Sussex India Scholarship (Masters) (2025)

What you get

£4,000

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction

Funding type

Sussex funded

Eligibility

• 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).

Number of scholarships available

Unlimited

Deadline

1 September 2025 23:59

How to apply

The scholarship is applied automatically if you meet the eligibility criteria. If this changes at any time, the scholarship will be removed.

Confirmation of the scholarship will be sent by email after you receive an offer of a place to study at Sussex and information about the scholarship will be included in your CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies) for your visa application. If the scholarship information is not showing on your CAS, please contact the Admissions Office: pg.applicants@sussex.ac.uk.

Contact us

scholarships@sussex.ac.uk

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Terms and conditions

This scholarship cannot be combined with any other Sussex-funded scholarship (such as the Chancellor's International Scholarship).

Students must be self-financing to receive the scholarship. If you confirm that you are being sponsored, or that your tuition fees are being paid by sponsor, employer or other funding provider, then the scholarship offer will be revoked.

The scholarship is awarded as a tuition fee reduction for each year of full-time study at Sussex. The scholarship is not available for placement/study abroad years or if you are required to resit.

Advice for dual nationals: in order to receive the Sussex India Scholarship, you may be asked to provide evidence to the University of your Indian nationality (such as a passport or other form of official government identification which confirms citizenship). If you are planning to apply for your Student Visa with another passport, then please note that you may also be required to present evidence of your Indian nationality during the visa application process and arrival in the UK as the Sussex India Scholarship will be included on your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) document. If you have any questions about this, please contact the Scholarships Office: scholarships@sussex.ac.uk.