The information on this page was accurate up until 4 March 2026. On that date the UK Government declared that study visas for students from Sudan, (and also from Afghanistan, Cameroon, and Myanmar), may no longer be issued. These study opportunities should remain open to South Sudanese students as normal.

SSSUK expressed its concern and dismay about this discriminatory and disproportionate policy in a statement released on 7 March and which is published here.

Study in the UK

If you are interested in coming to study or research in the UK then there are regular opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate students and also for academics to continue their work. Most British universities have their own scholarship programmes, usually for postgraduates and, in addition, there are national programmes. For displaced academics there are programmes such as that run by the Council for At Risk Academics. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service offers good general advice for scholarship applicants.

SSSUK cannot offer to support your application but we wish you luck!

Undergraduates

Scholarship programmes for undergraduates tend to be fewer in number than for postgraduates. Be sure to pay attention to eligibility criteria and to application periods and deadlines.

Online databases of scholarship programmes are maintained by:

British Council
UK Council for International Student Affairs
International Education and Financial Aid
International Scholarships

The British Council database, which is quite typical, allows searches by subject and region, for example for students from Africa.

Postgraduates

Postgraduate scholarship programmes are the most common. There are national programmes and those offered by individual institutions.
The three most prominent national programmes are:
Chevening Scholarship
Commonwealth Scholarships
GREAT Scholarships

The British Council database lists many scholarship programmes at Masters level offered by institutions to students from Africa.

The King’s Foundation PhD Scholarship in Traditional Building & Vernacular Architecture.

Read about some past scholars’ experiences.

Academics

Some bursary programmes are available to support academics. The Council for At Risk Academics, for example, offers fellowships which are open to direct applications from individual academics at risk in their home country or who have been recently displaced, regardless of nationality, and aims to secure temporary postdoctoral or PhD placements at British universities. Researchers at Risk was a programme run by the British Academy and may open again. Similar schemes in Europe and the USA are the Philipp Schwartz Initiative and Scholars at Risk.