University of Sussex Chancellor's Excellence Scholarships

Chancellor's International Scholarships are limited scholarships for international Masters applicants funded by University of Sussex, described as highly competitive. The stated purpose is to consider applicants with excellent academic achievement and potential.

The scholarship is aimed at applicants who are classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes and who are taking up a place on a full-time Masters degree at the University of Sussex. The scholarship is available to people from specific countries, and applicants must be self-financing.

Applicants apply after they have received an offer of a place at the University of Sussex. Selection is described as selective and based on excellent academic grades/predicted grades, with only applicants with excellent academic achievement and potential considered.

The award is a tuition fee reduction of £5,000. Terms and conditions state that it cannot be combined with other University of Sussex-funded scholarships. No duration or post-award obligation is stated in the provided text, and no additional support details are included beyond the tuition fee reduction.

• Must be classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes.
• Must be taking up a place on a full time Masters degree, starting September.
• Must be self-financing.
• Must have exceptional academic grades.
• Must have received an offer of a place on an eligible Masters before applying for the scholarship.
• Must be applying for a Masters degree at the University of Sussex (not another university).
• Not eligible if progressing into the final year of an integrated Masters at Sussex.
• Not eligible if applying for an online course.
• Not eligible if already holding another University of Sussex scholarship (including Chancellors Masters Scholarship).
• Not eligible for excluded course types: 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; Schools direct teaching courses; Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding).
• 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, 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.
• Minimum grades required depend on country of qualification. Minimum grades required to apply include: Brazil 8.5/10 or 4.5/5.0; Chile 5.5 - 5/8 depending on university; India at least 70%, depending on university; Japan GPA 3.5; Mexico 8.5/10 or 85%; Nigeria First class/CGPA 3.5; Pakistan 4 year Bachelors degree with a minimum overall grade of 80% / Masters with 70%; Peru 14 or 16/20; Turkey GPA 3.3; USA GPA 3.5.
• Must submit a personal statement written by you to demonstrate suitability.
• Not eligible to combine with other University of Sussex-funded scholarships (such as the Sussex Nigeria Scholarship or Sussex India Scholarship).

• £5,000 tuition fee reduction.

1. Get an offer of a place on an eligible Masters at the University of Sussex before applying for the scholarship.
2. Apply for the scholarship (the text states applications are now closed).
3. Applications are considered after the closing date, and all applicants receive a decision before the end of July.