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RegulationsExcept where otherwise provided in the regulations relating to any particular prize the following regulations apply— 1. All prizes are awarded annually but if in any year the examiners are of the opinion that no student is worthy of a particular prize, the prize will not be awarded in that year. 2. If a prize consists of the income on a capital sum, the amount available for the prize— (a) is the interest on the capital sum (including accumulations) less any administrative costs; and (b) is, in any year in which the prize is not awarded, returned to the capital sum. 3. An individual to whom a prize has been awarded is not eligible for subsequent award of the same prize. 4. Wherever the award of a prize depends on the opinion of examiners, they must take into consideration the recommendation of the head of any school concerned following consultation with relevant academic staff members. 5. The regulations for any prize may be altered by the University from time to time provided that the alterations conform with the wishes of the particular donor or donors. 6. In the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry only those students who pass at the annual examinations in all the units prescribed for their particular year of the course are eligible for any of the prizes, but this regulation does not apply in the case of a failure in an annual examination not comprising a written paper. 7. In the event of two or more students tying for a prize awarded by Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association, each such student receives the full value of the prize. |
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General ConditionsThe following general conditions apply to all prizes governed by conditions. Note: Prizes governed by conditions are marked with an * (asterisk). 1. Notwithstanding that a candidate meets the criteria for a grant, a prize is awarded only if, in the opinion of the person or persons responsible for the selection of the grantee, there is a candidate of sufficient merit. 2. Unless a testator or donor of the bequest or donation from which the prize is funded has expressly directed otherwise— (a) a prize is granted annually; (b) a prize is not granted to the same person twice; and (c) where a prize lapses or is not granted for any reason, the unused grant money is returned to the capital sum. 3. A prize lapses if it is not claimed by the grantee within 12 months of the grant being declared. 4. Where two or more candidates tie for a monetary prize the prize is shared. |
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All FacultiesPrizes governed by conditions are marked with an * (asterisk). See also general conditions. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Patricia Hackett Prize [F1632]Â 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual ArtsPrizes governed by conditions are marked with an * (asterisk). See also general conditions. |
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Architects' Travel Award * [F5465]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Architects' Travel Award consists of a certificate and $2500, provided annually by the Australian Institute of Architects (WA Chapter) and the Architects' Board of Western Australia, to be used by the awardee to undertake travel and postgraduate study outside Western Australia. 2. The prize is awarded each year by the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts and the Education Committee of the Australian Institute of Architects (WA Chapter) and the Architects' Board of Western Australia, to the student who has completed the course for the degree of Master of Architecture (by Coursework), has maintained a consistently high level of academic performance throughout the course and is, in the judgement of the Faculty, most likely to benefit by experience outside Western Australia. 3. The Council of Disciplines of the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts must, not later than 20 March of the year following that in which the Master of Architecture (by Coursework) is completed, provide the Education Committee with its nomination for endorsement: the Education Committee must forward its recommendation to the Faculty, which will make the final decision. 4.(1) Administration of the award, in terms of the conditions set out in (2), is the responsibility of the Chapter Council of the Australian Institute of Architects (WA Chapter). (2) The awardee must undertake in writing to comply with the conditions of this award, which are as follows: (a) the funds are to be used for travel outside Western Australia approved by the Education Committee; (b) before departure the awardee must submit to the Education Committee for approval proposals for travel and study; (c) the awardee must commence the approved travel before the end of the calendar year following that in which the Master of Architecture (by Coursework) was completed, except in exceptional circumstances the Chapter Council approves otherwise; (d) the awardee must remain outside Western Australia for at least three months; (e) during his/her absence the awardee must forward to the Chapter Council brief written reports annually, or within three months if away less than 12 months, giving particulars of his/her progress; and (f) the travel grant will be withheld until such time as the awardee's travel arrangements have been made and have been approved by the Chapter Council. 5. If the awardee is unable to comply with the conditions in 4(2), the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts will award the prize to another nominee of the Council of Disciplines of the Faculty whose nomination has been endorsed by the Education Committee. |
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Architectural Education Prize * [F1532]
An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions.
The Architectural Education Prize of books chosen by the prize winner to the value of $200, provided annually by the Western Australian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects and by the Architects' Board of Western Australia, is awarded to the student who, of those completing the Level 4 units in the course for the degree of Master of Architecture (by Coursework), is, in the opinion of the appropriate Board of Examiners, the most outstanding in those units. |
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Association of Consulting Architects Australia Prize [F2577]The Association of Consulting Architects Australia Prize of $250, provided annually by the Association of Consulting Architects Australia, is awarded to the student who, of those completing the Level 1 units in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Environmental Design, has, in the opinion of the appropriate Board of Examiners, the best design portfolio. |
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Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (WA Group) Prize * [F1588]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (WA Group) Prize of $500, provided annually by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (WA Group), is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the best student completing the course for the degree of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. |
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Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (WA Group) Prizes for Excellence in Design * [F25605, F25606, F25607, F25608]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (WA Group) prizes of $250 per prize, provided annually by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (WA Group), are awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the best design student at each level of the degree of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. 2. The prizes are awarded as set out below: Level 1—Bachelor of Landscape Architecture student with the highest mark in either ARCT1100 Environmental Design 1a or LACH1101 Landscape Bioregional Studio; Level 2—Bachelor of Landscape Architecture student with the highest mark in either LACH2201 Landscape Rural Studio or LACH2202 Landscape Suburban Studio; Level 3—Bachelor of Landscape Architecture student with the highest mark in either LACH3301 Landscape Urban Studio or LACH3302 Landscape Garden Studio; Level 4—Bachelor of Landscape Architecture student with the highest mark in either LACH4401 Landscape Detail Studio or LACH4403 Landscape Architecture Design Studio.  |
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Cameron Chisholm and Nicol Award for Architectural Design * [F1541]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Cameron Chisholm and Nicol Award for Architectural Design of $1000 is awarded annually to the student who, in the opinion of the appropriate Board of Examiners, has submitted the most outstanding architectural design project in the course for the degree of Master of Architecture (by Coursework). 2. The object of the award is to encourage the recipient to travel, either overseas or within Australia, to undertake a programme of study approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts. 3. The student to whom the award is made is required to— (a) undertake the study within two years of the award being made, unless a longer period is allowed by the Dean of the Faculty; (b) submit in advance a study programme to the Dean of the Faculty; and (c) submit a report on the study to the Dean of the Faculty within three months of completion of the study period. 4. The award is recognised by— (a) the presentation of a certificate to the successful student; (b) exhibition of the project drawings in the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts; and (c) publication of the project where possible. |
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Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize * [F1526]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize in the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts comprises a book voucher and certificate. 2. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who gains the highest mark in any of the Level 2 units offered by the Faculty. |
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Cox Howlett & Bailey Woodland Architectural Award * [F1547]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Cox Howlett & Bailey Woodland Architectural Award of $2000 provided by Messrs Cox Howlett & Bailey Woodland is available for award annually. 2. A student is only eligible for the award in the year in which the course for the degree of Master of Architecture (by Coursework) is completed. 3. The award is made by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student whose work has been most outstanding and who has also made a general contribution to the work of the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts. |
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Hassell Dissertation Prize * [F25596]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Hassell Dissertation Prize of $2500, provided annually by Hassell, is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, has submitted the best dissertation in the Master of Architecture (by Coursework) or the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Honours degree course. |
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Hassell Prize for Independent Design * [F25597]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Hassell Prize for Independent Design of $2500, provided annually by Hassell, is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, has submitted the best Independent Design project in the Master of Architecture (by Coursework) or the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Honours degree course. |
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Jackson's Drawing Prize in Architecture [F1569]The Jackson's Drawing Prize of a gift voucher to the value of $100, presented annually by Jackson's Drawing Supplies Pty Ltd, is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the appropriate Board of Examiners, has performed best in a graphics unit taken as an option in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Environmental Design. |
