Sussex Alumni Scholarship (2025)

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

Funding type

Sussex funded

Eligibility

  • 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)

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.

If you require a Student Visa to study at Sussex, information about the scholarship will be included in your CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies). 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

The scholarship is subject to the following:

  • Applicants must have accepted an offer to study an eligible Masters course in 2025
  • Applicants must have also met any conditions of their university offer
  • Applicants who are awarded another University of Sussex scholarship will no longer be eligible for the Sussex Alumni Scholarship
  • Applicants must have sufficient funds to cover the balance of academic and living expenses
  • Applicants may be invited by the University to assist with promotion (to a maximum of 40 hours per year)

Availability

At level(s):
PG (taught)

Application deadline:
1 September 2025 23:59 (GMT)

Countries

The award is available to people from these specific countries: