Helping hand for rural students

Youthrive Victoria's round of scholarships is now open to rural and regional Victorian students planning to undertake further study in 2025.

Each year, the local not-for-profit provides a number of scholarships to Year 12 students who plan to undertake university studies, or further develop skills through vocational training.

In 2023, eleven Youthrive Victoria Rural University scholarships and twenty-one Rural Chances scholarships were awarded to young rural and regional Victorians looking to undertake further study in 2024.

Thanks to funding generously provided by philanthropic donors, ten university scholarships ($10,000 per year for three years) and twenty vocational scholarships (up to $5000) have been made available to young rural Victorians wanting to up-skill or pursue tertiary study in 2025.

Youthrive Victoria CEO Andrew McGuckian said, "We believe that our scholarships and programs are helping to create positive outcomes for students from rural and regional Victoria and hope to see a large number of applications for both our university and TAFE scholarships this year."

The scholarships provide financial support to assist with living expenses and travel costs, specifically addressing the needs of students from regional areas. Youthrive Victoria also offers Wrap Around Care, which includes mentoring, capacity building and development opportunities.

Mr McGuckian said the impact and importance of scholarships is widely acknowledged and can often lead to very different outcomes for students who may not be able to consider further studies due to costs and/or regional distances.

University scholarship applications are now open, and close on August 25.

Rural Chances vocational scholarships are now open, and close November 14.

More information at: www.youthrivevictoria.org.au/scholarships/

Youthrive Victoria's scholarships are funded by private donors, philanthropic trusts, and sponsors. If you would like to learn more, please contact CEO Andrew McGuckian on 03 6281 8303.

You can also find information on www.youthrivevictoria.org.au/donate.