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Laminex Group Prize in Architecture [F1568]The Laminex Group Prize in Architecture of $500, provided annually by Laminex Group, is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the appropriate Board of Examiners, has performed best in the technology component of the course for the degree of Bachelor of Environmental Design. |
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Margaret Pitt-Morison Memorial Prize [F1571]The family of the late Margaret Pitt-Morison having donated the sum of $3000 and the then Faculty of Architecture the sum of $2000 for the purpose of providing a prize to perpetuate the memory of Margaret Pitt-Morison and her long dedication to the highest standards of architectural education, in particular her teaching and research into the history of architecture, the Margaret Pitt-Morison Memorial Prize is established and is governed by the following regulations. 1. The prize consists of the interest on the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy but will not exceed $500. 2. The prize is awarded to the student who, in the judgement of the appropriate Board of Examiners, has been the best in the history and theory components of the course for the degree of Bachelor of Environmental Design. |
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Midland Brick Prize * [F1586]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Midland Brick Prize of $300, provided annually by the Midland Brick Company Pty Ltd, is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the appropriate Board of Examiners, has the best overall academic performance upon completion of the course for the degree of Bachelor of Environmental Design. |
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Mossenson Galleries Prize for Creativity * [F25595]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Mossenson Galleries Prize for Creativity of $750, provided annually by the Mossenson Galleries, is awarded to the graduating student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts having regard to the recommendation of the staff of the Visual Arts Discipline, has produced the most creative and innovative body of work in completing Level 3 units for the Bachelor of Fine Arts. |
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Robwin and Sons Prize in Architecture * [F1567]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Robwin and Sons Prize in Architecture consists of a suitably bound and inscribed book or books to the value of the annual income on an original sum of $685, and any further additions to the capital, after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the appropriate Board of Examiners, has the best performance in the costing component of the course for the degree of Master of Architecture (by Coursework). 3. The book or books must be concerned with the subject of building economics, building management or building construction and be chosen by the prize winner in consultation with the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts. |
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SKM Building Services Prize * [F1585]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. SKM having agreed to provide an annual prize of $500, the SKM Building Services Prize is established and is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners on the recommendation of the unit co-ordinator for ARCT4430 Architectural Technology 4Â to the student who is the best in the services component of the course for the degree of Master of Architecture (by Coursework). |
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Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesNotes relating to eligibility: 1. Students are not eligible for a prize if they are repeating the unit for which the prize is available. 2. Sitting a deferred examination does not make a student ineligible for consideration for a prize. Prizes governed by conditions are marked with an * (asterisk). See also general conditions. |
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A. J. Marshall Memorial Prize [F1634]Friends, students and colleagues of the late Dr A. J. Marshall, a major contributor to the development of psychology in Western Australia and in Australia, having donated the sum of approximately $1500 to establish a fund for an annual prize to be awarded in his memory, the fund is administered in accordance with the following regulations. 1. The prize is called the A. J. Marshall Memorial Prize. 2. The prize consists of the annual income on $1500, or on the fund standing at the time of award, after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 3. The prize is awarded annually to the student in any faculty who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Psychology, is the best student in PSYC1101 Psychology: Mind and Brain and PSYC1102 Psychology: Behaviour in Context taken in that year. 4. If two or more students are judged equally worthy of the prize, it is shared. |
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Alliance Française de Perth Prize for a French Major Option * [F18048]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Alliance Française de Perth having agreed to finance an annual prize of $200 to encourage and support the study of French culture, the Alliance Française de Perth Prize for a French Major Option is established. 2. To be eligible for consideration for the prize a student must— (a) be undertaking a French Major (Beginners' Stream); (b) be enrolled in FREN3305 French Advanced I or FREN3306 French Advanced II; and (c) have completed at least one French Major Option within the calendar year. 3. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who, among those eligible, has the highest of any of the final marks awarded for French Major Options completed within the calendar year. |
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Alliance Française de Perth Prize in French (FREN1101/1102) * [F1671]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Alliance Française de Perth having agreed to finance an annual prize of $200 in recognition of the long association of the Alliance and the then Department of French Studies, particularly through the work of Miss Jean Randall, for some 30 years a teacher and senior lecturer in French studies and for more than 20 years President of the Alliance, a prize, called the Alliance Française de Perth Prize in French (FREN1101/1102), is established. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student with the highest aggregate mark in FREN1101 French Beginners I and FREN1102 French Beginners II taken in the same calendar year. |
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Amy Jane Best Prize in English Literature [F1597] 1. The Amy Jane Best Prize in English Literature consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on £100 presented by pupils of the late Amy Jane Best. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the woman student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the academic staff in the English, Communication and Cultural Studies discipline group, has done the best work overall in any two Level 2 or 3 semester units of English. 3. The winner must use the prize money to buy books to assist with further studies in English literature. |
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A.N.F.E. (Perth) Prize in Italian * [F1970]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The A.N.F.E. (Perth) Prize in Italian, of $500, is provided annually by the Associazione Nazionale Famiglie degli Emigrati Inc. to promote interest in the Italian language and to reflect the significance of contributions made by Italian migrants to Western Australia. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Humanities, to the student with the highest aggregate mark in ITAL3307 Italian Advanced III and ITAL3308 Italian Advanced IVÂ or ITAL3309 Italian Advanced V and ITAL3310Â Italian Advanced VIÂ taken in the same calendar year in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. |
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Anne Thomsett Memorial Prize in Social Work * [F12656]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. In recognition of the life of Anne Marie Thomsett, her family provides a sum of money annually to award a prize in her memory which commemorates the endeavours she made on behalf of the less fortunate members of society. The purpose of the prize is to encourage and promote human rights, social justice and the desire to serve others. 1. The prize is called the Anne Thomsett Memorial Prize in Social Work. 2. The prize consists of $500, and a copy of Nelson Mandela's autobiography Long Walk to Freedom. 3. The prize is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the full-time academic staff in Social Work and Social Policy, to the student in the Bachelor of Social Work or Master of Social Work (by coursework or by coursework and dissertation) who— (a) gains the highest average mark in SWSP3303 Interpersonal Practice or SWSP8303 Interpersonal Practice or SWSP8631 Introduction to Social Work Practice and SWSP3305 Social Policy/Community Practice or SWSP8305 Social Policy/Community Practice taken in the same semester; (b) obtains a pass in SWSP3309 Field Education I or SWSP8309 Field Education One: First Placement; and (c) has compiled a field placement portfolio of high standard in SWSP3309 Field Education I or SWSP8309 Field Education One: First Placement. |
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Applied Probability Trust Richard Tweedie Memorial Prize [F1341]The Applied Probability Trust Richard Tweedie Memorial Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of money donated by the Applied Probability Trust on the initiative of Professor Joe Gani in memory of Professor Richard Tweedie and is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, to the student who, among those completing the degree of Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences or Bachelor of Arts with a major in Mathematical Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics or Applied Statistics, is considered to be the best. |
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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. |
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Associate Professor Patrick O'Brien Prize in Political Science and International Relations * [F1999]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Associate Professor Patrick O'Brien Prize in Political Science and International Relations of $250, provided from the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on funds donated to the University by friends, former students and colleagues of the late Associate Professor Patrick O'Brien, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who gains the highest mark in an essay in the area of public policy and/or public philosophy submitted for any Level 2 or Level 3 political science and international relations unit. |
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Australia-Japan Society (WA) Prize in JAPN2205 or JAPN3305 Japanese Advanced I and JAPN2206 or JAPN3306 Japanese Advanced II * [F2980]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Australia-Japan Society (WA) Prize in JAPN2205 Japanese Advanced I or JAPN3305 Japanese Advanced I and JAPN2206 Japanese Advanced II or JAPN3306 Japanese Advanced II of $250, provided annually by the Australia-Japan Society (WA), is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student with the highest aggregate mark in JAPN2205 Japanese Advanced I or JAPN3305 Japanese Advanced I and JAPN2206 Japanese Advanced II or JAPN3306 Japanese Advanced II taken in the same calendar year. |
