Concurrent Initial Teacher Education Bursary Scheme (STEM Bursary)

The STEM Bursary was announced in Budget 2025 to help support you financially while you train to become a teacher.

The bursary is worth €2,000 per year. It is available to students registered in an eligible Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programme who are.

• starting the first of their final two years in the 2025/26 academic year can apply.
• In future years, students in either of the final two years will be able to apply.
• If you are repeating a year, you are not eligible for the bursary.
• The aim of the STEM Bursary is to encourage more students to train as teachers in STEM subjects, so that post-primary schools can recruit more qualified teachers.

To qualify, you must be on course to teach at least one of the following subjects:

• Maths
• Applied Maths
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Engineering
• Computer Science

In short, the scheme supports you during your studies while helping schools meet future demand for STEM teachers.

For full details, see Circular Number 0019/2026

Queries in relation to the scheme may be sent to: STEMBursary@education.gov.ie

The STEM Bursary scheme payment maybe applied for by completing the application form at the following link: https://www.sab.ie/stembursary