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University of Sussex; Sussex Fund (supports living costs)
Scholarships for Palestine (2026)
Two scholarships for taught Master's study at the University of Sussex starting in September 2026. Each covers first-year overseas tuition and provides living-cost support or on-campus accommodation, plus specified additional benefits.
Do I qualify 23 requirements
Do I qualify
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- nationality Palestinian applicants
- nationality Palestinian
- Classified as Overseas for fees
- residence Gaza, West Bank
- admission Accepted offer for an eligible Master's course
- admission Master's degree at the University of Sussex starting in September 2026
- Not open to: admission Applying for a Master's at a university other than the University of Sussex
- Not open to: degree Certificates and Diplomas, including PGCE
+15 more requirements
- Not open to: degree Courses that include a placement year
- Not open to: institution Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School
- Not open to: degree Social Work degrees when receiving an NHS bursary
- Not open to: degree Degrees funded by Research Councils
- Not open to: degree Early Years Education with Early Years Teacher status
- Not open to: degree MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy
- Not open to: degree MA Development Studies
- Not open to: degree MA Food and Development
- Not open to: degree MA Gender and Development
- Not open to: degree MA Globalisation, Business and Development
- Not open to: degree MA Governance, Development and Public Policy
- Not open to: degree MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice
- Not open to: degree MA Power, Participation and Social Change
- Not open to: degree Online courses
- Not open to: degree School direct teaching courses
Preferences and flexible criteria (4)
- residence Ordinarily resident in Gaza
- displacement Displaced Palestinian in a refugee camp
- degree Does not currently hold a Master's degree
- degree Has never studied outside Palestine
Not open to:
applying for a Masters at a university that is not at the University of Sussex; Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE); Courses that include a placement year; Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS); Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary); Degrees funded by the Researc…
applying for a Masters at a university that is not at the University of Sussex; Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE); Courses that include a placement year; Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS); Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary); Degrees funded by the Research Councils (e.g. ESRC 1+3 funding); Early Years Education (with Early Years Teacher status); MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy; MA Development Studies; MA Food and Development; MA Gender and Development; MA Globalisation, Business and Development; MA Governance, Development and Public Policy; MA Poverty, Policy and Development Practice; MA Power, Participation and Social Change; Online courses; School direct teaching coursesShow the full text
- Who is eligible
- Palestinian (Gaza)
- Eligible residence
- Gaza, West Bank
- Level of study
- Master's
What's covered Fully funded
- Funding type
- Fully funded
- Funding details
- Full 'Overseas' tuition fee waiver for first year of study £17,460 living costs (or on-campus accommodation); £17,460 living costs (or on-campus accommodation) for first year of study; Visa application, NHS surcharge and relocation costs; paid directly as a monthly cash award; Full 'Overseas' tuition fee waiver for first year of study; on-campus accommodation; £17,460 living costs; NHS surcharge
- Duration
- 1 year
- Host institution
- University of Sussex
What I need Not listed here
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How to apply
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- Accept an offer of a place on an eligible Masters course at the University of Sussex before being considered for the scholarship. Required
- Submit the scholarship application using the application form, providing evidence of nationality/residence and a statement explaining why you should be selected. Required
- Deadline
- Closed
- Deadline timezone
- GMT
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
- Notes
- Two scholarships are available. Selection considers why applicants chose Sussex, what they will bring to the Sussex community, and their intended future contributions to Palestine. Decisions are to be communicated by the end of July; late applications cannot be considered.
Details to confirm
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- A direct official application route has not been found yet.
- Some hard eligibility requirements are incomplete in the captured source.
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