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Australian Federation of University Women (WA) Inc. Christine Morrow Memorial Prizes * [F1685]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Australian Federation of University Women (WA) Inc. Christine Morrow Memorial Prizes in French are provided from the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy on a fund comprising the proceeds of the sale of the book, Abominable Epoch, by Dr Morrow who was a member of the staff of the then Department of French Studies from 1947 to 1967, and donations from friends, colleagues and former students. 2.(1) The prizes are awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences as follows: (a) one to the student who, not being a native speaker of French, obtains the highest aggregate mark in the language component of FREN1103 French Intermediate I or FREN2203 French Intermediate I and FREN1104 French Intermediate II or FREN2204 French Intermediate II, taken in the same calendar year; and (b) one to the student who obtains the highest aggregate mark in the cultural studies component of FREN1103 French Intermediate I or FREN2203 French Intermediate I and FREN1104 French Intermediate II or FREN2204 French Intermediate II, taken in the same calendar year. (2) The prizes may both be awarded to the same student. |
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Australian Institute of International Affairs Peter Sim Prize * [F14261]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Australian Institute of International Affairs Peter Sim Prize of $250, is provided from the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on funds donated to the University by the Australian Institute of International Affairs in recognition of the contribution of Peter Sim to international relations. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of School of Social and Cultural Studies, to the student who has achieved the highest mark in POLS1102 The Contemporary International System. |
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Australian Psychological Society Prize in Psychology [F1949]The Australian Psychological Society Prize in Psychology of $200 is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Psychology, to the student who is the best in the honours course in Psychology. |
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Barbara Hamilton Prize in Political Science and International Relations * [F16481]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Barbara Hamilton Prize in Political Science and International Relations is established in honour of Barbara Hamilton who played a major role in the teaching of first year political science at The University of Western Australia from 1970 until her retirement in 1994. 2. The prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $10,000 donated by Dr Janet Holmes à Court for the purpose, and is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student with the highest average mark in POLS1101 The Liberal Democratic State and POLS1102 The Contemporary International System. |
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Begum Sarfraz Iqbal Memorial Prize In Islam Peace and War * [F8739]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Begum Sarfraz Iqbal was a renowned patron of the Urdu literature and author of two books. She was a newspaper columnist; a contributor to Pakistan's literary, social and political scene; a staunch supporter of women's educational rights; an exponent of international understanding and tolerance and a loving guide, mentor and mother. To honour her memory, a fund has been established to provide a prize in perpetuity in political science and international relations in the School of Social and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. 1. The prize, called Begum Sarfraz Iqbal Memorial Prize in Islam, Peace and War Issues, consists of the annual income of the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the academic staff in the Political Science and International Relations Discipline Group. 3. The prize is awarded to the student achieving the highest mark in Islam and World Politics 224 or 324 (100.224 or 100.324), Strategy, Diplomacy and Conflict 214 or 314 (100.214 or 100.314), or in the case that neither of these units is offered, in another unit dealing with issues affecting Muslim states or societies offered in political science and international relations. 4. The prize is administered by the School of Social and Cultural Studies. |
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Berndt Memorial Prize in Anthropology * [F1595]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Berndt Memorial Prize in Anthropology of $100, provided annually by the Anthropological Society of Western Australia in honour of Foundation Professor Ronald M. Berndt and Dr Catherine H. Berndt, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student in any faculty who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the academic staff in anthropology, has shown the greatest merit throughout the year's work in a Level 2 or 3 anthropology unit. |
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Bertha Elvina Shillington Prize in History * [F1639]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Bertha Elvina Shillington Prize in History consists of books to the value of the annual income from $300 bequeathed to the University under the will of the late Mrs Alma Leonora Shillington. 2. The prize is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Humanities following consultation with the Chair of the History Discipline Group, has done the best work in a Level 1 unit in history in the first 48 points of their course. 3. The student who has done the best work is normally the student who has gained the highest numerical mark but, where that student's mark is not five per cent clear of the next student's then all students with numerical marks within five per cent of the highest mark are invited to nominate a major piece of assessment of not less than 1500 words for consideration by the Chair of the History Discipline Group, or nominee, and the student submitting the piece of assessment ranked highest by the Chair, or nominee, is awarded the prize. |
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Blakers Prize in Mathematics * [F2038]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The A. L. Blakers Memorial Fund for Mathematics was established in 1994 by the family, friends, colleagues and ex-students of Professor A. L. Blakers in his memory and in recognition of his long and dedicated service to mathematics and mathematics education in Australia. The fund has set aside an amount designated as the Blakers Prize Fund to endow a prize which is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The Blakers Prize in Mathematics consists of the annual income from the Blakers Prize Fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics to the student in the Faculties of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Life and Physical Sciences; or Engineering, Computing and Mathematics who has the highest weighted average mark in the Level 3 mathemathics units to the value of 24 points required for completion of at least one major offered by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. |
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Catherine H. and Ronald M. Berndt Prizes * [F1764]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The late Dr Catherine Berndt having bequeathed the sum of $10,000 to the University to provide two prizes to recognise outstanding contributions to social anthropological knowledge of Aboriginal Australia, a fund is established for the purpose and is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. There is a Catherine H. Berndt Prize and a Ronald M. Berndt Prize. 2. Each prize consists of half the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 3. The Catherine H. Berndt Prize is awarded by the Board of the Graduate Research School to a female whose PhD thesis— (a) has been successfully completed through the School of Social and Cultural Studies at The University of Western Australia and is based on anthropological field research; and (b) of all the PhD theses submitted by women which have been passed in a designated 12-month period has, in the opinion of the Board of the Graduate Research School on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the Chair of the Anthropology and Sociology discipline group, made the most outstanding contribution to social anthropological knowledge of Aboriginal Australia. 4. The Ronald M. Berndt Prize is awarded by the Board of the Graduate Research School to a male whose PhD thesis— (a) has been successfully completed through the School of Social and Cultural Studies at The University of Western Australia and is based on anthropological field research; and (b) of all the PhD theses submitted by men which have been passed in a designated 12-month period has, in the opinion of the Board of the Graduate Research School on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the Chair of the Anthropology and Sociology discipline group, made the most outstanding contribution to social anthropological knowledge of Aboriginal Australia. 5. The prizes are awarded at a graduation ceremony at the University. |
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Clare Mann Prize in Anthropology [F1954]Dr Roderic Broadhurst having donated the sum of $7500 to establish a fund to provide a prize in memory of the contribution to the life of the then Department of Anthropology made by his late wife, Ms Clare Mann, whilst a student in the Department of Anthropology, the Clare Mann Prize in Anthropology is established. 1. The prize, which is provided from the annual income of the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, is awarded annually by the appropriate Board of Examiners on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies, to the Anthropology student who, among those enrolled in the course for the Bachelor of Arts with Honours, the Bachelor of Science with Honours, the Graduate Diploma in Arts, the Graduate Diploma in Science or in a Higher Degree by Research Preliminary Course in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences or the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, most exhibits— (a) energetic engagement with anthropological concepts and general literature; (b) enthusiasm in seeking to clarify and challenge accepted propositions; (c) willingness to express his or her own ideas, especially through consistent verbal participation in seminars. 2. Before making a recommendation, the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies will consult the members of academic staff in Anthropology and Sociology who teach in the courses concerned. |
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Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prizes * [F1780]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. Seventeen Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prizes, each of a book voucher to the value of $100 and certificate, are awarded annually by the Board of Examiners to students enrolled in degree courses in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. 2. One prize is awarded in each of the following subject areas: anthropology, archaeology, fine arts, Asian studies, classics and ancient history, economics, English, European languages and studies, geography, history, linguistics, mathematics and statistics, music, employment relations, philosophy, political science and international relations, psychology, and social work and social policy. 3. The prizes are awarded— (a) in each of the subject areas of anthropology, archaeology, classics and ancient history, geography, mathematics and statistics, philosophy and political science and international relations, to the student with the highest mark in any of the Level 2 units offered in the subject area concerned; (b) in fine arts, to the student with the highest mark in any of the Level 2 units offered in that subject area; (c) in Asian studies, to the student with the highest mark in any of the Level 2 units offered in that subject area; (d) in European languages and studies to the student with the highest mark in any of the Level 2 units offered in that subject area; (e) in linguistics, to the student with the highest mark in any of the Level 2 units offered in that subject area; (f) in economics, to the student with the highest aggregate mark in ECON1101 Microeconomics: Prices and Markets and ECON1102 Macroeconomics: Money and Finance taken in the same calendar year; (g) in English, to the student with the highest mark in any Level 2 English unit;       (h) in history, to the student with the highest mark in any Level 2 or 3 history unit; (i) in music, to the student who, of all students enrolled in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Music, has the highest average mark over units of any one level completed in the course; (j) in employment relations to the student with the highest aggregate mark in any two Level 1 employment relations units taken in the same calendar year; (k) in psychology, to the student with the highest aggregate mark in PSYC1101 Psychology: Mind and Brain and PSYC1102 Psychology: Behaviour in Context taken in the same calendar year; (l) in social work and social policy, to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the Level 4 units of the course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Social Work or Master of Social Work (by coursework of by coursework and dissertation). |
