Guidance

FE funding: initial teacher education (ITE) bursaries 2023 to 2024

Guidance for FE ITE providers about bursary funding for the 2023 to 2024 academic year.

Applies to England

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Applications for the 2023 to 2024 academic year are now closed.

We will publish information about the availability of funding for future bursary programmes in due course.

The bursary manual is for providers offering pre-service ITE courses for the 2023 to 2024 academic year. It sets out the:

  • scope
  • eligibility criteria
  • details of the ITE bursaries offer
Published 7 March 2023
Last updated 13 October 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated to reflect that applications for the 2023 to 2024 academic year closed at 5pm on 13 October 2023.

  2. Updated 'FE ITE bursaries: application form' to make sure all options are available in the drop-down menu in column G.

  3. Information has been added to clarify how Ofsted ratings of 'inadequate' and 'requires improvement' for FE ITE affect a provider's eligibility for the FE ITE bursary.

  4. First published.