The Government is encouraging students to pursue a career in planning with a bursary that will cover half of their university fees.
Over 50 young professionals will be offered a £5,000 bursary through the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to study a planning masters.
This funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is aimed at supporting more careers in the planning sector, helping councils recruit staff.
Minister for housing and planning, Rachel Maclean said: ‘Planning is an incredibly rewarding career and planners across the country are helping us to level up by delivering more homes, better infrastructure and the communities of tomorrow.
‘This funding will attract fresh talent and ideas to the planning sector, including a more diverse range of students who will help deliver a modern and efficient planning system.’