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David Anderson Memorial Prizes * [F1496]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. His family, friends and others having donated a sum of money to establish a fund to provide a prize in memory of David William Anderson, an honours graduate of The University of Western Australia in Jurisprudence and Law who was killed in a road accident in 1988, aged 24, the David Anderson Memorial Prizes are established and administered in accordance with the following condition: 1. The annual income from the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is available each year to be awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences as follows: (a) one-fifth for a prize to the student with the highest mark in LATN1152 Beginners' Latin II; (b) one-fifth for a prize to the student with the highest mark in GREE1152 Beginners' Greek II; (c) one-fifth for a prize to the student with the highest aggregate mark in two Level 1 Ancient History units taken in the same calendar year; (d) two-fifths for a prize to the student with the highest aggregate mark in GREE3301 Advanced Greek IÂ and GREE3302 Advanced Greek II, taken in the same calendar year. |
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Dorothy Ellen Ransom Prize in Musical Composition * [F1691]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Mrs Dorothy Ellen Ransom having agreed to donate the sum of $500 annually to provide a prize to be known as the Dorothy Ellen Ransom Prize in Musical Composition, the prize is established and is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the examining panel described in 2, to the student enrolled in any of the undergraduate degree courses in the School of Music who has, in the opinion of the panel, submitted the most outstanding original musical composition. 2. The examining panel comprises the Head of the School of Music and at least two other people appointed by the Head. 3. The details of the composition are determined annually by the Head of the School of Music in consultation with staff teaching composition within the school. 4. The winning composition is performed at a suitable public event determined by the Head of the School of Music. |
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Dr A. Einihovici Prize in Italian * [F1598]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Dr A. Einihovici Prize in Italian, of the annual income from $200 presented by Dr Einihovici, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student with the highest aggregate mark in ITAl1101 Italian Beginners I and ITAL1102 Italian Beginners II taken in the same calendar year. |
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Dr Paul Laffey Memorial Prize * [F16196]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Family, friends, students, colleagues and others have donated funds for a prize in memory of Dr Paul Laffey, a much valued student, tutor and colleague in History at UWA. 1. The prize, of $500, is awarded annually until the funds are exhausted. 2. The prize is awarded to a currently enrolled postgraduate student in history at the University who, in the opinion of the selection panel described in Clause 3, produces the best refereed article or book chapter arising from work done for their course and accepted for publication during the previous calendar year. 3. The publications are judged by a selection panel comprising— (a) the Chair of the Discipline Group of History; (b) a staff member in History; and (c) a member of Dr Laffey's family, or nominee who is a senior academic in the discipline of history. 4. Applicants must submit a copy of the refereed article or book chapter, with evidence of its acceptance in the previous calendar year, to the Chair of the Discipline Group of History by 31 January. |
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Dr V. H. Cooper Memorial Prize * [F2605]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Dr V. H. Cooper Memorial Prize consists of books or music to the value of $100, donated annually by Mrs Gerty Ewen in memory of the late Dr V. H. Cooper. 2. In accordance with the wish of the donors, the prize will, in due course, be awarded for performance in singing but until there are, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Music, sufficient students to warrant a prize for performance in singing, the prize will be awarded for instrumental performance. 3. The prize is awarded to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the Level 1 music performance units in the course for any of the undergraduate degrees in the School of Music. |
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Edith Cowan Prize in Music [F1684]Mr Peter Cowan having donated $2500 to establish a prize in the name of his late wife, Edith, as a mark of the interest and pleasure she gained through her long association with the activities of the then Department of Music and the Music Society, the Edith Cowan Prize in Music is established. The prize consists of the annual income of the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, and is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who, in the opinion of the full-time staff of the School of Music, is the most outstanding in the Level 3 or 4 units which comprise the final 48 points completed in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Music, the Level 3 units being those with a suffix beginning with 3 and the Level 4 units being those with a suffix beginning with 4. |
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Ewen Prize for Leadership in Music * [F1599]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Ewen Prize for Leadership in Music of $100, donated annually by Mrs Gerty Ewen, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Music, to the student who, among those enrolled in any of the undergraduate degree courses in the School of Music, has made the most significant contribution to leadership in music through extra-curricular musical activities. |
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Flora Bunning Memorial Prize for Chamber Music * [F27769]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Friends of the late Miss Flora Bunning have donated money to establish a fund to provide the Flora Bunning Memorial Prize for Chamber Music. Miss Bunning was a generous and long standing supporter of the arts in Western Australia, giving dedicated support especially to the development of chamber music. 1. The prize is provided from the annual income of the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the Head of the School of Music to the chamber group that, in the opinion of a panel consisting of Performance Staff of the School of Music has given the best performance in the annual competition for chamber groups held by the School of Music. 3. A chamber group consists of three or more undergraduate students who are enrolled in a course for the Bachelor of Music, the Bachelor of Music Education or the Bachelor of Music component of a combined course. 4. The prize is divided equally among the members of the chamber group. 5. The competition is advertised annually by the School of Music on its website at http://www.music.uwa.edu.au/page/124538. |
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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. |
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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 Board of Examiners of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the Professors of English, Communication and Cultural Studies 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 student 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. |
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Gladys Wade Prize in English [F1660]The Gladys Wade Prize in English of the annual income from $2000 (less 30 per cent of the annual income which is capitalised each year), presented by Dr Gladys Wade, the first student admitted to the degree of Master of Arts in English in this University, is awarded to the best honours student in English. |
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Goethe Award for German Studies * [F1630]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Goethe Award for German Studies is provided annually by the German Consul General in Australia with the assistance of the Goethe Institute of Munich and consists of books and a certificate. 2. The prize is awarded to the student who, of all those enrolled in any of the following units within the calendar year, has the highest of any of the final marks awarded for those units in that year: GRMN2202 German Beginners Bridging Elective, GRMN2213 German Youth on Stage, GRMN2214 German Literature, Culture and Society I and GRMN2215 German Literature, Culture and Society II. |
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Gordon S. Reid Prize in Parliamentary Politics [F1670]The Gordon S. Reid Prize in Parliamentary Politics, consisting of the annual income, after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum presented by His Excellency the former Governor the late Emeritus Professor Gordon S. Reid and Mrs M. Oliver from the proceeds of the sale of their book The Premiers of Western Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student enrolled in a political science and international relations unit of any level who has, in the course of their studies, gained the highest mark in an essay in the field of parliamentary politics. |
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H. C. Levey Memorial Prize * [F2042]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The H. C. Levey Memorial Prize, of the annual income from $757 presented by the staff of the then Department of Mathematics in 1966 in memory of Professor H. C. Levey, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, is the best completing honours in Mathematics. 2. Before making a decision the Head will consult such of the academic staff in the School as are available for consultation at the time. |
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Heather Vose Memorial Prize in History [F1720]The Dr Heather Vose Memorial Prize in History consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of money donated by friends, students, colleagues and others in memory of Dr Heather Vose and is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, is the best academically of those completing the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with honours in History. |
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H. L. Fowler Prize in Psychology [F1600]1. The H. L. Fowler Prize in Psychology consists of books or instruments to the value of the annual income from £122 9s 0d, presented by his associates in the field of psychology and education and by his past students and friends to perpetuate the memory of Associate Professor Hugh Lionel Fowler, MA, PhD, first Head of the then Department of Psychology in The University of Western Australia, first Head of the Australian Army Psychology Service, Fellow of the British Psychology Society, and an active participant in the work of educational research, as well as a former Warden of Convocation of the University. 2. The books or instruments are selected by the prize winner with the approval of the Head of the School of Psychology. 3. The prize is awarded to the student of psychology who, among those enrolled in psychology units of Level 2 or higher, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Psychology, has submitted as part of their course the best research investigation as an extramural project. |
