Jenny and Peter Kingsland Scholarship (2025)

What you get

£5,000

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction

Funding type

Donor funded

Eligibility

The donor, Jenny Kingsland, would like to support a woman studying a STEM subject, who sees a future career in science or research. Preference will be given to those studying the Sciences. To apply for this scholarship you need to have been assessed as 'Home' for fees and accept an offer on an eligible course:

Masters courses in Life Sciences

• Animal Behaviour MSc
• Cancer Cell Biology MSc
• Conservation Biology MRes
• Genetic Manipulation and Molecular Cell Biology MSc
• Global Biodiversity Conservation MSc
• Neuroscience MSc
• Neuroscience MRes
• Drug Discovery, Design and Synthesis MSc

Masters courses in Mathematics

• Corporate and Financial Risk Management MSc
• Data Science (with an industrial placement year) MSc
• Data Science MSc
• Financial Mathematics MSc
• Human and Social Data Science MSc
• Mathematics MSc

Masters courses in Physics and Astronomy

• Astronomy MSc
• Cosmology MSc
• Nanomaterials and Energy MSc
• Particle Physics MSc
• Physics MSc
• Quantum Technology MSc

 

      

Number of scholarships available

One

Deadline

1 July 2025 23:59

How to apply

Complete our scholarship application form after you have received and accepted an offer of a place on an eligible Masters.

Scholarship applications are considered by an academic selection panel, with the chosen recipient being awarded the scholarship when they register on their course in September 2025.     

Sponsors

Jenny Kingsland studied Biology at Sussex, graduating in 1970 with a BSc in Biology. She went on to have a career at Sheffield University, where she worked on carbon dating with organisations including English Heritage. She feels studying at Sussex created so many opportunities for her that she would like to provide similar opportunities for women in the sciences today.

Contact us

scholarships@sussex.ac.uk   

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Terms and conditions

We are aware AI has been used by some applicants to produce statements for their scholarship applications. Please be advised these applications are often unsuccessful. Any personal statement submitted needs to be written by you, to demonstrate your suitability for the scholarship.

It is not possible to combine this scholarship with a Sussex-funded scholarship (e.g. Chancellor's Masters Scholarship)