Vice-Chancellor International Scholarships

Our Vice-Chancellor international postgraduate scholarships of £2,500 are automatically granted to students from specific regions.

About these scholarships

We offer the following scholarships for international masters-level students domiciled in the below regions:

• South and South-East Asia postgraduate scholarship

• Africa postgraduate scholarship

• MENA and Turkey postgraduate scholarship

• LATAM postgraduate scholarship

• 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 £2,500 reduction on tuition fees for the first year of study, which is automatically deducted after registration 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 domiciled in 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 2025 or January 2026

• 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.
  

*If you currently reside in the UK but your domicile address is in an eligible country, you are eligible for the scholarship provided you meet all other criteria.

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.

• 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 joining a course at a University of Brighton partner college or affiliate institution, such as East Sussex College Group

• you are progressing to the University of Brighton from a pre-masters course at 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