Chancellor's Masters Scholarship

Overview

Chancellor's Masters Scholarships are available for First Class graduates from institutions in the UK or Ireland. There are only 100 scholarships available, so there is a competitive application process.

What you get

£3,000 for applicants assessed as 'Home' for fees or £5,000 for applicants assessed as 'Overseas' for fees.

Type of award

Tuition fee reduction.

Who is eligible

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• have studied a Bachelors (Hons) at a UK or Irish university and hold, or expect to achieve, a First Class Honours degree.

• have accepted an offer of a place on an eligible full time or part 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.

• are a 2025 Sussex graduate.

• studied at a UK University’s overseas campus or external programme.

• 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.

• School direct teaching courses.

• Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding).

Deadline: 1 August 2025 23:59.