Masters scholarships
Jenny and Peter Kingsland Scholarship (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 1 July 2026 23:59
Funding type: Donor funded
£5,000 scholarship for women in STEM
John Kinghorn Scholarship in Engineering (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 1 May 2026 23:59
Funding type: Donor funded
Three £10,000 scholarships are available to applicants applying to study a Masters in Engineering
Kay Jones Scholarship (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 1 May 2026 23:59
Funding type: Donor funded
£5,000 scholarships for applicants to MA Philosophy or MA Social and Political Thought
Mandela Scholarship supported by FirstRand Empowerment Foundation (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 19 February 2026 23:59 - the deadline has now expired
Full fee waiver and maintenance award for two applicants from South Africa
Marcy Carpenter Scholarship (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 1 June 2026 23:59
Funding type: Donor funded
£10,000 available for Corruption and Governance MA
MBA Impact Scholarship (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 1 September 2026 23:59
Limited number of scholarships worth between £2,500 and £5,000 for applicants who can demonstrate pursuit of significant positive change
Neuroscience PhD: Restructuring motor maps by developmental expansion of motor cortex (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 30 April 2026 23:45
A fully-funded PhD studentship in the School of Life Sciences for 42 months
PhD Studentship in Wellbeing and Work Psychology (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 8 May 2026 23:45
Funding type: Donor funded
1 fully funded PhD studentship (UK Home students only). Supervised by Dr Charlotte Rae, closing date 8th May 2026
PhD Studentship in “Technology and the (future) human in war” (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 31 March 2026 23:30
Funded PhD as part of the Leverhulme-funded project “Technology and the (future) human in war” focusing on mis/disinformation cyberoperations.
Saïd Foundation Scholarships (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 31 October 2025 17:00 - the deadline has now expired
Funding type: Partnership
5 full scholarships available for Masters students from Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria
Sanctuary Scholarship (Masters) (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 1 June 2026 23:59
Fully funded scholarships available to support a forced migrant seeking to study a Masters at Sussex
Sanctuary Scholarship (Undergraduate) (2026)
Level: UG
Application deadline: 1 June 2026 23:59
Fully funded scholarships available to forced migrants to support degree study at Sussex
Scholarship for Strategic Innovation Management MSc (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 1 June 2026 23:59
Funding type: Donor funded
£2,500 scholarship for Strategic Innovation Management MSc
Scholarships for Palestine (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 1 June 2026 23:59
Fully funded scholarships to support students from Palestine
School of Life Sciences Studentship: How Chromosome Structure Shapes Genetic Diversity and Genome Stability (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 8 April 2026 23:45
A fully-funded PhD studentship in the School of Life Sciences for 42 months