IOP Scholarships applications for 2026-2027 academic year.

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Available information and eligibility

 

Have you checked the available information on relevant financial and other support?

All non-UK trainees should read Train to teach in England: non-UK applicants to find out information about qualifications, visas and immigration, fees for overseas trainees and financial support.
All UK trainees should consult the Funding and support pages.                                                                                                                                

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Are you eligible?
Update on eligibility for IOP teacher training scholarships and bursaries (May 2026)

The Department for Education (DfE) has made a recent change to the eligibility rules for teacher training bursaries and scholarships that affects many international applicants to physics teacher training in England.

These changes came into immediate effect from 5pm on 7 May 2026, part‑way through the current recruitment cycle.

What has changed?

Under the revised DfE rules, international candidates are now only eligible for a bursary or scholarship if they:

  • are entitled to support under the student finance eligibility criteria or
  • can demonstrate that they had a confirmed offer of a physics teacher training place before 5pm on 7 May 2026. The DfE has contacted affected candidates directly to inform them of their revised eligibility status.

If you were not in receipt of an offer of an ITT place by 5pm on 7 May 2026, and you are a Non- UK citizen, you are unfortunately no longer eligible to apply for an IOP Teacher Training Scholarship. 

If you were in receipt of an offer by 5pm on 7 May 2026, you should have received an email from DfE on 8 May 2026. Please upload a copy of this email along with your degree certificate in Q32 of this application form.

Before you can apply, you need to be eligible for an IOP Scholarship. If you are unsure of your eligibility, please refrain from submitting this form and contact us on 0207 470 4959 or teach@iop.org.

Will you be training on an eligible University-led or School Centred Initial Teacher Training  course in England?

You can only be awarded a scholarship if you train on a non-salaried course that leads to QTS. Please look at the eligibility section on our website for more information.
The IOP Teacher Training Scholarships are run in partnership with the Department for Education and therefore not available to those training in institutions in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales

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Do you have at least a BSc (Hons) in physics or a related subject from a UK University
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If your degree is from outside the UK do you have your Statement of Comparability from ENIC ready to upload?

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