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Scholarships and Incentives

Victoria needs high-quality graduates available to teach in Victorian government schools and early childhood centres. If you are considering a career in teaching, there are a number of scholarships and incentives available.

Special Education Scholarship – Hearing Impairment

Special Education Scholarship – Hearing Impairment – provides eligible qualified teachers with financial support to undertake Masters level studies in hearing impairment education.

Final-year or new graduates

  • Science Graduate Scholarship – provides financial incentives for graduates of science disciplines to undertake a teaching course and commence a teaching career.
  • Graduate Pathways Scholarship – provides financial incentives for graduates of particular disciplines to undertake a teaching course and commence a teaching career.
  • Student Teacher Practicum Scheme – provides eligible student teachers with financial incentives to undertake practicum placements in Victorian government rural and outer metropolitan schools.
  • Teaching Scholarships – provide assistance to final-year student teachers and new teaching graduates to take up employment in hard to staff teaching vacancies.
  • Teacher Graduate Recruitment Program – targets recent teaching graduates. 

Changing career to become a teacher

  • Career Change Program - enables suitably qualified professionals with relevant experience to become teacher trainees in priority Victorian government schools.
  • Science Graduate Scholarship – provides financial incentives for graduates of science disciplines to undertake a teaching course and commence a teaching career.
  • Graduate Pathways Scholarship - provides financial incentives for graduates of particular disciplines to undertake a teaching course and commence a teaching career.

Returning teachers

If you are a qualified teacher returning to the profession, refresher courses provide an opportunity to catch up on the latest developments in education, including the most current school and classroom practices, curriculum and pedagogy. For more information, see Refresher Courses.

Overseas teachers

There are courses for overseas teachers to assist with your transition to employment in Victoria, see Courses for Overseas Qualified Teachers.

Early childhood

  • Early Childhood - Scholarships and Incentives - provides early childhood educators with support to upgrade their qualifications, and incentives to provide support to attract early childhood educators to take up work in particular positions.