Arthur Lovekin Prize in Journalism [F2148]

1. The Arthur Lovekin Prize of $500 provided from the income on a capital sum consisting of £100, presented in 1928 by the Hon. Arthur Lovekin, MLC, and accumulated income, is awarded to the writer of the contribution which, in the opinion of the examiners, is the best contribution of the year by a Western Australian journalist published in an Australian newspaper or periodical produced, published or circulated in Western Australia.

2. The prize is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled at the University and to members of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Journalists' Association.

3. Each candidate for the prize may submit three contributions for consideration, but the examiners will consider only one of these contributions in making the award.

4. The year is to be taken as the period from 1 July to 30 June, but a candidate may submit for consideration a continuing story concerning a connected series of events, provided that the story commences prior to 30 June and is completed not later than 15 July.

5.(1) The examiners are:

(a) a senior member of the teaching staff in English, Communication and Cultural Studies nominated by the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies;

(b) a representative of the Perth Newspaper Proprietors' Association; and

(c) a representative of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Journalists' Association.

(2) The member referred to in (1)(a) is chair and must report the decision of the examiners to the Registrar.

6. Surplus income and the value of unawarded prizes is added to the principal sum to permit the possible institution of a second prize when sufficient annual income becomes available.

7. Candidates for the prize must submit with their entry a signed certificate in the following form:

I declare that my entry is my original work, apart from sub-editorial treatment.

(signature of candidate)

8. The prize is administered by the Manager, Student Office in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Francesco Vanzetti Prizes in Italian [F1651] 

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

Friends and colleagues of the late Francesco Vanzetti, MA, a former lecturer in Italian, having provided a sum of $3196 for prizes in his memory, a fund is established for that purpose and the prizes, called the Francesco Vanzetti Prizes in Italian, are awarded in accordance with the following conditions.

1. The annual income from the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is available each year to be awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners as follows:

(a) one-third for a prize to the student in any faculty with the highest aggregate mark in ITAL2203 Italian Intermediate I or ITAL1103 Italian Intermediate I and ITAL2204 Italian Intermediate II or ITAL1104 Italian Intermediate II, taken in the same calendar year;

(b) one-third for a prize to the student in any faculty who, of all those enrolled in either of the following units in the calendar year has the highest of any of the final marks awarded for those units in that year:
ITAL2203 Italian Intermediate I or ITAL1103 Italian Intermediate I or
ITAL2204 Italian Intermediate II or ITAL1104 Italian Intermediate II;

(c) one-third for a prize to the student from any faculty, who, of all those enrolled in either of the following Italian Major (TEE Stream) Core Units in the calendar year has the highest of any of the final marks awarded to such students for those units in that year:
ITAL2205 Italian Advanced I or
ITAL2206 Italian Advanced II.

2. Only students taking the units concerned for the first time are eligible for the prizes.

Fred. Wm Simpson Prize for English Verse [F1975] 

1. The Fred. Wm Simpson Prize for English Verse consists of the annual income from £125 presented by Dr Frederick William Simpson in 1945 for a prize in English verse to be named after his father, the late Frederick William Simpson, Government Printer and Controller of Printing from 1905 to 1942.

2. The prize is awarded by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences on the recommendation of the Professors of English and the Chair of the English, Communications and Cultural Studies discipline group to an undergraduate of this University for a poem not exceeding 100 lines in length.

3. A candidate may not submit more than one poem in any one year.

4. If in any year two or more poems are considered by the examiners to be of equal merit, the prize is awarded to the younger or youngest of the candidates.

J. A. Wood Memorial Prizes [F1495] 

1. There are two J. A. Wood Memorial Prizes, each of books or equipment to the value of half of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of £1500 presented in 1951 by the late Mrs A. S. Wood in memory of her husband, the late Mr J. A. Wood, who for many years was a head teacher in the State Education Department of Western Australia.