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H. S. Thompson Prize in English [F1641]1. The H. S. Thompson Prize in English consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on $1000 donated to the University by Mrs F. G. Bradshaw in memory of her late brother, Associate Professor H. S. Thompson. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with academic staff in English, Communication and Cultural Studies has done the best work overall in any two Level 2 or 3 units of English. 3. The winner must use the prize money to buy books. |
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Hugh Owen Memorial Prizes * [F1683]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Friends, students and colleagues of the late Dr Hugh Owen, a former lecturer in the then Department of History, having provided a sum of $2000 for prizes in his memory to be known as Hugh Owen Memorial Prizes, a fund is established for the purpose. The prizes are awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1.(1) The annual income of the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is applied each year as follows: (a) half for a prize to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Humanities, is the best student in any Level 2 history unit; and (b) half for a prize to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Humanities, is the best student in any Level 3 history unit. 2. The best student is normally the student who has gained the highest numerical mark but where that student's mark is not five per cent clear of the next student's, then all students with numerical marks within five per cent of the highest mark are invited to nominate a major piece of assessment of not less than 2000 words for consideration by the Chair of the History Discipline Group, or nominee, and the student submitting the piece of assessment ranked highest by the Chair, or nominee, is awarded the prize. |
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James Bourke Memorial Prize in English [F1665]Â Friends and colleagues having provided funds for a prize in memory of the late Monsignor J. E. Bourke, OBE, for several years a part-time lecturer in the then Department of English and founding Director of the Federal Catholic Education Office, a fund is established for that purpose, and the prize, called the James Bourke Memorial Prize in English, is awarded in accordance with the following regulations. 1. The prize consists of the annual income on the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the academic staff in the English, Communication and Cultural Studies discipline group, has done the best work overall in any two Level 2 or 3 semester units of English. |
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James Oliver Prize in Western Australian History * [F25530]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The James Oliver Prize in Western Australian History is provided from the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy on a fund established by his family. 2. The prize is awarded by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Humanities to the student enrolled in a course administered by the Faculty who has the highest mark in HIST2264 Western Australian History and Heritage. 3. In any year in which there are no enrolments in HIST2264 Western Australian History and Heritage, the prize is awarded to the student with the highest mark in an alternate History unit that in the opinion of the Chair of the History Discipline Group, having regard to the donor's intentions, is most apt. |
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Jane and Annie Nisbet Memorial Prize in French * [F1636]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Jane and Annie Nisbet Memorial Prize in French consists of books chosen by the prize winner, with the approval of the Head of the School of Humanities, to the value of the annual income on £100 presented by pupils and friends of the late Misses Nisbet. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Humanities, to the student in any faculty who, of all students who have completed FREN3307 French Advanced III or FREN2207 French Advanced III or FREN3308 French Advanced IV or FREN2208 French Advanced IV in the calendar year has the highest of any of the final marks awarded for those units in that year. |
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Janet Anderson Prize for Woodwind * [F1686]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Janet Anderson Prize for Woodwind, consisting of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $5000 donated by Dr R. A. Anderson, is established in memory of Janet Frances Anderson, who was the first secretary of the then Music Department and a talented oboist, and who died in 1976, aged 39. 2. The prize is awarded to the student enrolled in any of the undergraduate degree courses in the School of Music who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, having regard to the recommendation of the Head of the School of Music, completes the most outstanding performance of a piece of music for a woodwind instrument as part of the requirements for any music performance unit in the School of Music. |
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Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in WA Prize in Japanese * [F5134]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in WA having donated the sum of $2000 to mark the celebration in 1979 of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the State of Western Australia and to endow annual prizes in Japanese, and Japanese Economic History1, a fund is established and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in WA Prize in Japanese is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in WA Prize in Japanese, consisting of half the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student with the highest aggregate mark in JAPN3307 Japanese Specialist 1 and JAPN3308 Japanese Specialist II taken in the same calendar year. 1 See UWA Business School prizes. |
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Japan Chamber of Commerce Prize in Japanese Studies * [F1757]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Japan Chamber of Commerce Prize in Japanese Studies, of $250 provided by the Japan Chamber of Commerce, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student from any faculty who, of all those enrolled in any of the following Japanese Studies units in the calendar year has the highest of any of the final marks awarded for those units in that year: ASIA2214 Japan in Changing Asia ASIA2217 Shifting Identities in Japan ASIA2218 Japan: Social and Cultural Tensions ASIA2237 Japanese Culture and Language Studies |
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Jean Teasdale Prize in Social Work [F7198]1. The Jean Teasdale Prize in Social Work consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $5000 donated to the University by the late Mrs Margaret Jean Teasdale and her family. 2. The prize is awarded annually to the student in the Bachelor of Social Work course or Master of Social Work (by coursework or by coursework and dissertation) who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the full-time academic staff in Social Work and Social Policy, (a) has shown the most individual personal growth over the duration of the course; and/or (b) through practical application, has made a substantive personal contribution to social work either in relation to the social work course per se or to some activity while on placement; and/or (c) has demonstrated a high level of personal commitment to the profession of social work. |
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J. M. Wolff Prizes in German * [F1681]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. Mr William Wolff having provided a sum of $5000 for prizes in memory of his brother, the late Dr Joachim Manfred Wolff, a former lecturer in German, a fund is established for that purpose and the prizes, to be known as the J. M. Wolff Prizes in German, are awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 2. The annual income of the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is available each year to be awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences as follows: (a) one-fifth for a prize to the student with the highest aggregate mark in GRMN1101 German Beginners I and GRMN1102 German Beginners II taken in the same calendar year; (b) one-fifth for a prize to the student who, of all those enrolled in any of the following units in the calendar year has the highest of any of the final marks awarded for those units in that year: GRMN2203 German Intermediate I or GRMN1103 German Intermediate I or GRMN2204 German Intermediate II or GRMN1104 German Intermediate II; (c) one-fifth for a prize to the student who, of all those enrolled in any of the following units in the calendar year has the highest of any of the final marks awarded for those units in that year: GRMN3305 German Advanced I or GRMN2205 German Advanced I or GRMN1105 German Advanced I or GRMN3306 German Advanced II or GRMN2206 German Advanced II or GRMN1106 German Advanced II; (d) one-fifth for a prize to the student who, of all those enrolled in any of the following units in the calendar year has the highest of any of the final marks awarded for those units in that year: GRMN3307 German Advanced III or GRMN2207 German Advanced III or GRMN3308 German Advanced IV or GRMN2208 German Advanced IV or GRMN3309 German Advanced Language I or GRMN2209 German Advanced Language I or GRMN3310 German Advanced Language II or GRMN2210 German Advanced Language II;              (e) one-fifth for a prize to the student with the highest aggregate mark in German Honours units to the value of 24 points. |
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John Antonas Memorial Prize * [F1718]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. John Con Antonas having bequeathed to the University the sum of $500 to provide for an annual prize in Greek history, and that sum having been augmented to $1000 by friends, the prize is established and shall be administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize consists of the annual income from the capital sum after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student with the highest mark in a unit of Greek history. |
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John R. Saunders Prize for Level 1 Philosophy * [F1638]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The John R. Saunders Prize for Level 1 Philosophy consists of the annual income from an original sum of $560 presented by Messrs Robert and Cecil Saunders. 2. The prize is awarded annually by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student with the highest aggregate mark in any two Level 1 units in philosophy taken in the same calendar year. |
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Julius Kovesi Memorial Prize * [F1717]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Friends and colleagues having donated a sum of money to establish a fund to provide a prize in memory of Associate Professor Julius Kovesi, who gave invaluable service to the University and the then Department of Philosophy over many years and whose teaching inspired generations of students, the Julius Kovesi Memorial Prize is established and is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize consists of the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2.(1) The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who, of those completing the requirements for either the degree of Bachelor of Arts with honours in philosophy or the Diploma in Arts with honours in philosophy, has the highest mark for honours in philosophy. (2) Joint honours students are eligible for consideration for the prize. |
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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. |
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Khalifa Al-Falasi Prize in Muslim Studies *
[F18096]
An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is
governed by conditions. See also general
conditions.
