{"id":242342,"date":"2019-08-22T23:40:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T13:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=242342"},"modified":"2020-07-18T13:12:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T03:12:48","slug":"usq-to-offer-automatic-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/08\/22\/usq-to-offer-automatic-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"USQ To Offer Automatic Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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University of Southern Queensland Vice-Chancellor Professor Geraldine Mackenzie (Photo: USQ)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 22, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

In what could be a game changer for Queensland school leavers, the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) will offer automatic scholarships to students with OPs from 1-8.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, USQ announced that school leavers who achieve an OP of 1-2 (ATAR 97.5) will automatically receive a scholarship package valued up to $29,000, including an optional study abroad package and leadership development.<\/p>\n

Students with an OP 6 (ATAR 90) or above will be awarded a scholarship package valued up to $20,000.<\/p>\n

And students with an OP8 (ATAR 85) or above will be awarded up to $6000.<\/p>\n

USQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Geraldine Mackenzie said it was a decisive move to help keep young people in the regions, and attract students from capital cities to study at USQ.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to ensure our best and brightest are staying in the region, and that we are attracting school leavers from across the State,\u201d Prof Mackenzie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to build strong rural and regional communities and we know that providing outstanding educational opportunities and careers locally is the best way of doing just that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prof Mackenzie said the suite of scholarships would apply to students who listed USQ as their number-one choice for QTAC.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The scholarships will be available to school leavers studying full-time at any USQ campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe university scholarship process has been simplified to encourage greater participation from prospective students,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new scholarships are automatically awarded to students who place USQ as their first preference and meet the qualifying results \u2013 it\u2019s that simple\u201d.<\/p>\n

The scholarships, which are unlimited in number, are the:<\/strong><\/p>\n