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Welsh Government Ethnic Minority Incentive Scholarship for Initial Teacher Training

Scholarship Fully funded
Welsh Government (with Swansea University) United Kingdom 2026

Information

A scholarship offered by the Welsh Government to encourage diversity within the teaching workforce by supporting students from ethnic minority backgrounds enrolled in an accredited postgraduate initial teacher training programme. The award provides a non-repayable grant to help candidates complete the qualification leading to Qualified Teacher Status in Wales. Awards are paid in two instalments during the academic year and include additional support for training-related costs.

Benefits

£5,000 total grant paid in two instalments; supplementary financial support for training-related expenses

Eligibility

Applicants must be from a Black, Asian or other ethnic minority community and be enrolled or admitted to an accredited postgraduate initial teacher training programme aiming for Qualified Teacher Status in Wales.

Application

Apply directly via the host institution's funding team by obtaining and submitting the official application form and supporting documents within the application window; contact the university's funding team for the form.

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