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EllieNodder authored Jan 24, 2023
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### Scholarships

#### Eligibility

To be eligible for a scholarship, you’ll need at least one of the following:

* a bachelor’s degree class 2:1 (honours) or higher
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In exceptional circumstances, if you achieved a 2:2 in your degree you may still be awarded a scholarship if you have significant relevant experience.

#### Benefits

Scholarships are provided by charitable organisations with a passion for their subject area.

They offer more than just financial benefits, including:

* subject specialist events and webinars
* online and face-to-face workshops
* mentoring and coaching
* a community of ex-scholars, teachers and subject leaders
* access to classroom resources
* networking events during your teacher training and beyond

#### 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](https://www.rsc.org/awards-funding/funding/teacher-training-scholarships/) (chemistry)
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* [the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications](https://teachingmathsscholars.org/home) (maths)
* [the Institute of Physics](https://www.iop.org/about/support-grants/iop-teacher-training-scholarships#gref) (physics)

Each scholarship body will have its own deadline for applications. You can find these on their individual websites.

## Undergraduate bursaries

You may be eligible for a [bursary of £9,000](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-initial-teacher-training-itt/funding-initial-teacher-training-itt-academic-year-2023-to-2024#undergraduate-bursary) if you do a secondary maths or physics course that leads to [qualified teacher status (QTS)](/what-is-qts).
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