Scholarships at University of Sussex

The University of Sussex is delighted to offer this scholarship of £3,000 to a History applicant starting in September 2026, named in honour of Sussex alumna Cate Haste.

What you get

£3,000

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction

Funding type

Donor funded

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must have accepted an offer to study History MA  at the University of Sussex, commencing in 2026.

Applicants assessed as 'Home' or 'Overseas' for fee purposes are both eligible to apply.

Number of scholarships available

1

Deadline

1 July 2026 23:59

The University of Sussex is delighted to offer this scholarship of £3,000 for an applicant starting one of several courses in the Media and Film Department in September 2026, named for Sussex alumna Cate Haste.

What you get

£3,000

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction

Funding type

Donor funded

Eligibility

UK or international applicants holding an offer of a place on one of the following Masters courses are invited to submit an application for this award:

Cultural and Creative Industries MA

Filmmaking MA

Film Studies MA

Journalism and Documentary Practice MA

Journalism and Media Studies MA

Media Practice for Development and Social Change MA

Number of scholarships available

1

Deadline

1 July 2026 23:59

Chancellor's Masters Scholarships are available for First Class graduates from institutions in the UK or Ireland, including those from the University of Sussex. There are limited scholarships available, so there is a competitive application process.

What you get

£3,000 for applicants assessed as 'Home' for fees or £5,000 for applicants assessed as 'Overseas' for fees

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• have studied a Bachelors (Hons) at a UK or Irish university and hold, or expect to achieve, a First Class Honours degree

• have accepted an offer of a place on an eligible full time or part time Masters course to start in September 2026

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you:

• are applying for a Masters at a university that is not at the University of Sussex

• are progressing into the final year of an integrated Masters at Sussex

• studied at a UK University’s overseas campus or external programme

• are already in receipt of the Sussex Alumni Scholarship (if you have also been assessed as 'Home' for fees)

• are studying one of the Excluded courses listed below:

Excluded courses

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• MSc Climate Change, Development & Policy

• MA Development Studies

• MA Food and Development

• MA Gender and Development

• MA Globalisation, Business and Development

• MA Governance, Development and Public Policy

• MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice

• MA Power, Participation and Social Change

• MPhil courses

• Early Years Education (with Early Years Teacher status)

• Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• Online courses

• School direct teaching courses

• Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)

Deadline

1 August 2026 23:59

The MBA Impact scholarship recognises and rewards candidates who have demonstrated the ability to initiate and pursue impact in different settings.

What you get

£2,500—£5,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• hold an offer of a place on the Sussex MBA starting in September 2026

• have management experience

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

Sussex offers unlimited £3,000 fee discounts for previous Sussex students choosing to return to study a Masters degree in 2026.

What you get

£3,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must have either:

• Graduated from Sussex with a Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree

• Previously completed a Sussex Summer School programme

• Previously attended the University as a Visiting or Exchange student

Applicants must have also accepted an offer of a place on a full time or part time eligible Masters course to start in September 2026.

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you:

• Are applying for a Masters at a university that is not at the University of Sussex

• Are progressing into the final year of an integrated Masters at Sussex

• Studied at one of our partner institutions (i.e. BIMM or International Study Centre)

• Studied at a UK University’s overseas campus or external programme

• Already hold another University of Sussex scholarship (i.e. Chancellor's Masters Scholarship)

• Are studying one of the Excluded courses listed below.

Excluded courses

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• MSc Climate Change, Development & Policy

• MA Development Studies

• MA Food and Development

• MA Gender and Development

• MA Globalisation, Business and Development

• MA Governance, Development and Public Policy

• MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice

• MA Power, Participation and Social Change

• Early Years Education (with Early Years Teacher status)

• Degrees in Social Work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• Online courses

• Schools direct teaching courses

• Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)

• MPhil courses

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

This scholarship is for applicants who are nationals of Bangladesh, are classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes and have been accepted to study an eligible Masters course at Sussex starting in September 2026.

What you get

£4,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Bangladesh

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes

• Be taking up a place on a full time Masters degree, starting September 2026

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if your tuition fees are fully sponsored

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• Early Years Education (with Early Years Teacher status)

• MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy

• MA Development Studies

• MA Food and Development

• MA Gender and Development

• MA Globalisation, Business and Development

• MA Governance, Development and Public Policy

• MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice

• MA Power, Participation and Social Change

• Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• Online courses

• Schools direct teaching courses

• Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

This scholarship is for applicants who are nationals of Egypt, are classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes and have been accepted to study an eligible Masters course at Sussex starting in September 2026.

What you get

£4,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Egypt

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes

• Be taking up a place on a full time Masters degree, starting September 2026

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if your tuition fees are fully sponsored

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy

• MA Development Studies

• MA Food and Development

• MA Gender and Development

• MA Globalisation, Business and Development

• MA Governance, Development and Public Policy

• MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice

• MA Power, Participation and Social Change

• Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• Online courses

• Schools direct teaching courses

• Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

This scholarship is for applicants who are nationals of India, are classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes and have been accepted to study an eligible Masters course at Sussex starting in September 2026.

