Article 26 Scholarship (2023), UK

What you get

• Full international tuition fee waiver
• £11,500 maintenance per year of undergraduate study (up to 4 years)
• Sussexsport membership

Type of award

Full tuition fee waiver and maintenance award

Eligibility

This scholarship is offered to forced migrants or applicants granted a temporary form of leave only, to provide financial assistance in order to enable them to take up a place on a degree at the University of Sussex. Therefore applicants will be required to provide evidence of this in order to apply.

• Who is eligible

  To be eligible for this scholarship, you must have received an offer of a place to study an undergraduate degree at the University of Sussex. Foundation, Year 1 or Year 2 applicants can apply. You must also:

  • Have submitted, or are the dependent of someone who has submitted, an application to the UK Home Office for recognition as a Refugee; or
  • Have been granted temporary form of leave to remain in the UK as a result of an asylum application (e.g. limited leave to remain, humanitarian protection) and not be eligible for funding from Student Finance England; or
  • Be a partner/child of an asylum seeker or an unaccompanied asylum-seeking child; and
  • Have a household income of under £25,000; and
  • Be unable to access UK government student financial support because of your current immigration status
• Who isn’t eligible

  You are not eligible for this scholarship if you:

  • Are applying for a Degree at a university that is not at the University of Sussex
  • Are progressing into the final year of a degree at Sussex
  • Are studying an online course
  • 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)
  • Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)
  • Online courses
  • Schools direct teaching courses

Number of scholarships available

Two undergraduate scholarships and one Masters scholarship

Deadline

15 May 2023 23:59

How to apply

In order to be considered for the scholarship, you will firstly need to have an offer of a place on a course at Sussex. Unless your application to Sussex requires an interview (for instance, Social Work applicants), as we can consider applicants for the scholarship if they have a pending interview.

Once you have secured a place or interview at Sussex, please submit a scholarship application online: