Sussex Progressive Futures Scholarships : University of Sussex
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Sussex Progressive Futures Scholarships (2026)
To mark the launch of our new University strategy – 'Sussex 2035: Creating Progressive Futures' and to celebrate the establishment of the Sussex School for Progressive Futures, we are delighted to announce a new programme of scholarships for selected taught masters courses. These courses embody our interdisciplinary transformational themes of digital and data futures, environmental sustainability, and human flourishing. Our Progressive Futures Scholars will play a vital part in realising our vision of creating flourishing, sustainability and progress for the whole world.
What you get
£10,000
Type of award
Tuition fee reduction
Funding type
Donor funded
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
- Be taking up a place on an eligible Masters degree, starting September 2026 (the offer can be conditional)
- Be self-financing
- Be UK or Overseas for fees
- Have exceptional 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; this does not include all accepted qualifications and is instead intended as guidance |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | First Class Bachelors Degree |
| Bangladesh | Four year Bachelor's degree with GPA 3.5 or higher |
| Brazil | 8.5/10 or 4.5/5.0 |
| Canada | 9.0 GPA or B+ |
| Chile | 5.5 - 5/8 depending on university |
| China | Category 1 HEI: GPA of 3.3/4 or 85% or Grade of B+. All other HEIs: GPA of 3.7 or 90% or Grade A- (or higher) |
| Eqypt | 80-85% or higher - depending on university |
| Ghana | First class / GPA 3.75 or higher |
| India | At least 70%, depending on university |
| Japan | GPA 3.5 |
| Kenya | First class |
| Malaysia | 75% or CGPA of 3.67/4 or higher |
| Mexico | 8.5/10 or 85% |
| Nigeria | First class |
| Pakistan | 4 year Bachelors degree with a minimum overall grade of 80% / Masters with 70% |
| Palestine | 90% or CGPA of 3.67/4 or higher |
| Peru | 14 or 16/20 |
| South Korea | CGPA of 3.7/4.3 or 4.0/4.5 or higher |
| Thailand | CGPA 3.5 or higher - depending on university |
| Turkey | GPA 3.3 |
| USA | GPA 3.5 |
| Vietnam | Bachelor's degree awarded from 2016 onwards with 3.75/4 or 8.5/10 or higher |
| Zimbabwe | First Division |
| - 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 studying an online course
\ Eligible Masters degrees by interdisciplinary transformational theme
\ Digital and Data Futures
- Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems
- Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems (with an industrial placement year)
- Business Analytics
- Data Science
- Data Science (with an industrial placement year)
- Digital Media
- Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law
- Quantum Technology
\ Environmental Sustainability
- Climate Change, Development and Policy
- Environment, Development and Policy
- Global Biodiversity Conservation
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Finance and Accounting
\ Human Flourishing
- Conflict, Security and Development
- Gender Studies
- International Education and Development
- Migration and Refugee Studies
- Media Practice for Development and Social Change
- Social Development
Number of scholarships available
10
Deadline
30 April 2026 23:59
How to apply
Applicants need an offer of a place (unconditional or conditional) on an eligible Masters before they can apply for the scholarship. As this is a selective scholarship, applicants need excellent grades/predicted grades to be considered.
Applications open 15 April 2026
Sponsors
The Sussex Progressive Futures Scholarships are made possible by a generous donation from a Sussex alumna.
Contact us
You might also be interested in
- How to Apply for a Masters
- Masters Applicant Hub
- What is the Sussex School for Progressive Futures?
- Sussex 2035: Creating Progressive Futures - flourishing, sustainability and progress for the whole world
Timetable
Applications will be considered after the closing date and all applicants will receive a decision before the end of July.
Terms and conditions
As this scholarship celebrates excellence, it is possible to combine this with the Chancellor's International Scholarship or Chancellor's Masters Scholarship. If the value of both scholarships exceeds the full tuition fee, then any remainder will be paid as cash maintenance once scholars are registered.
This can be combined with the Sussex Country Scholarships.
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.
Availability
At level(s):\ PG (taught)
Application deadline:\ 30 April 2026 23:59 (GMT)
Countries
The award is available to people from these specific countries:
Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra, Principality of Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia, Kingdom of Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Channel Islands not otherwise specified Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus (European Union) Cyprus (Non-European Union) Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guam (USA) Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) [Hong Kong] Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Northern Ireland Northern Mariana Islands Norway Not Known Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Island Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda S. Georgia and S. Sandwich Isls. Saint Barthelemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Anguilla Saint Lucia Saint Martin (French Part) Saint Tome (Sao Tome) and Principe Saint Vincent and Grenadines Samoa San Marino Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Stateless Sudan Suriname Swaziland (Eswatini) Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United Kingdom, not otherwise specified United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City (Holy See) Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (British) Wales Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe