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Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships

Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships support new undergraduate and postgraduate teaching students to meet the costs of their study in exchange for teaching in government schools or government-run early learning settings for a period of time after graduating from their degree.

Important dates

Opens: 25-11-2024 Closes: 5-04-2026

Applies to

Domestic Undergraduate Postgraduate

At a glance

Scholarships of $40,000 per student are available for full-time undergraduate initial teacher education (ITE) students ($10,000 per year for a four-year qualification) and $20,000 for full-time postgraduate ITE students ($10,000 per year for a two‑year qualification).

Applications are strongly encouraged from school leavers and career changers who meet the eligibility criteria and who are high-achieving students (with an ATAR of 80 or above or equivalent academic result), First Nations peoples, people for whom English is an additional language or dialect, people with disability, people from regional, rural or remote locations, mid-career professionals or people from low socio-economic backgrounds, who aspire to a rewarding career in teaching.

Scholarships will be available over five rounds from 2024 to 2028 with up to 1,000 scholarships per year to be offered.

Eligibility guidelines

To apply you must be living in Australia, and are:

  • an Australian citizen
  • a permanent resident
  • a holder of a permanent humanitarian visa; or
  • a New Zealand citizen living in Australia.

Additionally, you must:

  • be commencing an accredited ITE program in 2025
  • study full-time for the duration of your scholarship funding
  • willing to commit to teaching for four years (undergraduate) and two years (postgraduate) in a government school or government-run early learning setting.

For more information

Round two applications are now open, you can also refer to the Grant Opportunity Guidelines for further information.

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