Featured byManchester Metropolitan University
Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£1,000 paid in one instalment.
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The scholarship is supported by Emeritus Professor Gajendra Verma of The University of Manchester. It is available to new full-time postgraduate students undertaking a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and aims to provide financial support to future teachers.
Benefits
Value: £1000 paid in one instalment.
Eligibility
You must:
- Hold a firm offer to study a new full-time course in the academic year, excluding distance learning, in a PGCE.
- Be a UK student - English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish - paying the standard full-time fees, and have a UK Student Support Number.
- Pay for your course yourself, including through a student loan or a payment from your parents. Your course fees must not be paid by a business, charity or other organisation. You must not be getting a teacher training bursary.
- Have a household income of £25,000 or less. We’ll check this against your Student Finance application. Please contact us if you will not be applying to Student Finance for a maintenance loan.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
British
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
30 Sep 2026
Applicants must:
Hold an offer from Manchester Metropolitan University.
Read the application guidance.
Complete the online application form.
A separate application is required.
If a high number of applications is received, shortlisted applicants may be invited to interview.