What you get

£5,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of India

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes

• Be taking up a place on a full time Masters degree, starting September 2026

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if your tuition fees are fully sponsored

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy

• MA Development Studies

• MA Food and Development

• MA Gender and Development

• MA Globalisation, Business and Development

• MA Governance, Development and Public Policy

• MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice

• MA Power, Participation and Social Change

• Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• Online courses

• Schools direct teaching courses

• Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

This new scholarship has been introduced from 2026 for applicants who are nationals of Kenya, are classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes and have been accepted to study an eligible Masters course at Sussex starting in September 2026.

What you get

£4,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Kenya

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes

• Be taking up a place on a full time Masters degree, starting September 2026

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if your tuition fees are fully sponsored

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy

• MA Development Studies

• MA Food and Development

• MA Gender and Development

• MA Globalisation, Business and Development

• MA Governance, Development and Public Policy

• MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice

• MA Power, Participation and Social Change

• Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• Online courses

• Schools direct teaching courses

• Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

This new scholarship has been introduced in 2026 for applicants who are nationals of Nepal, are classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes and have been accepted to study an eligible Masters course at Sussex starting in September 2026.

What you get

£4,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Nepal

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes

• Be taking up a place on a full time Masters degree, starting September 2026

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if your tuition fees are fully sponsored

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy

• MA Development Studies

• MA Food and Development

• MA Gender and Development

• MA Globalisation, Business and Development

• MA Governance, Development and Public Policy

• MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice

• MA Power, Participation and Social Change

• Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• Online courses

• Schools direct teaching courses

• Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

This scholarship is for applicants who are nationals of Nigeria, are classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes and have been accepted to study an eligible Masters course at Sussex starting in September 2026.

What you get

£4,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Nigeria

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes

• Be taking up a place on a full time Masters degree, starting September 2026

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if your tuition fees are fully sponsored

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy

• MA Development Studies

• MA Food and Development

• MA Gender and Development

• MA Globalisation, Business and Development

• MA Governance, Development and Public Policy

• MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice

• MA Power, Participation and Social Change

• Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• Online courses

• Schools direct teaching courses

• Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

This scholarship is for applicants who are nationals of Pakistan, are classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes and have been accepted to study an eligible undergraduate course at Sussex starting in September 2026.

What you get

£4,000 discount on the first year of tuition fees

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Pakistan

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes

• Have received an offer of a place to study a full time Bachelors degree at Sussex in 2026

• Be self-financing

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you:

• Are applying for a Bachelors at a university that is not at the University of Sussex

• Are progressing into the final year of an integrated Masters at Sussex

• Are progressing from the University of Sussex International Study Centre (ISC)

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• Degrees in Social Work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• PGCE courses

• Schools Direct teaching courses

• Degree apprenticeship courses

• Postgraduate diplomas

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

This scholarship is for applicants who are nationals of Pakistan, are classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes and have been accepted to study an eligible Masters course at Sussex starting in September 2026.

What you get

£4,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Pakistan

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes

• Be taking up a place on a full time Masters degree, starting September 2026

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if your tuition fees are fully sponsored

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy

• MA Development Studies

• MA Food and Development

• MA Gender and Development

• MA Globalisation, Business and Development

• MA Governance, Development and Public Policy

• MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice

• MA Power, Participation and Social Change

• Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• Online courses

• Schools direct teaching courses

• Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

This new scholarship has been introduced from 2026 for applicants who are nationals of Sri Lanka, are classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes and have been accepted to study an eligible Masters course at Sussex starting in September 2026.

What you get

£4,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Sri Lanka

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes

• Be taking up a place on a full time Masters degree, starting September 2026

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if your tuition fees are fully sponsored

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• Early Years Education (with Early Years Teacher status)

• MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy

• MA Development Studies

• MA Food and Development

• MA Gender and Development

• MA Globalisation, Business and Development

• MA Governance, Development and Public Policy

• MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice

• MA Power, Participation and Social Change

• Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• Online courses

• Schools direct teaching courses

• Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

This scholarship is for applicants who are nationals of Turkey, are classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes and have been accepted to study an eligible undergraduate course at Sussex starting in September 2026.

What you get

£4,000 discount on the first year of tuition fees

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Turkey

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes

• Have received an offer of a place to study a full time Bachelors degree at Sussex in 2026

• Be self-financing

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you:

• Are applying for a Bachelors at a university that is not at the University of Sussex

• Are progressing into the final year of an integrated Masters at Sussex

• Are progressing from the University of Sussex International Study Centre (ISC)

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• Degrees in Social Work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• PGCE courses

• Schools Direct teaching courses

• Degree apprenticeship courses

• Postgraduate diplomas

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

This scholarship is for applicants who are nationals of Turkey, are classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes and have been accepted to study an eligible Masters course at Sussex starting in September 2026.