1. The Khalifa Al-Falasi Prize in
Muslim Studies consists of the annual income after
capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, on the
sum of $10,000 donated by Dr Khalifa Al-Falasi, a former
Ambassador of United Arab Emirates to Australia, to
encourage research in Muslim and/or Islam-related
issues.
2. The
prize is awarded annually to a student enrolled in a
higher degree by research at The University of Western
Australia ('the University'), who has a co-supervisor in
the Centre for Muslim States and Societies and who, in
the opinion of the selection committee described in
Clause 3, produces as sole author the best article
arising from their research work which has been accepted
for publication in a scholarly journal or edited volume,
while enrolled at the University.
3. The
publications are judged by a selection committee
comprising—
(a) the Director of
the Centre for Muslim States and Societies, or nominee;
and
(b) two academic
associate members of the Centre.
4. (1) Nominations are
called for annually by the Centre of Muslim States and
Societies, and must be submitted to the Director of the
Centre by the advertised closing date.
(2) Nominees must
include a copy of the refereed article with evidence of
its formal acceptance.
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Lady Callaway Medal for Music [F1687]The Callaway family having agreed to donate in perpetuity a medal in recognition of Lady Callaway's contribution to the early development of musical activities at the University, especially through her work as an accompanist with the UWA Choral Society, the Lady Callaway Medal for Music is established and is awarded in accordance with the following regulations. 1. The medal is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, having regard to the recommendation of the full-time staff of the School of Music, is the most outstanding in the final year of an undergraduate music degree. 2. The School of Music will base its recommendation on the student's achievement in one of the following areas: performance, composition, musicology, music education, student leadership. 3. The medal is presented at an appropriate occasion decided by the Head of the School of Music. |
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Lady Hackett Prize for Latin (LATN3301/3302) [F1631]The Lady Hackett Prize for Latin (LATN3301/3302), consisting of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the fund established in 1913 by an initial donation of £100 by Lady Deborah Hackett, is awarded each year to the student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, is the best in LATN3301 Advanced Latin I/LATN3302 Advanced Latin II. |
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Laksiri Jayasuriya Prize in Social Work Research * [F1863]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Colleagues of Professor D. L. Jayasuriya, both academic and from the multicultural services area, having donated to the University the sum of $5500 to provide a prize in recognition of his contribution to the then Department of Social Work and Social Policy, a fund is established for the purpose. The prize is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize, called the Laksiri Jayasuriya Prize in Social Work Research, consists of the annual income of the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the academic staff in Social Work and Social Policy, to the student who, among those completing the course for the degree of Bachelor of Social Work or Master of Social Work (by coursework or by coursework and dissertation) with at least 2A Honours, in the opinion of the staff in Social Work and Social Policy submits the best honours dissertation. |
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Leon Tauman Memorial Prize in Honours French * [F1668]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Friends and colleagues having provided an initial sum of $900 for a prize in memory of the late Dr Leon Tauman, LesL, DU Aix-Marseille, DesL Paris, Hon.DLitt W.Aust, FAHA, a foundation member of the Australian Humanities Research Council, later the Australian Academy for the Humanities, a former reader in and the Foundation Head of the then Department of French Studies, a fund is established for that purpose and the prize, called the Leon Tauman Memorial Prize in Honours French, 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.(1) The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who has the highest aggregate mark in French Honours units to the value of 24 points. (2) Joint honours candidates are eligible for consideration for the prize. |
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Lisette Nigot Memorial Prizes in French * [F1680]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Miss Lisette Nigot, who for 20 years was a lecturer in the then Department of French Studies, having contributed a sum of $8000 to French studies, a prize fund is established and the prizes provided by the fund are administered 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 Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the School of Humanities, as follows: (a) 50 per cent for the Lisette Nigot Memorial Prize in French (FREN2203 French Intermediate I or FREN1103 French Intermediate I or FREN2204 French Intermediate II or FREN1004 Frech Intermediate II) to be awarded to the student in any faculty who, of all those enrolled in FREN2203 French Intermediate I or FREN1103 French Intermediate I or FREN2204 French Intermediate II or FREN1104 French Intermediate II in the calendar year has the highest of any of the final marks awarded for those units in that year; (b) 50 per cent for the Lisette Nigot Memorial Prize in French (FREN3305 French Advanced I or FREN3306 French Advanced II from the Beginners stream) to be awarded to the student in any faculty who, of all those enrolled in the French Major (Beginners' Stream) Core Units, FREN3305 French Advanced I or FREN3306 French Advanced II in the calendar year has the highest of any of the final marks awarded to such students for those units in that year. |
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Lisette Nigot Prize in French (FREN2205 French Advanced I or FREN2206 French Advanced II) * [F1680]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Friends, colleagues and former students of Miss Lisette Nigot, for 20 years a lecturer in the then Department of French Studies, having contributed an initial sum of $1000 and a subsequent sum of $2000 to establish an annual prize as an expression of esteem and to mark her retirement, a fund is established for the purpose and the prize is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize is called the Lisette Nigot Prize in French (FREN2205 French Advanced I or FREN2206 French Advanced II from the Post-TEE Stream). 2. The prize consists of the annual income on the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 3. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Humanities, to the student in any faculty who, of all those enrolled in the calendar year in the French Major (Post-TEE Stream) Core Units, FREN2205 French Advanced I or FREN2206 French Advanced II, has the highest of any of the final marks awarded to such students for those units in that year. |
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Lynn Kan Memorial Prize in Music (MUSC2401) * [F1675]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Mr and Mrs Kan Kai Peng having donated to the University the sum of $3000 to establish a fund for an annual prize to be awarded in memory of their daughter, Lynn, who died while a student in the then Department of Music, the fund is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize is called the Lynn Kan Memorial Prize. 2. The prize consists of the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 3. The prize is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who gains the highest marks in MUSC2401 Performance Major 3. |
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Margarete Bello Prize for Chamber Music Performance [F1596]1. The Margarete Bello Prize for Chamber Music Performance of $200, provided annually by Mrs Margarete Bello, is awarded to members of the student chamber ensemble which, in the opinion of members of the full-time staff of the School of Music, is the most outstanding in the performance of chamber music. 2. The prize is to be shared by members of the ensemble. 3. An ensemble will not be eligible for the prize unless all its members were students of The University of Western Australia at the time of the performance. |
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Margarete Bello Prize in Italian * [F1682]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Margarete Bello Prize in Italian consist of the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of $5000 bequeathed to the University in 1997 by Mrs Margarete Bello. 2.(1) The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who has the highest aggregate mark in Italian Honours units to the value of 24 points. (2) Joint honours students are eligible for consideration for the prize. |
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Margaret Stockbridge Memorial Prize in Social Work * [F1866]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Margaret Stockbridge Memorial Prize in Social Work of $100, is presented annually by the Australian Association of Social Workers (WA Branch) in memory of the late Dr M. E. Stockbridge, a founding member of the staff of Social Work. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who, among those completing the course for the degree of Bachelor of Social Work or Master of Social Work (by coursework or by coursework and dissertation), has the highest aggregate mark in the following units: SWSP3301 Values, Theories and Practice or SWSP8301 Social Work Knowledge, Theory and Values SWSP3302 Counselling, Law and Advocacy or SWSP8302 Counselling, Law and Advocacy or SWSP8633 Counselling and Ethics SWSP3303 Interpersonal Practice or SWSP8303 Interpersonal Practice or SWSP8631 Introduction to Social Work Practice SWSP3304 Organisational Practice/Ethics or SWSP8304 Organisational Practice/Ethics or SWSP3344 Organisational Practice/Ethics/Research or SWSP8344 Organisational Practice/Ethics/Research or SWSP8632 Organisational Practice and Law SWSP3305 Social Policy/Community Practice or SWSP8305 Social Policy/Community Practice or SWSP8206 Indigenous People and Social Work SWSP4404 Health and Public Welfare Practice or SWSP8404 Social Work in Public Welfare and Health Settings SWSP4406 Policy, Community and Research or SWSP8406 Policy. Community and Research SWSP4421 Elective or SWSP8421 Social Work Elective or SWSP8634 Social Work and Mental Health Practice |
