TEENAGERS from Jimboomba and Munruben are among 18 Logan students to gain a helping hand from Logan City Council to pursue tertiary studies this year.
Nikita Clarke, Bronte Snowdon and Brad Leedham will each receive $3000 over the course of their studies through the Logan City Tertiary Education Bursary.
Ms Clarke, 18, of Jimboomba, will study a double degree in human services and criminology at Griffith University.
She said she aims to become a youth worker in the juvenile justice field.
The former Beadesert State High School student said the bursary would help cover the cost of her text books.
"I wouldn't be able to afford it without this scholarship," she said.
"And this has been my passion for a long time.
"It will help me reach my goal and open a home for troubled youth."
Mr Leedham has moved from Flagstone to the Gold Coast to study his chosen field of exercise science at Griffith University.
He said after his degree he plans to undertake post-graduate studies in sports conditioning which could open many doors for the 18-year-old sports fanatic.
"It could lead to me training elite athletes a high level within Australia and hopefully take my profession around the world," he said.
The former Flagstone State Community College student said the bursary had been a big help with the cost of moving and living away from home.
Ms Snowdon, 17, of Munruben, will study speech pathology at the University of Queensland.
She said her guidance councillor at Park Ridge State High School had helped her apply for the bursary.
"It's a great honour and I want to thank my school and Logan City Council for all their support," she said.
Finance chairman Councillor Luke Smith said council was proud to be celebrating the 20th year of supporting local tertiary students through the course of their studies.
"We established the program in 1995 with our solicitor Corrs Chamber Westgarth and provided the bursary to two local financially-disadvantaged students to offset the cost of their courses," he said.
"Over the past two decades, we've been able to help more than 100 students with the costs of travel to their chosen institution, text books and the other costs that students often find hard to cover."
Fifteen Logan businesses have added their support to the 2014 bursary program.
