Get paid to train as a language teacher in England with the British Council 2025/26 Languages Teacher Training Scholarships

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Closing Date: 16 June 2025

Get paid to train as a language teacher in England with the British Council 2025/26 Languages Teacher Training Scholarships

Get paid to train as a language teacher in England

Are you ready to inspire future generations of linguists with your passion for languages? And to begin a rewarding career as a Modern Foreign Languages teacher? The British Council is awarding Languages Teacher Training scholarships, continuing professional development support and £28,000 of funding to talented individuals.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible to apply you must have:

a 2:1, or predicted 2:1 in a Bachelor of Honours degree (or equivalent)
or a relevant PhD or Master’s degree, or recognised equivalent.

In one of the following languages:

French
German
Spanish

British Council may also consider your application if you have a bachelor of honours degree (or equivalent) in another subject, or a 2.2 (or predicted 2.2) if you can demonstrate significant knowledge of the target languages.

You must also have secured a place on an eligible non-salaried languages teacher training scheme in England for the 2025/26 academic year by September 2025.

How to apply

Applications for the 2025-26 academic year will opened in May 2025. Please note that the British Council is not an ITT provider and receiving the British Council scholarship does not secure you a place with a teacher training provider. It is your responsibility to secure a training place on an eligible course before or after your application. You can search all available courses in England using the teacher training database, but note that only non-salaried courses leading to QTS are compatible with the British Council scholarship.