Guidance

Funding for national professional qualifications (NPQs)

Find out if you’re eligible for scholarship funding that will pay for your NPQ course fees.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 24 July 2025
• Last updated: 18 May 2026
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  1. 18 May 2026

     Updated scholarship funding and eligibility criteria for autumn 2026 recruitment.

  2. 22 December 2025

     Recruitment for the autumn 2025 NPQ cohort has now closed.

  3. 5 September 2025

     Updated the 'Scholarship funding for autumn 2025' and 'Early years' sections of the 'Funding for national professional qualifications (NPQs)' guidance. Added a 'Returning teachers' section.

  4. 24 July 2025

     First published.

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Funding for national professional qualifications (NPQs): autumn 2026

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This guidance is for teachers and educational leaders who want to study for national professional qualifications (NPQs).

It tells you in which instances the Department for Education (DfE) will pay for your course fees.

It may also be of interest to course providers.