Teacher training funding Undergraduates and postgraduates can get help with the costs of their teacher training. Undergraduates You can get student finance for the following full or part-time teacher training courses: * initial teacher training (ITT) – including early years * school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) Postgraduates You may be able to get student finance for the following full or part-time teacher training courses: * ITT – not including early years * Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) * SCITT You’ll need to apply for undergraduate student finance to get funding for your teacher training. Bursaries & Scholarships Some courses are eligible for a tax-free Government bursary as they are considered ‘shortage areas’ in teaching. If you are successful in gaining a place to train in one of these subject areas, your provider can apply for a bursary which you will then receive in monthly instalments for the duration of your training. Check which subjects have bursaries and scholarships below: Teaching bursaries and scholarships are only available for the subjects listed below. You cannot receive both a teaching bursary and a scholarship. How to apply for a scholarship You need to apply directly to the scholarship provider. Each provider sets their own application deadline and will confirm if you meet their eligibility requirements. You can out find about how to apply, deadlines and more details about each scholarship on the scholarship providers’ websites: * the Royal Society of Chemistry (chemistry) * BCS The Chartered Institute for IT (computing) * British Council (languages – French, German and Spanish only) * the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, and partners (maths) * the Institute of Physics (physics) |
