Scholarships at University of Sussex

The University of Sussex is delighted to offer this scholarship of £3,000 for an applicant starting one of several courses in the Media Department in September 2025, named for Sussex alumna Cate Haste.

What you get

£3,000

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction

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

Deadline: 15 June 2025 23:59.

A limited number of scholarships are available to undergraduate international applicants. These are highly competitive and only applicants with exceptional academic achievement and potential will be considered. If you have exceptional grades to date, you can apply for a scholarship after you have received an offer to study at the University of Sussex in 2025.

What you get

£5,000 in the first year of full-time study.

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction.

Who is eligible

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be classified as ‘Overseas’ for fee purposes.

• Have received an offer of a place to study a full time Bachelors degree at Sussex in 2025.

• Be self-financing.

• Have excellent academic grades (see 'Qualifications advice' for indication of minimum grades required; this does not include all accepted qualifications and is instead intended as guidance).

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.

• Already hold another University of Sussex scholarship.

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).

• Courses which include Foundation Year.

• PGCE courses.

• School Direct teaching courses.

• Postgraduate diplomas.

Deadline

30 April 2025 23:59

Chancellor's Masters Scholarships are available for First Class graduates from institutions in the UK or Ireland. There are only 100 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.

Who is eligible

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 2025.

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.

• are a 2025 Sussex graduate.

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

• 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).

• Courses at IDS.

• 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 2025 23:59.

The Jan Metzger Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems is kindly funded through a generous donation from Sussex alumnus, Jan Metzger. The scholarship is available for a student taking up a place on Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems MSc (including with industrial placement year) at Sussex in 2025.

What you get

£12,550 fee waiver.

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction.

Eligibility

Scholarship applicants need to have accepted a full-time place on the Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems MSc or Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems (with an industrial placement year) MSc. UK and Overseas applicants will be considered. For those assessed as 'Home' for fees, the scholarship is a full fee waiver. The successful applicant will demonstrate experience of and engagement with open source.

Deadline: 1 July 2025 23:59.

This philanthropically-funded £10,000 scholarship is available for an international applicant taking up a place to study MA Corruption and Governance in September 2025.

What you get

£10,000 fee reduction.

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must have accepted an offer to study Corruption and Governance MA at the University of Sussex, commencing in 2025. You are not eligible for this scholarship if you have applied to study Corruption and Governance MA (Online). The scholarship is a partial fee waiver, the successful recipient needs to have sufficient funds to cover the remaining tuition fees and living costs. 

Deadline: 1 June 2025 23:59.

As a University of Sanctuary, Sussex provides an inclusive and welcoming community for displaced people. This includes financial support through a number of scholarships. The Scholarships for Palestine are designed to provide sanctuary through the provision of fully funded Masters scholarships for Palestinian students, particularly those displaced by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

What you get

• Full 'Overseas' tuition fee waiver.

• £16,440 living costs.

• Sussexsport membership.

Who is eligible

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be a Palestinian applicant with an offer of a place to study a Masters degree at the University of Sussex, starting in September 2025. You must also:

• Be a holder of Palestinian ID/travel documents.

• Be classified as 'Overseas' for fees.

• Be ordinarily resident in Gaza or the West Bank, or have been so until the escalation of the conflict in October 2023.

• Priority will be given to those who are ordinarily resident in Gaza or displaced Palestinians in refugee camps.

• Priority will also be given to those who do not currently hold a Masters degree or have never studied outside Palestine.

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.

Deadline: 1 June 2025 23:59.

The University of Sussex is delighted to offer the prestigious £5,000 Stuart Hall Scholarship to one student starting at Sussex in September 2025 in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities, focusing on areas of interest to cultural theorist Stuart Hall (1932-2014).

What you get

• £5,000 tuition fee discount

• Opportunity to connect with network of scholars and fellows at the Stuart Hall Foundation

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must have accepted an offer of a full time place on a Masters in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities to start in September 2025.

You must also have — or expect to achieve — a First Class Honours or 2:1 degree from a UK university or an equivalent degree from an overseas institution.

