Financial Support
There are three types of funding available to those pursuing ITT Fee-Funded courses.
- Tax-free bursary or scholarship
- Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan (if you meet Student Finance England’s eligibility criteria you could be able to obtain a loan for the full cost of course fees of up to £9,250 and Maintenance Loans up to £12,010 for living costs). Once you accept a place on an ITT Fee-Funded course, you can apply for either or both of these loans through Student Finance England.
- Extra financial support (if you're a parent, have an adult dependant or a disability)
In some circumstances, trainees may be eligible to receive all three.
Find out about financial support if you’re from outside the UK.
ITT Employment-Based Courses and Apprenticeships cost breakdown
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Those on ITT Employment-Based courses or Apprenticeships are not eligible for these means of financial support, as your tuition fees will be covered either by the School or the Apprenticeship Levy.
You will be paid a salary in accordance with the unqualified teachers pay scale (the exact amount to be determined by the school you are placed in). |
Postgraduate Bursaries and Scholarships
Postgraduate teaching bursaries and scholarships are only available for the subjects listed below. You cannot receive both a teaching bursary and a scholarship. The following amounts apply if you're starting your teacher training course between September 2025 and July 2026.
You must be eligible for student finance to receive a bursary or scholarship (unless you’re training to teach physics or languages).
You cannot receive a scholarship or bursary if you’re on a salaried teacher training course.
| Subject | Bursary | Scholarship |
|---|---|---|
| Art and design | £10,000 | |
| Biology | £26,000 | |
| Chemistry | £29,000 | £31,000 |
| Computing | £29,000 | £31,000 |
| Design and technology | £26,000 | |
| English | £5,000 | |
| Geography | £26,000 | |
| Languages (French, German and Spanish only) |
£26,000 | £28,000 |
| Languages (all other languages, including ancient languages) |
£26,000 | |
| Maths | £29,000 | £31,000 |
| Music | £10,000 | |
| Physics | £29,000 | £31,000 |
| Religious education | £10,000 |
How to Apply
Scholarships are offered by independent institutions. They set their own eligibility criteria and you’ll need to apply through the relevant scholarship body:
- the Royal Society of Chemistry (opens in new window) (chemistry)
- BCS The Chartered Institute for IT (opens in new window) (computing)
- British Council (opens in new window) (languages – French, German and Spanish only)
- the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, and partners (opens in new window) (maths)
- the Institute of Physics (opens in new window) (physics)
Each scholarship body will have its own deadline for applications. You can find these on their individual websites.
For further information please have a look at this link: https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/scholarships-and-bursaries
Additional cost: PGCE
Please note if you wish to obtain a PGCE alongside your QTS you will have to pay an additional fee of £625 (this is the case if you are on either of the ITT routes or the PGTA apprenticeship programme).
