Chancellor’s Masters Scholarship 2024 at Sussex University

The Chancellor’s Masters Scholarship at Sussex University offers a substantial financial incentive for first-class graduates from UK or Irish institutions planning to pursue a Master’s degree. Here’s what you need to know about this competitive scholarship opportunity:

Key Benefits

• Financial Award: The scholarship provides a tuition fee reduction of £3,000 for “Home” fee status applicants and £5,000 for “Overseas” fee status applicants.
• Type of Award: Tuition fee reduction.
• Funding Source: Sussex funded.

Eligibility Criteria

• Academic Requirements: Applicants must hold or expect to achieve a First Class Honors Bachelor’s degree from a UK or Irish university.
• Admission Status: You must have accepted an offer of a place on a full-time or part-time eligible Master’s course at Sussex University starting in September 2024.

Restrictions

Ineligibility: Candidates not eligible include those:

• • Applying for a Master’s at a university other than Sussex.
  • Progressing to the final year of an integrated Master’s at Sussex.
  • 2024 Sussex graduates.
  • Students who completed their bachelor’s at a UK University’s overseas campus or external program.

Excluded Programs: Courses not eligible for this scholarship include:

• • Certificates and Diplomas, including PGCE.
  • Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School and IDS.
  • Early Years Education, Degrees in Social Work with an NHS bursary, and School direct teaching courses.
  • Online courses.
  • Masters funded by research councils (e.g., ESRC 1+3 funding).

Application Details

Applicants must have accept a Master’s degree admission offer from Sussex and provide a statement of academic interests focusing on their academic achievements, career aspirations, and any relevant work or extracurricular activities if they wish to apply for Chancellor’s master scholarship at Sussex (https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/masters-scholarships/view/1628-Chancellor-s-Masters-Scholarship).

Availability

• Number of Scholarships: 100, with a quarter already allocated by the end of March.

Application Deadline: The application deadline for the Chancellor’s Masters Scholarship at Sussex University is 1 August 2024, 23:59.