Campus experience for young scholars

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Current students are an integral part of the new UQ Young Scholars Program which is attracting high-achieving Year 11 students to the University.

Young Scholars take a break in the Great Court cloisters

Office of Prospective Students and Scholarships Director Margaret Fairman said the program was designed to nurture and support exceptional students while they were still at school, without compromising their ability to focus on their senior studies.

The initiative is subsidised by UQ to minimise costs to families, with support available to students experiencing financial hardship.

The program was launched at the St Lucia campus in November, with a welcome event for parents and students preceding a four-day residential camp.

The on-campus, live-in experience provided a great opportunity for students to meet their peers from throughout Queensland, gain valuable insights into university life, and be exposed to subject areas they had not previously encountered at school.

Twenty-two mentors volunteered to supervise the students and guided their UQ experience. Activities included touring science laboratories, sampling economics, music and astrophysics, handling ancient animal bones, learning about climate change and reporting the news.

The UQ Young Scholars also have access to an online community to exchange ideas and receive information from the University.

“Feedback from participants, their parents and the UQ student mentors has confirmed that this was a very valuable experience for students, providing them with an opportunity to become familiar with university life and study options, before they make their final decisions in Year 12,” Ms Fairman said.

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