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Nicholas Searcy Prize in Australian Literature * [F24716]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Nicholas Searcy was a devoted scholar in mathematics, science, literature and the fine arts. The Nicholas Searcy Prize in Australian Literature is provided annually from the annual income on funds, after capitalisation in accordance with Senate Policy, donated by his mother, Jennifer Searcy in his memory. The prize is established to encourage the study of Australian Literature by young people and is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The title of the prize is the Nicholas Searcy Prize in Australian Literature. 2. The prize is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the Chair of the English and Cultural Studies Discipline Group, is the best student aged 25 years or younger at the time the prize is determined, in ENGL2248 Culture and Difference in Australia. 3. In any year in which there are no enrolments in the unit set out in 2, the prize is awarded to the best student in any Arts unit which, in the opinion of the Chair of the English and Cultural Studies Discipline Group, best reflects the donor's intentions. 4. The prize is awarded by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. |
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Office of Native Title, Government of Western Australia, Prize * [F11362]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet has established a prize for the best student essay in a native title related matter from any relevant discipline. The prize is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize is called the Office of Native Title, Government of Western Australia, Prize. 2. The purpose of the prize is to recognise and encourage student achievement in studies in a native title related matter. 3. The annual value of the prize is $500. 4. To be eligible to apply for the prize an applicant must— (a) be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia; (b) be enrolled at The University of Western Australia; (c) submit to the School of Social and Cultural Studies by the date advertised annually an essay of between 2,500 and 5,000 words on a native title related matter completed as part of the assessment requirements for a UWA unit. 5.(1) The prize is awarded by the relevant board of examiners on the recommendation of the selection committee described in 6, for the essay which, in the view of the selection committee, is of the highest quality. (2) In making its recommendation, the selection committee takes into account: theoretical approach, engagement with relevant literature, awareness of published factual material and the level of the unit for which the essay was submitted, a higher standard being expected of work submitted for a unit of Level 4 (honours or equivalent) or higher than of work submitted for a Level 2 or 3 unit. 6. The selection committee for the prize comprises— (a) the Chair of the Anthropology and Sociology Discipline Group, or nominee, as Chair of the Selection Committee; (b) the Dean of the Faculty of Law, or nominee; (c) the CEO of the Southwest Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, or nominee; (d) the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies, or nominee; and (e) the Executive Director of the WA Government Office of Native Title, or nominee. 7. The author of the successful essay, if it is published, must acknowledge the Office of Native Title Prize. 8. The School of Social and Cultural Studies advertises and administers the prize. |
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Pat Fox Memorial Award [F732]1. The Pat Fox Memorial Award consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $6000 donated by the Fox family in memory of Pat Fox, a foundation student of the Albany Centre of The University of Western Australia who died in 2000 at the age of 81. 2. The award is made by the Director of the Albany Centre on the recommendation of the centre's tutors to the student who, among those completing their first 48 points towards the Bachelor of Arts degree at the centre, has contributed most to the centre's well-being, companionship and culture. |
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Pauline Steel Memorial Prize * [F1719]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Mr Gregory Baron having agreed to donate the sum of $150 annually to provide a prize in memory of Pauline Steel, a graduate of the University who worked closely with Sir Frank Callaway during the 1974 ISME Conference and who died in 1980 aged 32, the prize, to be known as the Pauline Steel Memorial Prize, is established and is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. Those eligible for the prize are full-time students enrolled in any of the undergraduate degree, diploma or certificate courses offered through the Western Australian Institute of Music (WAIM) who are studying the violoncello as a performance instrument. 2. The prize is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the examining panel appointed by the Head of the School of Music in consultation with WAIM staff involved in the teaching of violoncello, has given the best performance of a nominated work for solo violoncello. 3. The solo work in each year is specified by the Head of the School of Music and the details of the work and the time of adjudication are advertised in WAIM at an appropriate time. 4. In selecting the solo work the Head of the School of Music will seek the advice of those involved in the teaching of violoncello in WAIM. |
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Professor Ronald M. and Dr Catherine H. Berndt Research Foundation Prizes [F1]1. The Professor Ronald M. and Dr Catherine H. Berndt Research Foundation Prizes are presented annually by the Professor Ronald M. and Dr Catherine H. Berndt Research Foundation in memory of Professor and Dr Berndt, who founded the discipline of anthropology at this University. 2. Two prizes, each to the value of $500, are awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, having regard to the recommendation of the Professor Ronald M. and Dr Catherine H. Berndt Research Foundation, one to each of the two Australian indigenous persons who achieve the highest overall marks in any two Level 2 or 3 anthropology units. |
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Pynt and Partners Prize in Contemporary Australian Literature * [F1690]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Pynt and Partners Prize in Contemporary Australian Literature of $500, provided annually by Pynt and Partners, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student enrolled in a combined Arts/Law course who has obtained the highest mark in either ENGL2243 Australian Literature: Fiction into Film or ENGL2248 Culture and Difference in Australia. |
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Rae Metcalf Prize in History * [F20414]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Rae Metcalf Prize in History is provided annually from the annual income on funds, after capitalisation in accordance with Senate Policy, donated by Mrs Rae Metcalf. The prize is established to recognise student excellence in the field of African History and is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The title of the prize is the Rae Metcalf Prize in History. 2. The prize is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Humanities following consultation with the Chair of the History Discipline Group, is the best student in HIST2247 or HIST3347 Introduction to African History or HIST2249 or HIST3349 White Supremacy. 3. The best student is normally the student who has gained the highest numerical mark but, where that student's mark is not five per cent clear of the next student's, then all students with numerical marks within five per cent of the highest mark are invited to nominate a major piece of assessment of not less that 2000 words for consideration by the Chair of the History Discipline Group, or nominee, and the student submitting the piece of assessment ranked highest by the Chair, or nominee, is awarded the prize. 4. In any year in which there are no enrolments in the units set out in 2., the prize is awarded to the best student in any Arts unit which, in the opinion of the Chair of the History Discipline Group, best reflectes the donor's intentions. 5. The prize is awarded by the Faculty of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences. |
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Ralph Pervan Memorial Prize in Politics * [F1669]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Ralph Pervan Memorial Prize in Politics consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $1500 donated to the University by friends, former students and colleagues of the late Dr Pervan, in memory of his contribution to the study of political science at the University. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who obtains the highest marks in any Level 2 or 3 unit in the field of Australian politics. |
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R. J. B. Bosworth Prize [F760]The R. J. B. Bosworth Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $5000 donated by Professor R. J. B. Bosworth, and is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Humanities in consultation with the Chair of the History discipline group, has submitted the best research essay in any Level 1 history unit. |
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Rodney R. T. Prider Medallion in Classical Studies * [F109]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Emeritus Professor R. T. Prider and the late Mrs Prider having donated a sum of money for the striking of a gold medallion in recognition of their late son, Rodney, who was an exceptionally distinguished student and a tutor in the then Department of Classics and Ancient History, the Rodney R. T. Prider Medallion in Classical Studies is established and is awarded in accordance with the following regulation. The medallion is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to any student who, among those completing a degree with honours in classics and ancient history, has, in the opinion of the full-time academic staff in Classics and Ancient History, completed the requirements for the degree with an exceptionally distinguished performance. |
