Vice-Chancellor International Scholarships

We offer the following scholarships for international masters-level students from the below 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

• New for September 2025: Vice-Chancellor EU 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.

New for September 2025

From September 2025, the scholarship award will be increased to £2,500 and we have added an additional region to help support students financially from the European Union.

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 January 2025 or September 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.

• New for September 2025 – EU: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.

You will not be eligible if:

• your course is a PGCert, PGCE, 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.

• you are progressing to the University of Brighton from the University of Brighton International College (UBIC).

• 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 (students receiving funding in the form of a loan will be eligible, providing all other criteria is met).

• you are a graduate of the University of Brighton who qualifies for an alumni postgraduate scholarship.

• 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.