Exceptional school-leavers awarded UQ scholarships

8 Mar 2016

17 BEL students are among the outstanding school leavers to receive a UQ academic scholarship this year, including two prestigious UQ Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships awarded to those who achieve at the very top of the OP1 band.

Sarah Bradford

Chancellor State College 2014 dux Sarah Bradford received a UQ Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships and is studying a dual Bachelor of Business Management and Science after taking a gap year last year.

Sarah was a school ambassador and undertook charity work and community activities including leading a goalball tournament (a sport designed for the visually impaired) between visually impaired and sighted students. She also undertook community work in a Papua New Guinean village in 2012.

“I really enjoy science and want to explore the possibility of a career in the academic world, possibly as a research physicist or mathematician,” she said. “While business management opens up further career options.”

Josephine Auer

The other BEL UQ Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships recipient was Brisbane Girls Grammar School 2015 dux Josephine Auer who is among the inaugural student intake of the elite Bachelor of Advanced Finance and Economics (Honours).

Jo and Sarah both receive $12,000 a year for up to five years for undergraduate and post graduate study.

Ten BEL students were awarded UQ Excellence Scholarships having obtained OP1 or equivalent and demonstrated outstanding academic, leadership or community service achievements during their senior school years: