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Scholarship for Palestine (2025)

What you get

• Full 'Overseas' tuition fee waiver 
• £16,440 living costs
• Sussexsport membership

Type of award

Full tuition fee waiver and living costs

Funding type

Sussex funded

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 ÑÇÖÞÇéÉ«, starting in September 2025. You must also:

  • Be a holder of Palestinian ID/travel documents
  • 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 ÑÇÖÞÇéÉ«
  • are progressing into the final year of an integrated Masters at Sussex
  • studied at a UK University’s overseas campus or external programme
  • are already in receipt of the Sussex Alumni Scholarship (if you have also been assessed as 'Home' for fees)
  • 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)
  • Courses at IDS
  • Early Years Education (with Early Years Teacher status)
  • Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)
  • Online courses
  • School direct teaching courses
  • Masters funded by the research councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding)
  • Courses offered at partner institutes e.g. International Study Centre (ISC)

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.

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Contact us

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

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Timetable

All applicants will receive a final decision before July 2025.