The Seize the Day Study Awards are financial grants offered to Queenslanders aged between 16 and 21 who have been diagnosed with cancer or have had an immediate family member diagnosed with cancer.

This year, Cancer Council Queensland will award $50,000 in the form of study grants to young people affected by cancer.

Applicants must be planning to undertake or continue post-secondary school education at university, TAFE, tertiary college or vocational training centre.

The funding grants help with the cost of textbooks, stationery, fees, transport and accommodation expenses incurred during post-secondary education and training.

In 2008, 62 young Queenslanders received awards, ranging from $300 to $3500.

Applications for Seize the Day Study Awards are available online from June 9

For more information about the Seize the Day Study Awards please call the Cancer Council Helpline on 13 11 20 or email seizetheday@cancerqld.org.au.

Applications will close on Friday September 25, 2009