Young achievers encouraged to apply for 2025 W. H. Groom scholarship

Young Toowoomba Region tertiary students with a passion for community, sporting or cultural pursuits are encouraged to apply for the 2025 W. H. Groom scholarship. The Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) scholarship winner will receive $5000 in half-yearly payments. Toowoomba Region Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald said eligible applicants must be between 18 and 24 and in their second or third year of full-time study at TAFE Queensland South West or the University of Southern Queensland. “The selection requirements cover a student’s first and/or second-year academic achievement and their record of community service in arts, sport or charitable groups,” Mayor McDonald said. “Applicants must have graduated from a Toowoomba Region high school and need to prove they attended high school in the Region for a minimum of two years.