USA Scholars' Awards

Other eligibility requirements

You must meet all of the below eligibility criteria:

• be a national of the United States of America or reside there permanently
• hold an offer for a full-time course and meet all academic and non-academic conditions
• be an international-fee status student
• be a self-funded student (if you have a loan/government loan you are eligible, but externally sponsored students are not eligible)
• be a new student who has not studied at the University of Brighton before
• be starting your course in January 2027.

You will not be eligible if:

your course is a PGCert, PGCE, PGDip, MPharm, MRes, MPhil or PhD
your course is one of the following MSc courses where the postgraduate Future STEM Scholars' Awards apply: 

• Advanced Manufacturing MSc
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning MSc
• Artificial Intelligence and Robotics MSc
• Building Information Management MSc
• Cyber Security MSc

your course is the Pharmacy OSPAP PGDip or MSc
your course is a diploma level qualification eg Diploma in Professional Studies in [subject]
you are joining a course at a University of Brighton partner college or affiliate institution eg 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 an external sponsor such as government, charity or private organisation
you are joining us from a partner institution where an existing fee discount agreement is in place
you are a graduate of the University of Brighton – please see our alumni postgraduate scholarships.