2. The prizes are awarded by the Scholarships Committee:

(a) one to the most outstanding graduand of the year of those completing an honours course in the Faculties of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts; Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Economics and Commerce; Education; and Law; and

(b) one to the most outstanding graduand of the year of those completing—

(i) an honours course in the Faculties of Life and Physical Sciences; Natural and Agricultural Sciences; and Engineering, Computing and Mathematics; or

(ii) the Bachelor of Dental Science with Honours, or the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with Honours.

3. A person who has been awarded a J. A. Wood Memorial Prize cannot be nominated for a second time.

J. Hodges Prize in Musical Composition * [F1633]

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

1. The J. Hodges Prize in Musical Composition of $100 is provided annually by Mr J. Hodges with the intention of stimulating original musical thought among young composers.

2. The prize is open to all undergraduate students of the University.

3. The prize is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the examiners to be appointed by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, submits the best musical composition in any form or medium.

4. Competitors must submit their compositions to reach the Head of the School of Music not later than the last day of September in the year of the award.

Katherine Moss Prizes in English Literature [F1973] 

1. There are two Katherine Moss Prizes in English Literature, each consisting of half the annual income from an original capital sum of £750 ($1500) presented to the University in 1937 by the late Hon. M. L. Moss in memory of his wife, Katherine, who was a member of the University's first Senate.

2. The prizes are awarded each year by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the Katherine Moss Prize Committee which comprises:

(a) the Chair of the English, Communications and Cultural Studies discipline group, as chair; and

(b) two senior academic staff in English appointed by the Faculty, having regard to the recommendation of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies.

3. The prizes are awarded to the two students who, in the opinion of the prize committee, have submitted the best dissertations on subjects connected with English literature.

4. Those eligible for the prizes are:

(a) all students enrolled for the year concerned; and

(b) all graduates of no more than two years' standing.

5.(1) Subject to (2), entrants must submit their dissertations to the Faculty by 5 p.m. on the last University working day in November.

(2) Dissertations submitted through the School of Social and Cultural Studies for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English are automatically considered as entries.

(3) To be considered for the prizes, dissertations must not exceed 15,000 words.

Patricia Hackett Prize [F1632] 

1. The Patricia Hackett Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of money presented for the establishment of a prize in memory of Patricia Hackett.

2. The prize is awarded annually to the writer of the contribution, which in the opinion of the Editorial Board of Westerly, is the best original creative contribution published in an issue of Westerly for the previous year.

3. The Editor and the members of the Editorial Board of Westerly are not eligible for the prize.

4. The Editorial Board of Westerly having formed its opinion must report its decision to the Registrar.

Robert Street Prize * [F1947]

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

A capital sum of $20,000 having been raised to honour the career of Emeritus Professor Robert Street, AO, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Western Australia (1978–86) and eminent physicist, by providing a prize for the most outstanding thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in each year, a fund is established for the purpose and the prize, called the Robert Street Prize, is awarded in accordance with the following conditions.

1. The prize consists of the annual income of the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy.

2. The prize is awarded to the student whose PhD thesis, of all those PhD theses passed with distinction in a designated 12-month period, has, in the opinion of the Board of the Graduate Research School, made the most outstanding contribution to its field.

3. The prize winner is acknowledged at a graduation ceremony at the University.

Tom Collins Prize in Australian Literature [F1969]

1. The Tom Collins Prize of $50 (or such other sum as may from time to time be determined according to the annual income available) out of the annual income on $500 presented in 1949 by Samuel Joseph Furphy as the endowment for a prize in Australian literature in memory of Joseph Furphy (Tom Collins), is open to all members of the University enrolled for degree courses.

2. The prize is awarded by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who, in the opinion of the examiner or examiners appointed by the trustees (the Vice-Chancellor, the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies and the President of the Fellowship of Australian Writers [WA Branch]), has written the best essay on a subject connected with literature or art in Australia.

3.(1) The subject for the essay is determined by the examiner or examiners in November in the year preceding the year of award, and essays must be submitted to the Senior Faculty Administrative Officer, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences by 1 November in the year of award.

(2) Essays must be in typescript and must not exceed 5000 words.