Chancellor's International Scholarships (2025)

What you get

£5,000 in the first year of full-time study

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction

Funding type

Sussex funded

Eligibility

• Who is eligible

  To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

  • Be classified as ‘Overseas’ for fee purposes
  • Have received an offer of a place to study a full time Bachelors degree at Sussex in 2025
  • Be self-financing
  • Have excellent academic grades (see 'Qualifications advice' for indication of minimum grades required; this does not include all accepted qualifications and is instead intended as guidance)
• Qualifications advice

  Qualification/Country	Minimum grades required to apply for the scholarship
  A-Levels	A*A*A
  Canada	Ontario secondary School Diploma with an overall average of 80% from 6 grade 12 4U or 4M courses
  European Baccalaureate	Overall average of 85%
  German Abitur	Abitur 1.6
  Greece	Apolytirion 19.2/20
  International Baccalaureate	36 points
  Nigeria	1 year of University study with excellent grades
  Spain	Titulo de Bachillerato 8.5 overall average
  Turkey	Lise Diplomasi/Bitirme with at least 85% in the final year (4.5/5)

• Who isn’t eligible

  You are not eligible for this scholarship if you:

  • Are applying for a Bachelors at a university that is not at the University of Sussex
  • Are progressing into the final year of an integrated Masters at Sussex
  • Already hold another University of Sussex scholarship

  You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:

  • Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)
  • Degrees in Social Work (if receiving an NHS bursary)
  • Courses which include Foundation Year
  • PGCE courses
  • School Direct teaching courses
  • Postgraduate diplomas

Deadline

How to apply

Applicants for the scholarship need an offer of a place before they can apply. If you have received an offer to study at Sussex and have excellent grades to date, we can consider you for one of a limited number of scholarships:

Contact us

scholarships@sussex.ac.uk

You might also be interested in

• Information for International Applicants 
• How to apply for an undergraduate degree
• Virtual campus tours

Timetable

All applications will be considered after the closing date and applicants can expect a decision by the end of July.

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.