Information for September 2024 entry

The Department for Education (DfE) training bursary is a tax-free financial incentive to attract high quality graduates into the teaching profession.   The DfE also work with a number of professional bodies to provide a limited number of scholarships for trainees on Chemistry, Maths, Physics and MFL courses.

More information about bursaries and scholarships is available on the DfE's Get into Teaching website.

Eligible Qualifications

Trainees studying on eligible courses will be assessed based on their  highest academic qualification. This is usually:

• a first-class, upper second-class or lower second-class UK undergraduate honours degree
• a UK master’s degree
• a UK doctoral degree, not including honorary doctorates
• a UK medical master’s degree (distinction)
• an aegrotat (unclassified) UK honours degree

Trainees with an ordinary degree, aegrotat ordinary degree, postgraduate certificate (PGCert) or diploma (PGDip) only are not eligible for a bursary.

Overseas degree qualification equivalency

The university will make a professional assessment of trainees who hold overseas degrees to determine the equivalency of their qualifications and eligibility for the bursary. 

Elgibility for training bursaries and scholarship

To be eligible, you must:

• be eligible to receive student support (not applicable to MFL and physics bursaries)
• hold a UK first degree or equivalent
• comply with the terms and conditions of the bursary scheme
• not be in possession of, or eligible for, QTS
• not be undertaking paid teaching work which contributes to their training when in receipt of the bursary
• not be simultaneously undertaking any other ITT course, training scheme or programme that leads to QTS 

Subjects attracting bursary and scholarships for 2024 entry

Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics:  Bursary £28,000 or Scholarship £30,000

Modern Foreign Languages:  Bursary £27,000 or Scholarship £25,000

Biology, Design and Technology, Geography:  Bursary £25,000

Art and Design and English:  Bursary £10,000 

Payment dates

Bursaries and Scholarships will be paid in 10 equal monthly instalments from mid-October.

The instalment payment dates for students starting the course in 2024 are as follows:

• 18 Oct 2024
• 22 Nov 2024
• 20 Dec 2024
• 24 Jan 2025
• 21 Feb 2025
• 21 March 2025
• 25 April 2025
• 23 May 2025
• 20 June 2025
• 18 July 2025.

Please note that bursaries or scholarships cannot be used to pay tuition fees.  The first instalment (50%) of the tuition fees is due for payment when you enrol for the course and before you receive your bursary or scholarship payments. 

Trainee requirements
Trainees in receipt of a bursary or scholarship are responsible for:

• Entering bank account details on the RISIS portal at the start of the course and keeping the information up to date;
  
• Informing the university as soon as possible if they intend to withdraw from the course.

 Questions?

Please contact the admissions team if you have any questions or require further information.