Chancellor's International Scholarships : University of Sussex
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Chancellor's International Scholarships (2026)
A limited number of scholarships are available to international Masters applicants with exceptional academic achivement to date. These are competitive and only applicants with excellent academic achievement and potential will be considered. If you have exceptional grades to date, you can apply for a scholarship after you have received an offer to study at the University of Sussex in 2026.
What you get
£5,000
Type of award
Tuition fee reduction
Funding type
Sussex funded
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
- Be classified as ‘Overseas’ for fee purposes
- Be taking up a place on a full time Masters degree, starting September 2026 (the offer can be conditional)
- Be self-financing
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh | Four year Bachelor's degree with GPA 3.5 or higher |
| Brazil | 8.5/10 or 4.5/5.0 |
| 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
- Are already holding another University of Sussex scholarship (i.e Chancellor's Masters Scholarship)
- 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)
- Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)
- Degrees funded by the Research Councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)
- Early Years Education (with Early Years Teacher status)
- MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy
- MA Development Studies
- MA Food and Development
- MA Gender and Development
- MA Globalisation, Business and Development
- MA Governance, Development and Public Policy
- MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice
- MA Power, Participation and Social Change
- Online courses
- School direct teaching courses
Deadline
30 April 2026 23:59
How to apply
Applications open 15th April 2026
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Timetable
Applications will be considered after the closing date and all applicants will receive a decision before the end of July.
Terms and conditions
This scholarship is awarded as a tuition fee discount: no cash equivalent is available. This scholarship is available for the 2026/27 academic year only. If a scholar defers or temporarily withdraws from their course they will no longer be eligible to receive the scholarship. This scholarship cannot be combined with the Sussex Alumni Scholarship; if applicants are eligible for both, we will always award the highest value scholarship.
The strongest applicants from Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Vietnam will be selected to combine this scholarship with the Country Scholarships, up to the maximum value of £10,000.
This scholarship may be combined with the Sussex Progressive Futures Scholarship.
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