Eligibility
- Applicants need to have been in paid employment for at least 36 months out of the last 84 months (including career breaks and any periods of furlough). Applicants who can evidence they have been in receipt of Carer's Allowance for 36 months out of the last 84 will also be deemed to meet the employment eligibility criteria.
- Applicants need to hold a 2:1 degree or meet the minimum initial teacher education (ITE) entry requirement with a relevant masters qualification, the content of which would make them suitable to teach Maths, Computing Science, Technological Education, Physics, Chemistry or Home Economics.
- Normal entry requirements for PGDE ITE also apply. Including exceptions, applicants ordinarily need to have been out of full-time education since 30th September 2019.
- Applicants must have an offer of a place on a PGDE ITE programme at a Scottish university before applying.
Eligibility criteria, terms and conditions and flow charts can be found on the STEM Bursary Scotland website, where there is also an FAQ section.