The whole community is the eventual winner, when thousands of dollars worth of prizes and scholarships support talented students through their degrees.

That's according to CQUniversity's Donor Prize and Scholarship Coordinator Melissa Misztal, who has coordinated a presentation evening at Rockhampton Campus (Wednesday March 31) to bring donors and recipients together for mutual acknowledgement.

Ms Misztal said donors were starting to see the significant impact that prizes and scholarships have on students and their experience at CQUniversity.

She said these awards have a ‘transformative benefit', not only to students but also to the community.

"By making University more accessible and alleviating financial pressures, scholarships and prizes increase participation in higher education and therefore assist in regional development, as we are putting more skilled professionals back into our local community," Ms Misztal said.

Prizes and sponsorships to be awarded include an $8000 mechanical engineering scholarship and a $1000 academic prize (Orica Australia Ltd); a $2000 social work scholarship and an academic excellence prize (Anglicare CQ); 3 performing arts prizes (Mrs Helene Jones OAM); and 2 science scholarships in memory of the late Jim Diamond (Ron and Helen Diamond).