Sussex Alumni Scholarship (2025)

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 either:

  • Graduated from Sussex with a Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree
  • Previously completed a Sussex Summer School programme
  • Previously attended the University as a Visiting or Exchange student

  Applicants must have also accepted an offer of a place on an eligible 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)