The STEM Teaching Bursary

• The level of bursary is £12,500 per student.
• Students eligible for the bursary can also apply separately to SAAS to have tuition fees paid by the Scottish Government.

For the academic year 2026/27, the Bursary-Eligible Teaching Subjects are:

at Secondary School Level:

• PGDE Chemistry
• PGDE Computing Science
• PGDE Home Economics
• PGDE Mathematics
• PGDE Physics
• PGDE Technological Education
• PGDE Modern Languages (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish)

as well as these Gaelic teaching subjects:

• Gaelic as a Language/Subject at Secondary School Level
• Gaelic Medium across all Secondary Subjects
• Primary Education in Gaelic Medium

For the Gaelic education courses, you must be a fluent speaker of, and be able to read and write in Gaelic

Applicants need to hold a 2.2 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 their chosen Bursary-Eligible Teaching Subject.

Including exceptions, applicants ordinarily need to have been out of full-time education since 30th September 2024.

Applicants must have an offer of a place on a PGDE ITE programme at a The University of Edinburgh before applying.

Normal entry requirements for PGDE ITE also apply.

Applications should be made directly through the Teaching Bursary in Scotland Website.