Courses eligible for this scholarship are:

• Cultural and Creative Industries MA

•  Digital Media MA

•  Filmmaking MA

•  Film Studies MA

•  Gender and Media MA

•  International Journalism MA

•  Journalism and Documentary Practice MA

•  Journalism and Media Studies MA

•  Media and Cultural Studies MA

•  Media Practice for Development and Social Change MA

Deadline: 1 July 2025 23:59.

Sussex offers a £3,000 fee waiver for previous Sussex students choosing to return to study a Masters degree. There are unlimited awards available and, regardless of how long ago you studied at Sussex, any graduate of the University – who graduated with either a Bachelors, Masters or PhD – is eligible.

What you get

£3,000.

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction.

Who is eligible

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Have graduated from Sussex with a Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree.

• Have accepted an offer of a place on an eligible full time Masters course to start in September 2025.

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).

• Courses at IDS.

• 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).

Deadline: 1 September 2025 23:59.

Applicants from Bangladesh, classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes, can receive up to £4,500 if they are joining a Sussex Bachelors degree in 2025

What you get

Up to £4,500 (£1,500 per year of full-time study).

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction.

Who is eligible

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Bangladesh.

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes.

• Have received an offer of a place to study a full time Bachelors degree at Sussex in 2025.

• 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).

• Already hold another University of Sussex scholarship.

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 2025 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 Bachelors course at Sussex in 2025. The scholarship is worth £1,500 per year of full-time study.

What you get

Up to £4,500 (£1,500 per year of full-time study).

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction.

Who is eligible

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Egypt.

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes.

• Have received an offer of a place to study a full time Bachelors degree at Sussex in 2025.

• 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).

• Already hold another University of Sussex scholarship.

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 2025 23:59.

Applicants from India, classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes, can receive up to £4,500 if they are joining a Sussex Bachelors degree in 2025

What you get

Up to £4,500 (£1,500 per year of full-time study).

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction.

Who is eligible

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of India.

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes.

• Have received an offer of a place to study a full time Bachelors degree at Sussex in 2025.

• 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).

• Already hold another University of Sussex scholarship.

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 2025 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.

What you get

£4,000.

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction.

Who is eligible

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 an eligible full-time Masters degree, starting September 2025.

• Be self-financing.

Students with an offer to study in the University of Sussex Business School will be able to combine this scholarship with the Business School International Masters Award (2025). Students with an offer to study in the School of Engineering & Informatics will be able to combine this scholarship with the Engineering & Informatics International Masters Award (2025).

Who isn’t eligible

You are not eligible for this scholarship if your full tuition fees will be paid to the university by a sponsor (and you are exempt from paying a tuition fee deposit).

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you 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:

• Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE).

• Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS).

• Courses at IDS.

• 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).

As this scholarship is funded by the University of Sussex, it is not possible to combine this with other Sussex scholarships (e.g. Chancellor's International Scholarship).

Deadline:1 September 2025 23:59.

Applicants from Nigeria, classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes, can receive up to £4,500 if they are joining a Sussex Bachelors degree in 2025.

What you get

Up to £4,500 (£1,500 per year of full-time study).

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction.

Who is eligible

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Nigeria.

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes.

• Have received an offer of a place to study a full time Bachelors degree at Sussex in 2025.

• 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).

• Already hold another University of Sussex scholarship.

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 2025 23:59.

Applicants from Pakistan, classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes, can receive up to £4,500 if they are joining a Sussex Bachelors degree in 2025.

What you get

Up to £4,500 (£1,500 per year of full-time study).

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction.

Who is eligible

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 2025

• 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)

• Already hold another University of Sussex scholarship

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 2025 23:59.

Applicants from Turkey, classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes, can receive up to £4,500 if they are joining a Sussex Bachelors degree in 2025.

What you get

Up to £4,500 (£1,500 per year of full-time study).

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction.

Who is eligible

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 2025.

• 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).

• Already hold another University of Sussex scholarship.

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 2025 23:59.

Applicants from Vietnam, classified as 'Overseas' for fee purposes, can receive up to £4,500 if they are joining a Sussex Bachelors degree in 2025.

What you get

Up to £4,500 (£1,500 per year of full-time study).

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction.

Who is eligible

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a national of Vietnam

• Be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes

• Have received an offer of a place to study a full time Bachelors degree at Sussex in 2025

• 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)

• Already hold another University of Sussex scholarship

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 2025 23:59.