University of Sussex Chancellor’s International Scholarships 2020 for Masters Degree

Last Updated on December 17, 2019 by

Scholarship Description

University of Sussex Chancellor’s International Scholarships are available in the majority of Sussex Schools, and are awarded on the basis of academic performance and potential to non-EU international students who have applied for and been offered a place for eligible full-time Postgraduate Taught degrees at the University of Sussex.

 

Host Institution(s): University of Sussex, United Kingdom

Number of Scholarships: 25

Target group: Non-UK/EU International students

Level/Field(s) of study

Taught full time Masters programmes offered at University of Sussex Schools EXCEPT the following:

  • Postgraduate diplomas (including CPE Common Professional Examination)
  • Corruption, Law and Governance LLM (delivered in Qatar)
  • Development Studies MA
  • Early Years in Education MA
  • Globalisation, Business and Development MA
  • Governance, Development and Public Policy MA
  • Power, Participation and Social Change MA
  • Poverty and Development MA
  • Masters degrees in Social Work (if receiving a NHS bursary)
  • PGCE courses
  • Schools direct teaching courses
  • Any Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. those receiving ESRC 1+3 funding are not eligible)
  • Any Masters at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

Scholarship value and duration

The scholarship is 50% off international student tuition fee. Scholarships are offered for one academic year.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  • be classified as overseas for fee purposes.
  • have accepted a place on a full time eligible Masters, commencing at the University of Sussex in September 2020.
  • have excellent grades (UK first class or equivalent)
  • have clear and specific goals with defined links to your course.
  • As there are limited scholarships available, this scholarship is extremely competitive (for 2019 entry, the University received more than 1,000 applications for only 25 awards).

How To Apply

To be considered for the Chancellors International Scholarship, you need to have received and accepted an offer of a place on an eligible Masters at Sussex.  There is guidance about how to apply for a Masters on our website.

To apply for the scholarship, you are required to provide a statement of academic interests.  You should include information about:

  • your drive and ambitions
  • your potential for positive impact when you return to your home country
  • any relevant work experience, skills or extra-curricular activity that relate to your ambitions and/or chosen course

To be considered, you will need to demonstrate excellent grades in your most recent qualification (i.e. a first class degree if you are studying in the UK). You do not need to have completed your qualification, however, as we can make conditional scholarship offers.

 

Please complete the application form online:

Application Deadline

1 May 2020 23:59 GMT.

 

Official Scholarship Website: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/masters-scholarships/view/1094-Chancellor%E2%80%99s-International-Scholarship

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