Scholarships at University of Sussex

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.