Scholarships at University of Brighton

These scholarships are for eligible students starting their postgraduate course in academic year 2024–25. 

Scholarships worth 20% of tuition fees will be awarded to students who already hold a University of Brighton academic award and who wish to study at postgraduate level at the university.

The scholarship is open to any alumni, studying full-time or part-time for a postgraduate award, except those on apprenticeship programmes or integrated masters and paying regulated fees.

Who is eligible

This scholarship is available to University of Brighton academic award holders who wish to study at postgraduate level at the university. The value of this scholarship is equivalent to a 20% reduction to tuition fees.

This scholarship is for students commencing their studies in the 2024–25 academic year.

Both full-time and part-time students are eligible for this scholarship.

The scholarship applies to postgraduate level study including Postgraduate Taught (PGT) courses and Postgraduate Research (PGR) including:

• Masters (MSc, MA, MBA, MPA, LLM).

• Masters of research (MRes).

• PGDip.

• PGCert.

• MPhil.

• PhD.

• Professional doctorate.

Support levels may vary on a yearly basis

Our sports scholarship scheme is designed to help student develop their full sporting potential to train and complete at the highest level.

We have two different types of sports scholarships:

Elite athletes / Elite disabled athletes scholarships

These sports scholarships are for students who have reached a national level of competition or performance and have the potential and dedication to reach world-class performance level.

Talented sports performers scholarship

These are for students who have represented their sport at national or regional level or who are able to demonstrate that they have the potential to compete at these levels.

Elite athletes / elite disabled athletes

• Free access to the university sport facilities.

• Financial support (up to £1000 for the academic year).

• Performance T-shirt.

• Access to workshops (nutrition, fitness training, technique analysis and sports psychology).

• Strength and Conditioning support.

• Sport Science support.

• Physical Performance testing.

• Reduced rate access to physiotherapy support.

• Reduced rate access to sport massage treatments.

• A mentor to help with lifestyle management.

• Access to University of Brighton sports coaches (where available).

• Links to external clubs through our extensive partnership network.

Who is eligible to apply?

• You should have reached a junior or senior national level of competition or performance and have the potential and dedication to reach world-class performance level (or equivalent) in your sport.

• You should have been accepted on a University of Brighton course or be a current student of the university, or a directly funded course at a partner college.

Talented sports performers

• Free access to the university sport facilities.

• Financial support (up to £500 for the academic year).

• Performance T-shirt.

• Access to workshops (nutrition, fitness training, technique analysis and sports psychology).

• Strength and Conditioning support.

• Sport Science support.

• Physical Performance testing.

• Reduced rate access to physiotherapy support.

• Reduced rate access to sport massage treatments.

• A mentor to help with lifestyle management.

• Access to University of Brighton sports coaches (where available).

• Links to external clubs through our extensive partnership network.

Who is eligible to apply?

• You should have represented your sport at national or regional level or be able to demonstrate that you have the potential to compete at these levels (please note county representation is not a sufficient standard).

• You should have been accepted on to a University of Brighton course or be a current student of the university.

We offer four scholarships for international masters-level students from the following regions:

• Vice-Chancellor South and South-East Asia postgraduate scholarship

• Vice-Chancellor Africa postgraduate scholarship

• Vice-Chancellor MENA and Turkey postgraduate scholarship

• Vice-Chancellor LATAM postgraduate scholarship

These scholarships are open to students studying within any of our academic schools, excluding Brighton and Sussex Medical School. 

Scholarships are awarded as a £2,000 reduction on tuition fees for the first year of study, which is automatically deducted after enrolment to students that meet the eligibility criteria.

Who is eligible

You must meet all of the below eligibility criteria:

• be a new, international fee-status student from one of the eligible countries/regions

• have accepted your offer for a full-time postgraduate taught degree with a minimum course duration of one year

• be starting your course in September 2024 or January 2025

• be a self-funded student

• if you are in receipt of a conditional offer, you must meet the conditions of your offer

• have paid your tuition fee deposit

• have applied for your CAS by the deadline
  

Eligible countries/regions: 

• South and South-East Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.

• Africa: all countries.

• MENA and Turkey: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

• LATAM: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela.

You will not be eligible if:

• your course is a PGCert, PGDip, MPhil or PhD

• your course is the Diploma in Professional Studies in Accounting (ACCA)

• you are a student at any University of Brighton partner colleges or affiliate institutions (including University of Brighton International College)

• you are an applicant for Brighton and Sussex Medical School

• you are receiving funding from external bodies such as local government, charities or private organisations

• you are an existing student, unless starting a new postgraduate programme

• you are joining us from a partner institution where an existing fee discount agreement is in place.