Professional Learning Grant for Rural and Remote Teachers
This grant aims to support eligible Queensland state school teachers and leaders who are studying a Master of Education degree via online delivery/external mode at an Australian higher education institution in Semester 1 and/or Semester 2 or 3, 2025.
* To be eligible, you must be currently employed as a teacher or leader in a Queensland state school located within a rural or remote community in the Central Queensland, Darling Downs-South West, North Coast (select schools), Far North or North Queensland region.
* You must also hold full or provisional teacher registration with the Queensland College of Teachers and have at least two years' teaching experience.
* Additionally, you must be studying a Master of Education degree via online delivery/external mode at a HEI in Semester 1 and/or Semester 2 or 3 in 2025.
Benefits
The grant provides reimbursement of course fees up to $10,000 per year. To receive reimbursement, you will need to upload documentation including an official receipt from the HEI showing the unit code/s and amount paid for each unit/s, or a HECS-HELP/FEE-HELP statement showing the unit code/s and amount owing for each unit/s.
Reimbursement will occur between July and December 2025 for Semester 1, and between November 2025 and March 2026 for Semester 2 and 3.
Applications will be prioritised by school context and remoteness of location. Selection is based on eligibility criteria and availability of funding.
It is recommended that you obtain independent financial advice regarding implications on current and future earnings/taxable income and/or benefits received.