executive education pathway, professional recognition assessment, Society membership or organisational cohort, this section provides the information needed to proceed.

LSSE aims to keep the process clear, professional and accessible. Different pathways may have different requirements, but every applicant should understand what to do, what to prepare and where to go next.

Admissions Pathways

Programme Applicants

For individuals applying to short courses, certificate programmes, online courses or executive education.

Organisational Applicants

For organisations applying for labs, workshops, cohorts or team training.

Professional Recognition Applicants

For individuals applying for ASE-LSSE, CSE-LSSE, PSE-LSSE or FSE-LSSE assessment

For Partners & Sponsors

For organisations contacting LSSE about sponsored cohorts, partnerships or training.

Society Members

For individuals joining or renewing LSSE Society membership.

How to Apply

The LSSE application process is designed to help applicants select the right route, provide the required information and move efficiently toward registration, assessment or consultation.

Before applying, please identify the pathway that best matches your goal.

Choose Your Application Route

Apply for a Programme

Use this route if you want to study a short course, certificate programme, online course or executive education programme.

Apply for Professional Recognition

Use this route if you want to be assessed for Associate, Certified, Professional or Fellow recognition under the LSSE Social Entrepreneur Pathway.

Join the LSSE Society

Use this route if you want annual membership, CPD access, member resources and professional community benefits.

Request a Consultation

Use this route for executive education, corporate training, sponsored cohorts or partnership enquiries.

Apply as an Organisation

Use this route if you are registering a team, requesting a corporate workshop, joining a Project Lab or discussing an institutional cohort.

General Application Steps

01

Create Your Profile

Provide your personal, professional and contact details.

02

Select Your Pathway

Choose the programme, recognition route, membership grade or organisational service.

03

Submit Required Information

Provide the required details, documents or evidence depending on your route.

04

Review and Confirmation

LSSE reviews your submission and confirms the next step.

05

Payment or Consultation

Where applicable, proceed to payment, invoice request or consultation scheduling.

06

Onboarding

Receive joining instructions, programme access, assessment guidance or membership confirmation

What You May Need

Depending on the pathway, you may need:

CV or professional profile

Organisation details

Evidence portfolio

Academic or professional background

Statement of interest

Employer or sponsor information

Payment details

Consent to LSSE policies

Create Profile

The LSSE application process is designed to help applicants select the right route, provide the required information and move efficiently toward registration, assessment or consultation.

Before applying, please identify the pathway that best matches your goal.

Who Should Create a Profile

Prospective learners

Professional recognition applicants

Society membership applicants

Corporate training contacts

Returning LSSE learners

Institutional cohort participants

Organisational representatives

Executive education applicants

Application Procedure

The application procedure ensures that each applicant enters the correct LSSE pathway. Some routes are simple registration processes. Others require eligibility review, portfolio evidence, consultation or organisational scoping.

Application Routes

Programme Registration

For short courses, certificate programmes and online courses.

Typical process:

  1. Create profile
  2. Select programme
  3. Complete registration form
  4. Proceed to payment
  5. Receive joining instructions

Executive Education

For leadership fellowships, executive programmes and institutional participants.

Typical process:

  1. Submit interest form
  2. Eligibility or suitability review
  3. Consultation where required
  4. Offer or confirmation
  5. Payment or invoice
  6. Onboarding

Professional Recognition

For ASE-LSSE, CSE-LSSE, PSE-LSSE and FSE-LSSE.

Typical process:

  1. Create profile
  2. Select recognition level
  3. Submit eligibility form
  4. Provide portfolio or evidence
  5. Assessment or panel review
  6. Outcome decision
  7. Confirmation and post-nominal guidance where approved

Important Notes

  • Course completion does not automatically confer professional recognition.
  • Society membership does not automatically confer post-nominals.
  • Professional recognition is subject to assessment and approval.
  • Project Lab participation does not guarantee funding or donor approval.
  • Executive Education may require suitability review before confirmation

Organisational Services

For corporate training, Project Lab, institutional cohorts or partnerships.

Typical process:

  1. Submit enquiry
  2. LSSE reviews organisational need
  3. Scoping call
  4. Proposal and fee confirmation
  5. Agreement
  6. Delivery planning

Society Membership

For LSSE Society membership grades.

Typical process:

  1. Select membership grade
  2. Complete membership form
  3. Pay annual fee
  4. Receive membership confirmation
  5. Access member benefits according to grade

Fees & Payment

LSSE aims to provide clear fee information before applicants proceed to payment. Some fees are fixed. Others are based on programme format, organisational scope, cohort size, executive delivery model or assessment requirements.

Applicants should review the relevant page before applying.

Fee Categories

Programmes

Fees may apply to:

  1. Short courses;
  2. Certificate programmes;
  3. Online courses;
  4. ESG programmes;
  5. Impact reporting certificates;
  6. Fundraising and grant-readiness programmes.

Executive Education

Fees may apply to:

  • ESG Leadership Fellowship;
  • Executive workshops;
  • Leadership cohorts;
  • Board and trustee programmes;
  • Bespoke institutional training.

LSSE Society

Fees may apply to:

  1. Assessment review;
  2. Portfolio evaluation;
  3. Interview panel;
  4. Fellowship review;
  5. Certification processing.

Annual membership fees apply according to membership grade

Refunds, Transfers and Deferrals

LSSE should publish a clear policy covering:

  • Cancellation by applicant;
  • Cancellation by LSSE;
  • Transfer to another cohort;
  • Non-attendance;
  • Deferral request;
  • Organisational substitution;
  • Refund eligibility.

Payment Methods

LSSE may accept:

  • Online payment;
  • Bank transfer;
  • Invoice payment for organisations;
  • Sponsored payment;
  • Employer-funded payment;
  • Approved payment arrangement where available.

Final available payment options should be confirmed during registration

Organisational Services

Fees may apply to:

  • Corporate training;
  • Institutional cohorts;
  • Project Lab support;
  • Donor-readiness labs;
  • Bespoke workshops.

Scholarships & Aid

LSSE is committed to widening access to practical education in social enterprise, ESG, sustainable economics and public-value leadership. Scholarships and aid may be available where LSSE has approved funding, sponsorship, donor support or cohort-specific access arrangements.

Aid is not guaranteed and may vary by programme, cohort and funding source

Types of Support

Sponsored Places

Places funded by a donor, institution, foundation or corporate sponsor.

Partial Fee Support

Reduced fees for selected applicants based on eligibility and available funding.

Group Discounts

Discounts for organisations enrolling multiple participants.

Cohort Sponsorship

A funder or partner supports access for a defined group.

Employer Sponsorship

Support for learners whose employer funds programme participation.

Who May Be Considered

Aid may be considered for:

Students

Early-stage social entrepreneurs

Charity or NGO staff

Community leaders

Under-resourced organisation

Applicants from sponsored cohorts

Learners referred through partner organisations.

Aid Application Information

Applicants may be asked to provide:

  • Selected programme;
  • Personal statement;
  • Professional background;
  • Reason for aid request;
  • Organisation details where applicable;
  • Sponsor or employer information;
  • Confirmation of ability to complete the programme.

Important Notes

Aid is subject to availability.

  • Applying for aid does not guarantee support.
  • Some programmes may not have aid available.
  • Sponsored places may have specific eligibility conditions.
  • Aid decisions are separate from professional recognition decisions.