Scholarships for Palestine (2026)

What you get

• Full 'Overseas' tuition fee waiver 
• £16,440 living costs (or on-campus accommodation)
• Duolingo English language test cost covered (if required)
• Sussexsport membership

Type of award

Full tuition fee waiver and living costs

Eligibility

• Who is eligible

  To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be a Palestinian applicant with an offer of a place to study a Masters degree at the University of Sussex, starting in September 2026. You must also:

  • Be a holder of Palestinian ID/travel documents
  • Be classified as 'Overseas' for fees
  • Be ordinarily resident in Gaza or the West Bank, or have been so until the escalation of the conflict in October 2023
  • Priority will be given to those who are ordinarily resident in Gaza or displaced Palestinians in refugee camps
  • Priority will also be given to those who do not currently hold a Masters degree or have never studied outside Palestine
• 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 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

Number of scholarships available

2 Masters scholarships

Deadline

How to apply

In order to be considered for the scholarship, you will need to have accepted an offer of a place on an eligible Masters course.

Applicants will be required to submit evidence of nationality/residence and provide a statement that demonstrates why they should be selected to receive the scholarship.

Selection will be made based on applicants’ statements on the following:

• Why they have chosen to apply to Sussex
• What they will bring to the Sussex community
• Future intended contributions to Palestine

Funding partners

The living costs for this scholarship are supported by the Sussex Fund.

Contact us

If you have any questions about your eligibility for these scholarships or need any further information, please email palestinescholarship@sussex.ac.uk.

You might also be interested in

• How to apply for a Masters at Sussex
• Student Action for Refugees (STAR)

• University of Sanctuary

Timetable

All eligible, on time applications will be considered for the scholarship. The decision of the selection panel is final, the Scholarships Office will contact the successful applicants as soon as possible.

All decisions will have been communicated by the end of July. It is not possible to consider late applications. 

The £16,440 living costs is paid directly as a monthly cash award, to be used towards all bills (including rent). Alternatively, the scholarship will include on-campus accommodation and the cash award will be lower (tbc).