Scholarships

The Department of Education and Training offers a range of scholarship programs to support people to wishing to become a teacher.

The following scholarships are currently offered by the department to people who are undertaking a preservice teacher education program or who wish to commence studies to become a teacher.

Graduate Employment Scholarships

Available to high achieving preservice teachers who are undertaking the final year of their preservice teacher education program in the specialist areas of Industrial Technology and Design (Manual Arts), Mathematics B and C, Chemistry and Physics.

Graduate Employment (Rural, Remote and Regional) Scholarships

Available to high achieving preservice teachers who are undertaking the final year of their preservice teacher education program in the specialist areas of Industrial Technology and Design (Manual Arts), Mathematics B and C, Chemistry and Physics and who wish to teach in a state school in a rural, remote or regional location.

Teacher Education Scholarships

Available to high-achieving science and mathematics graduates who are committed to becoming senior Mathematics, Chemistry or Physics teachers in Queensland state high schools. Scholarship recipients receive generous financial study assistance and the opportunity to obtain valuable experience and consolidate their skills through teaching in a supportive, rural, remote or regional environment after graduation.
Bid O'Sullivan Teaching Scholarships

Available to assist Year 12 students from rural and remote areas of Queensland who have chosen teaching as their career.
Pearl Duncan Teaching Scholarships

Available to assist Queenslanders of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage who have chosen teaching as their career.

Information about other Scholarships offered by the department, including the Primary Science and Professional Development Scholarships, is provided on the Scholarships and Awards webpage.

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