Headstart scholarships for high school students
Seventeen students from 15 Sunshine Coast high schools will receive scholarships next Wednesday (3 September) that will help provide a head start towards their university education.
The $375 scholarships will be presented at a special University of the Sunshine Coast celebration of its innovative Headstart program.
The event will acknowledge the support of Headstart scholarship donors David Kirk of the Kirk Foundation, John Shadforth of The Encouragement Foundation and State Member for Kawana Steve Dickson.
The Headstart program is designed to create a seamless transition from school to university allowing Year 11 and 12 students to complete accredited undergraduate university courses while still at school.
More than 165 students from 30 high schools throughout the region have participated in Headstart in 2008.
The University also will run an information session about the program at the USC Campus at Sippy Downs on Wednesday 10 September from 6.30pm.
This event is for current Year 10 and 11 students and their parents and will outline the program requirements, the costs involved and the scholarships available for Headstart applicants.
To book seats for the information session, contact Tegan Piggford on 5459 4795 or visit the USC website at www.usc.edu.au.
— Terry Walsh