What you get

£5,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Turkey

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes

• Be taking up a place on a full time Masters degree, starting September 2026

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if your tuition fees are fully sponsored

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• Early Years Education (with Early Years Teacher status)

• MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy

• MA Development Studies

• MA Food and Development

• MA Gender and Development

• MA Globalisation, Business and Development

• MA Governance, Development and Public Policy

• MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice

• MA Power, Participation and Social Change

• Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• Online courses

• Schools direct teaching courses

• Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

This scholarship is for applicants who are nationals of Vietnam, are classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes and have been accepted to study an eligible Masters course at Sussex starting in September 2026.

What you get

£4,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Vietnam

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes

• Be taking up a place on a full time Masters degree, starting September 2026

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if your tuition fees are fully sponsored

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

• Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)

• Early Years Education (with Early Years Teacher status)

• MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy

• MA Development Studies

• MA Food and Development

• MA Gender and Development

• MA Globalisation, Business and Development

• MA Governance, Development and Public Policy

• MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice

• MA Power, Participation and Social Change

• Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)

• Online courses

• Schools direct teaching courses

• Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)

Deadline

1 September 2026 23:59

We are pleased to announce that all international applicants, who study a full-time Masters course at the University of Sussex Business School, will receive a £2,000 Award towards their overseas tuition fee.

We want to do our best to make sure that all international students have the opportunity to study at our EQUIS and AMBA accredited school.

£2,000 towards your overseas tuition fee

• £2,000 will be awarded as a fee waiver to all overseas fee-paying students who start a full-time Masters course at the Business school in September 2025.

• You can receive both this Award and apply for scholarships from the University of Sussex.

• The Award will be reflected in your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS), which you will need in order to apply for your Student visa.

• You will still need to pay a Masters tuition fee deposit once your place at Sussex has been confirmed. Find out more about the Master’s tuition fee deposit.

You will receive the £2,000 Award as a fee waiver when you enrol at Sussex in September. Make sure to accept our offer of a place to study at the University of Sussex Business School before this date.

We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Sussex Business School in 2025.

Eligible Courses

• Accounting and Finance

• Banking and Finance 

• Development Economics 

• Energy and Climate Policy

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation

• Fintech, Risk and Investment Analysis

• Global Supply Chain and Logistics Management

• Human Resource Management

• International Business and Development

• International Business Economics

• International Finance and Economics

• International Management

• Management

• Management and Finance

• Marketing and Consumer Psychology

• Master of Business Administration

• Occupational and Organizational Psychology

• Project Management

• Science and Technology Policy

• Science and Technology Policy (with a professional placement year)

• Strategic Innovation Management (with a professional placement year)

• Strategic Innovation Management

• Strategic Marketing

• Sustainable Development

• Sustainable Finance and Accounting

• Sustainable Finance and Accounting (with a professional placement year)

Open to All Existing Offer Holder (to support conversion)-For offer holders, the £1,000 scholarship will only be applicable to those who have not yet paid or initiated their deposits.

Further details:- 

StudyIn to notify Sussex of their selected students by 17 October 2025. Sussex agrees to make the £1,000 payment by bank transfer to the selected students in January 2026 provided they meet the eligibility criteria set out above and all of the student’s payments due to the University (including tuition fees and any accommodation rental fees) are up to date.

We are pleased to announce that all international applicants, who study a full-time Masters course at the University of Sussex School of Engineering & Informatics, will receive a £2,000 Award towards their overseas tuition fee.

£2,000 towards your overseas tuition fee

• £2,000 will be awarded as a fee waiver to all overseas fee-paying students who start a full-time Masters course at the School of Engineering & Informatics in September 2025.

• You can receive both this Award and apply for scholarships from the University of Sussex.

• The Award will be reflected in your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS), which you will need in order to apply for your Student visa.

• You will still need to pay a Masters tuition fee deposit once your place at Sussex has been confirmed. Find out more about the Master’s tuition fee deposit.

You will receive the £2,000 Award as a fee waiver when you enrol at Sussex in September. Make sure to accept our offer of a place to study at the School of Engineering & Informatics before this date.

We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Sussex School of Engineering & Informatics in 2025.

Eligible Courses

• 5G Mobile Communications and Intelligent Embedded Systems

• 5G Mobile Communications and Intelligent Embedded Systems (with an industrial placement year)

• Advanced Artificial Intelligence

• Advanced Computer Science

• Advanced Electronic and Electrical Engineering (with an industrial placement year)

• Advanced Electronic and Electrical Engineering

• Advanced Mechanical Engineering

• Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems

• Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems (with an industrial placement year)

• Biomedical Engineering

• Computer Science (conversion)

• Computing with Digital Media

• Engineering Business Management

• Management of Information Technology

• Robotics and Autonomous Systems

• Robotics and Autonomous Systems (with a Masters industrial placement)

• Robotics and Autonomous Systems (with an industrial placement year)

Open to All Existing Offer Holder (to support conversion)-For offer holders, the £1,000 scholarship will only be applicable to those who have not yet paid or initiated their deposits.

Further details:-

StudyIn to notify Sussex of their selected students by 17 October 2025. Sussex agrees to make the £1,000 payment by bank transfer to the selected students in January 2026 provided they meet the eligibility criteria set out above and all of the student’s payments due to the University (including tuition fees and any accommodation rental fees) are up to date.