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Early Childhood Provisionally Registered Teacher (PRT) Grants Program

Information about funding available to support early childhood provisionally registered teachers (PRTs) to move from provisional to full registration.

Overview

Status:
Closed
Who can apply:
Businesses, not-for-profit groups
Funding:
$3,370

The department offers grants to approved providers to support provisionally registered early childhood teachers (PRTs) to move to full registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).

Moving from provisional to full registration is an important step in a teacher’s career and demonstrates their proficiency against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Approved providers can apply for funding of $3,370.40 (excluding GST) per eligible PRT that they employ at a state-funded early childhood service in Victoria. It should be noted that this has increased from the previous amount of $2,872 to better align with the cost of backfill and is only applicable to applicants for the 2025-26 PRT Grants Program.

Key dates

Applications for Round 2 of the 202425 PRT Grants Program are now closed. All applicants have been notified of the outcome of their applications.

Applications for Round 1 of the 2025-26 PRT Grants Program will open at 9 am (AEST) on Monday 25 August 2025 and close at 5 pm (AEST) on Friday 19 September 2025.

Approved providers must log in / create an account in the PRT Grants Program Portal to apply. It also allows applicants to review and withdraw applications and provides grant recipients with the opportunity to request funding reallocations. Instructions on how to use the program portal are available in the portal guide.

Approved providers are strongly encouraged to review the 2024-25 PRT Grants Program Guidelines (DOCX, 6.5MB)  and the 2024-25 PRT Grants Program Terms and Conditions (DOCX, 87KB) before applying for funding through this program. These documents outline how applications will be prioritised if the number of eligible applications exceeds the number of grants available.

2025–26 PRT Grants Program – Round 1

  • Applications open

    9 am (AEST) on Monday 25 August 2025

  • Applications close

    5 pm (AEST) on Friday 19 September 2025

  • Assessment of applications

    October 2025

  • Applicants advised of the outcome of their grant applications

    November 2025

  • Payments made to successful applicants

    December 2025

  • Check-ins conducted with grant recipients and PRTs supported through Round 1 of the 2025-26 PRT Grants Program

    February 2026

  • Acquittal process begins

    November 2026

Guidelines

Updated