The application window for the AAT Bursary is now closed
Thank you to everyone who applied for the 2025 AAT Bursary.
A team of judges will assess all applications and if you submitted your application before the deadline (23 May 2025), you’ll be informed of the decision within six to eight weeks of this date.
If you didn't get a chance to apply this year, keep an eye on this page in early 2026 when we'll be re-opening the application window.
Why apply for an AAT Bursary?
With an AAT qualification, you can build a career you can count on and gain the practical finance skills and qualifications that are in demand by employers.
AAT qualifications are globally recognised and give thousands of people the chance to start an exciting career in finance.
Have you ever dreamed of studying for an AAT qualification, but not been able to because of your financial situation?
The AAT Bursary could change all that.
The bursary offer pays for these fees
The full training provider fees for your chosen AAT qualification
Your one-off AAT registration fee
All assessment fees, including one resit per assessment if required
Bookkeeping qualifications
1. Check you're eligible
To be eligible for a bursary you must be:
- 16 years old or over
- able to study with an AAT Approved training provider and to sit assessments at an approved assessment venue
- not currently studying the course you are applying for
- able to demonstrate that you're in genuine financial need.
"The AAT Bursary got me one step closer to running my own practice"
“Being awarded the bursary has helped me to reduce my debts, especially as I have relied on student loans to fund my studies so far. I’m very grateful and my advice to other students considering applying would be to go for it – you have nothing to lose.”
Read Charlie’s story on how the AAT Bursary changed his life
Terms and conditions
- The bursary is offered to a person who is looking to study an AAT qualification and is in financial need.
- The Bursary cannot be awarded for a qualification that you are currently studying. If you are looking for funding for a current qualification, please look at our fees and funding information and/or speak to your training provider or employer.
- The bursary fees are paid directly to the training provider the applicant wants to study with.
- If awarded, the student is expected to:
- register as a student with AAT within six months of the bursary being awarded
- complete the qualification for which the bursary is awarded. On successful completion, the student will be able to apply for funding for further levels, within the next round of bursary applications, if they still meet the criteria.
- The student is not expected to pay any of the bursary money back.
- The bursary fees will cover the AAT qualification the student selected within the application.
- The fees covered are for the AAT registration, training provider fees and assessments only, including one set of resits if needed.
- Any sensitive and/or personal information submitted as part of an application will be kept confidential by AAT.
- If the student needs to change their training provider during their studies, they'll need to contact AAT immediately at bursaries@aat.org.uk.
