Sussex unveils major new scholarship scheme as £9,000 fee proposed

Sussex unveils major new scholarship scheme as £9,000 fee proposed. The University of Sussex will charge new home and EU undergraduate students £9,000 a year in fees from 2012, if the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) approves its plans. The decision was made by the University's governing body on Friday 25 March. At the same time Sussex will launch an innovative First Generation Scholars scheme to support students whose parents haven't been to university, as well as those from low-income families. The scheme is designed to ensure that the University continues to attract and support talented students, irrespective of their personal background. The scheme, open to hundreds of students every year at Sussex, is innovative in the way that it offers support both before and after university as well as during study. It includes: Direct means-tested financial support to students of at least £1,000 a year while they study at Sussex - plus £2,000 first-year fee waiver or the equivalent in rent reduction (£50 a week) to help students live on campus; The scheme will be underpinned by a major new expansion of the University's partnership work with schools and colleges to raise the aspirations of students from age 11 onwards.