Students in the area of BHP Billiton's Jansen project could be getting a boost.

The mining giant has announced a scholarship partnership with Carlton Trail College, which will award up to $2,500 to recent or upcoming high school graduates.

Participating schools eligible to apply are in Humboldt, Lanigan, LeRoy, Watson ,Wynyard, Englefeld, Muenster, Raymore, Quill Lake, Annaheim and Punnichy.

Applicants must be graduating from Grade 12 in June 2017 and plan to attend any accredited post-secondary education, or are a previous recipient of a BHP Jansen scholarship and are currently enrolled in post-secondary.

The deadline to apply is May 15. Click here for more details.