Sussex Nigeria Scholarship (Undergraduate) (2025)

What you get

Up to £4,500 (£1,500 per 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 a national of Nigeria
  • 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
• 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
  • Are progressing from the University of Sussex International Study Centre (ISC)
  • 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)
  • PGCE courses
  • Schools Direct teaching courses
  • Degree apprenticeship courses
  • Postgraduate diplomas

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. The scholarship amount will be included in your CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Study) and will be deducted from the tuition fee you arrange to pay when you register on your chosen course.

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 Nigeria Scholarship, you may be asked to provide evidence to the University of your Nigerian 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 Nigerian nationality during the visa application process and arrival in the UK as the Sussex Nigeria 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.