The University of Sussex is a public research university located in Falmer, Sussex, England. The university received its Royal Charter in August 1961, the first of the plate glass university generation, and was a founding member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities. The University of Sussex counts 5 Nobel Prize winners, Fellows of the Royal Society and the British Academy, as well as Academy of Social Sciences. The University of Sussex has been recognized globally as one of the best according to Times Higher Education.
The University of Sussex is accepting applications for taking part in the Excellence Scholarship. The purpose of this award is to provide financial help for high achievement aspirants of any nationality who are ready to pursue an undergraduate program for building a bright future in their chosen fields.
RequirementsInternational students are eligible. Participants can pursue an undergraduate degree program in any subjects offered by the university. Regarding to the admission criteria, if you are repeating your first year and previously received the excellence grant, then you are not eligible to apply. Therefore, you must have A*AA at A level, an overall score of 36 in the International Baccalaureate Diploma, D*D*D in the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (QCF), and 45 levels 3 credits with Distinctions in the Access to HE Diploma. English language is necessary, and facing the TOEFL, and IELTS test is acceptable.
Awards/ GrantsThe students will receive 2,000 pound cash maintenance during their first year of study as two identical payments of 1,000 pounds. The first paid is in November 2019 and the other one is in March 2020.
Application Process
Application process can be done throughout online, thus the applicants are strongly advised to visit this Scholarship Link. The application deadline is 1 September 2019.