The Albanese Labor Government has awarded scholarships of up to $40,000 each to 11 Territorians who are studying to become teachers.
They are part of the almost 1,000 teaching students across the country who received scholarships.
The students are the first cohort to benefit from the Government's election promise to deliver the $160 million Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships Program.
The 11 successful students from the NT will receive a scholarship of up to $40,000 for undergraduate studies and up to $20,000 for postgraduate studies in initial teacher education.
The scholarships include a 'commitment to teach' requirement, which means recipients must be willing to commit to teach for four years (undergraduate) and two years (postgraduate) in public schools or early learning settings.
The scholarships are targeted at high-achieving school leavers, mid-career professionals, First Nations peoples, people with disability, people from whom English is an additional language or dialect and individuals from rural, regional and remote locations or from low socio-economic backgrounds.
This first round of the program has been highly successful, with more than 3,000 applications received and interest in the program continuing to grow.
The next round of scholarships will open later this year for teaching students commencing their studies in 2025.
This is one part of the Government's plan to attract more people to become teachers.
The Government is also introducing a Commonwealth Prac Payment for teaching students, reforming teaching course content at uni to better prepare teachers for the classroom and has launched a national campaign to boost the status of the profession.
