To support your pathway into the teaching profession the Department for Education has tax-free bursaries or scholarships. This varies depending on the subject or phase you choose to train in.
Bursaries and Scholarships 2024/25
| Subject | Bursary | Scholarship |
|---|---|---|
| Art | £10,000 | |
| Biology | £25,000 | |
| Chemistry | £28,000 | £30,000 |
| Computing | £28,000 | £30,000 |
| English | £10,000 | |
| Geography | £25,000 | |
| Languages (French, German and Spanish only) | £25,000 | £27,000 (French, German and Spanish only) |
| Maths | £28,000 | £30,000 |
| Physics | £28,000 | £30,000 |
| RE | £10,000 |
Bursaries and scholarships are available to trainees on a tuition fee-based teacher training course in England that leads to the award of qualified teacher status. Availability is dependent on your highest relevant academic award and the subject in which you are training to teach. To receive a bursary or scholarship you must be entitled to support under the Student Finance England criteria. Residents of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will need to be entitled for support as set out by your country’s student finance body (Student Finance Wales, Student Awards Agency Scotland or Student Finance NI). Both elements will be assessed by your teacher training provider. Candidates with overseas degrees may be asked to formally recognise any overseas qualifications through UK ENIC. We can help you with this. Contact us on 0800 389 2500 and we can provide you with guidance on your equivalent qualifications and a free UK ENIC statement of comparability (this usually costs £49.50 plus VAT) once you’ve submitted your application to teacher training, if required by your training provider.
Bursaries are available to trainees with a first, 2:1, 2:2, Master’s or PhD
Trainees in chemistry, computing, maths and physics are able to apply for a teacher training scholarship with the appropriate professional body. Scholarships are awarded in place of a bursary. Each of the professional scholarship bodies sets its own eligibility criteria - find out more on the dedicated scholarship pages. Scholarships are awarded in place of a bursary.
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