Tuition fee and maintenance loans from Student Finance England
You can apply for:
- A tuition fee loan of up to £9,250 to cover your teacher training.
- A maintenance loan of up to £12,382 to help with living costs.
Extra financial support for parents and careers:
You may be able to get extra financial support if you have children or other caring responsibilities:
Extra financial support for students with disabilities:
- If you have additional needs due to a mental health condition, long term illness or disability you can apply for Disabled Students' Allowance.
Student Finance Calculator:
- You can still apply for a tuition fee and a maintenance loan if you already have a student loan from your undergraduate degree, use the student finance calculator to find out how much you can get.
Bursaries and scholarships
You may be eligible for a bursary or scholarship when training to teach. This is tax-free and you don't have to pay it back.
Bursaries and scholarships are available for the subjects listed below. You will need a first, 2:1, 2:2 or a PhD or Master's to be eligible for a bursary, as well as meeting the bursary's scheme's individual terms and conditions. You cannot receive both a bursary and scholarship.
ITT subject/phase | Bursary | Scholarship |
|---|
| Biology | £20,000 | N/A |
| Chemistry | £27,000 | £29,000 |
| Computing | £27,000 | £29,000 |
| Design and technology | £20,000 | N/A |
| English | £15,000 | N/A |
| Geography | £25,000 | N/A |
Languages
(French, German and Spanish only) | £25,000 | £27,000 |
Languages
(all other languages, including ancient languages) | £25,000 | N/A |
| Maths | £27,000 | £29,000 |
| Physics | £27,000 | £29,000 |
BA Hons Primary Education with QTS
Students on the BA Hons Primary Education with QTS do not qualify for bursaries but may be eligible for a tuition fee loan and maintenance loan.
Early Years Teacher Status
The type and amount of financial support available depends on your eligibility and your highest relevant qualification.
A £7,000 grant is available to cover course fees. There are also bursaries of up to £5,000 for graduates with a first class degree, £4,000 for graduates with a 2:1, and £2,000 for graduates with a 2:2.
Funding of £14,000 is available. This would cover course fees up to £7,000, plus £7,000 for your employer, to help cover their extra costs while you train.
Further Education, Life Long Learning (Full Time)
The DfE has announced a new series of incentives for 21/22 for FE initial teacher education:
Bursaries
These are for pre-service trainees and cover the following subjects:
- Maths, Science, Engineering, Computing: £26,000
- SEND: £15,000
- English: £12,000
The trainee must be accepted onto an FE ITE programme (minimum Level 5 i.e. DET, CertEd or PGCE) and hold at least a Level 3 qualification or appropriate professional experience related to their teaching subject.
Grants
These are for in-service trainees accepted onto an ITE programme and cover the following subjects to be taught. They are each worth £18,200 to the employer to cover the cost of the training and the release from teaching. See DfE guidance.
How bursaries are awarded
We will send you an application form once you have accepted your offer. During registration, we check this together with your degree awards in the Student Centre.
Bursary payments are processed by your chosen teacher training provider. They are released in 10 monthly instalments from October to July, once you are fully registered.
Disclosure Barring Service
Before your course begins, you must obtain an enhanced disclosure certificate through the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) and complete an Occupational Health Check. Without this, there may be delays to your funding.