Funding for national professional qualifications (NPQs)
Find out if you’re eligible for scholarship funding that will pay for your NPQ course fees.
Applies to England
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Recruitment for the autumn 2025 NPQ cohort has now closed.
Guidance on funding for the autumn 2026 NPQ cohort will be published in spring 2026.
This guidance is for teachers and educational leaders who want to study for national professional qualifications (NPQs).
It tells you in which instances the Department for Education (DfE) will pay for your course fees.
It may also be of interest to course providers.
Updates to this page
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Updated scholarship funding and eligibility criteria for autumn 2026 recruitment.
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Recruitment for the autumn 2025 NPQ cohort has now closed.
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Updated the 'Scholarship funding for autumn 2025' and 'Early years' sections of the 'Funding for national professional qualifications (NPQs)' guidance. Added a 'Returning teachers' section.
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First published.