Current Grant Opportunity View - GO7331

School leavers and career changers who enrol full-time in initial teacher education (ITE) programs commencing in the first semester/study period of 2025 may be eligible for up to $40,000 from the Australian Government to support them in their studies.

The Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships Program aims to attract more high-achieving and diverse candidates into teaching by supporting new undergraduate and postgraduate ITE students to meet the costs of their study in exchange for teaching in government schools or government-run early learning settings for a time equivalent to the length of their ITE program.

Up to 1,000 scholarships per year will be offered over five years between 2024 – 2028.

Applications open on 25 November 2024. Apply using the online form at education.gov.au/teaching-scholarships

Applicants must be new ITE students commencing their full-time course in the first study period or semester of 2025 who are living in Australia and

are either an

-        Australian citizen;

-        Permanent resident;

-        holder of a permanent humanitarian visa; or

-        a New Zealand citizen living in Australia. 

A scholarship may be applied for and funded for a minimum of two to a maximum of four consecutive years.

$31,820,000.00

From $20,000.00 to $40,000.00

Grant Opportunity Guidelines to be published on Wednesday 20 November 2024 at 9:00am AEDT. 

Apply using the online form at education.gov.au/teaching-scholarships