Sadao Hirano Prize in Japanese (JAPN1101/1102) * [F1753]

An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions.

Mr Sadao Hirano of Tokyo having donated the sum of $20,000 for the provision of an annual prize in Level 1 Japanese and the purchase for the then Department of Asian Studies of educational materials related to Japan, the Sadao Hirano Japanese Studies Fund is established and is administered in accordance with the following conditions.

1. The annual income from the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is used for—

(a) the provision of a prize of $250 to be known as the Sadao Hirano Prize in JAPN1101 Japanese Beginners I and JAPN1102 Japanese Beginners II which is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has the highest aggregate mark in JAPN1101 Japanese Beginners I and JAPN1102 Japanese Beginners II taken in the same calendar year; and

(b) the purchase for the school of educational books and materials relating to Japan, as approved by the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies.

2. The unexpended annual income accruing from the Sadao Hirano Japanese Studies Fund is carried forward and available for use in the next year.