PhD funding
Friends of the University of Sussex Scholarship (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 1 May 2026 23:59
Funding type: Donor funded
$10,000 USD scholarship for a national or citizen of the USA
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
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 (2025)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 10 December 2025 23:59 - the deadline has now expired
Limited number of scholarships worth between £2,500 and £5,000 for applicants who can demonstrate pursuit of significant positive change
PhD studentship in the Experimental Particle Physics group (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 28 February 2026 23:45
PhD studentship in the Experimental Particle Physics group
PhD Studentships in the Ideas of Anti-Autocratic Movements in Africa (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 6 March 2026 23:45
PhD Scholarship in the Ideas of Anti-Autocratic Movements in Africa
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
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
Shan Vaswani Borgartz Scholarship in Media (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 1 June 2026 23:59
Funding type: Donor funded
£5,000 scholarship for an international applicant to a Media masters
STFC PhD Studentships in Theoretical Particle Physics, Experimental Particle Physics or Astronomy (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 28 February 2026 23:45
PhD studentship in the TPP, EPP and Astronomy groups
Sussex AI PhD Studentships (2026)
Level: PhD (research)
Application deadline: 12 January 2026 23:59
£20,780 stipend, full fees for 3.5 years, and a one-off Research and Training Support Grant of £2,000.
Sussex Alumni Scholarship (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 1 September 2026 23:59
Funding type: Sussex funded
£3,000 for previous Sussex graduates returning to study a Masters degree
Sussex Bangladesh Scholarship (Masters) (2026)
Level: Masters (taught)
Application deadline: 1 September 2026 23:59
Unlimited £4,000 scholarships for Masters applicants who are nationals of Bangladesh