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Ronald and Irene Searcy Prize in Australian Literature * [F23575]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Ronald and Irene Searcy Prize in Australian Literature consisting of the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy on a capital sum of $5000 donated by Jennifer Searcy, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences on the recommendation of the Chair of the Discipline Group in English and Cultural Studies to the student enrolled in an undergraduate degree course in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences with the highest mark in ENGL1116 Australia and Home. |
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Rose and Cecil Owen Bequest Prizes * [F1637]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The late Miss Olive Alice Owen having bequeathed to the University a sum of $4000 and having expressed a wish, without imposing any obligation in respect to it, that the bequest be used for 'the purpose of providing a prize or scholarship to be awarded annually in the study of the classics and to be known as the Rose and Cecil Owen Bequest donated by their daughters Olive and Eirene', and it having been decided that seven Rose and Cecil Owen Bequest Prizes are to be awarded annually to students in Classics and Ancient History, the prizes are awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prizes are called the Rose and Cecil Owen Bequest Prizes and are awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences from the income on the bequest after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy. 2. Two prizes, each to the value of one-eighth of the annual income, are awarded as follows: (a) one to the student with the highest mark in a Level 1 Latin or Greek language unit; and (b) one to the student with the highest mark in CLAH1102 Julians and Julio-Claudians. 3.(1) Four prizes, each to the value of one-eighth of the annual income, are awarded to the students with the highest marks in the non-language Level 2 or 3 classics and ancient history units. (2) All prizes may be awarded to the same student. 4. One prize, to the value of one-quarter of the annual income, is awarded to the student who, among those completing the requirements for the degree with first class honours in Classics and Ancient History, has the best overall results. |
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Royal Air Forces Ex-POW Association (Australian Branch) Prize in History * [F25052]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Royal Air Forces Ex-POW Association (Australian Branch) Prize in History is provided from the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy on a fund established in remembrance of all British Commonwealth aircrew who served in the 1939–45 war. 2. The prize is awarded by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Humanities to the student with the highest mark in HIST2245 Britain in the 20th Century. 3. In any year in which there are no enrolments in HIST2245 Britain in the 20th Century, the prize is awarded to the student with the highest mark in an alternate History unit that in the opinion of the Chair of the History Discipline Group, having regard to the donor's intentions, is most apt. |
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Rupert Thackray Prize in Music Education * [F1672]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Rupert Thackray Prize in Music Education, consisting of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on funds donated to the then Department of Music by students and friends of the late Rupert Thackray, senior lecturer in music at The University of Western Australia from 1974 to 1985, and internationally recognised for his work in music education and aural training, is established. 2. The prize is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the full-time staff of the School of Music, has achieved the best academic performance in the Bachelor of Music Education. |
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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. |
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S. A. Grave Prize in Philosophy [F1667]Friends, former students and colleagues of Professor S. A. Grave having donated a sum of $1285 to the University to provide a prize in recognition of his contribution to philosophy and to the then Department of Philosophy and to mark his retirement in 1982, a fund is established for that purpose and the prize, to be known as the S. A. Grave Prize in Philosophy, is awarded in accordance with the following regulations. 1. The prize consists of the annual income on the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded to the student who, having in the year of award completed the requirements for the pass degree with a Philosophy major, has, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Humanities following consultation with the academic staff in Philosophy, shown the most outstanding ability in Level 2 or 3 Philosophy in the Bachelor of Arts pass or honours degree course. 3. If, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Humanities, no student's work in a given year is of a sufficiently high standard, the prize will not be awarded. |
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Sir Harold Bailey Award * [F2578]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences having provided the sum of $8000 to establish an award to honour the most outstanding graduand in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, a fund is established for the purpose and the award is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The award is called the Sir Harold Bailey Award. 2. Each award consists of $400 which comprises the annual income of the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, and additional funds provided by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences if necessary. 3. The award is made by the Faculty Board to the Faculty's nominee for the J. A. Wood Memorial Prize. |
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Sir Harold Bailey Memorial Prize in Asian Studies * [F2606]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Sir Harold Bailey Memorial Prize in Asian Studies consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of £1000 bequeathed to the University by the late Sir Harold Walter Bailey for the purpose of providing prizes in Asian Studies. 2. The prize is awarded each year by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the Chair of the Asian Studies discipline group, to the student with the highest aggregate mark in two Level 2 or 3 Asian Studies units. |
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Sir Karl Popper Prize in Philosophy * [F1688]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Sir Karl Popper Prize in Philosophy, consisting of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $5000 donated by Mr John Saunders, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who obtains the highest mark in any Level 2 or 3 philosophy unit in the philosophy of science, or social, political and moral philosophy. |
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Thompson Classical Prize [F1640]1. The Thompson Classical Prize consists of the annual income from £227 8s 2d bequeathed to the University under the will of the late W. J. P. Thompson for a prize in memory of his uncle, the late William Hepworth Thompson, DD, a former Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. 2. The prize is awarded to the student who has shown most ability and promise in GREE2201 Intermediate Greek I and GREE2202 Intermediate Greek II or LATN2201 Intermediate Latin I and LATN2202 Intermediate Latin II in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. |
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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. |
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University Choral Society Prize for Level 2 Music Literature * [F1649]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The University Choral Society Prize for Level 2 Music Literature, of books or music to the value of $200 chosen by the prize winner with the approval of the Head of the School of Music, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who obtains the highest mark in any Level 2 music literature unit. |
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University Choral Society Prize for Level 3 Music Literature * [F1650]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The University Choral Society Prize for Level 3 Music Literature, of books or music to the value of $200 chosen by the prize winner with the approval of the Head of the School of Music, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who obtains the highest mark in any Level 3 music literature unit. |
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University Choral Society Prize for Music (MUSC1101/1102) * [F1642]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The University Choral Society Prize for Music (MUSC1101/1102), of books or music to the value of $200 chosen by the prize winner with the approval of the Head of the School of Music, is awarded to the student who obtains the highest marks in MUSC1101 Western Music History 1 or MUSC1102 Western Music History 2Â taken in the same calendar year. |
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University Choral Society Prize for Music (MUSC1110/1120) * [F1648]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The University Choral Society Prize for Music (MUSC1110/1120), of books or music to the value of $200 chosen by the prize winner with the approval of the Head of the School of Music, is awarded to the student who obtains the highest aggregate mark in MUSC1110 Music in Contemporary Society and MUSC1120 World Music Cultures taken in the same calendar year. |
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Vose Memorial Prize for Music * [F1659]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Vose Memorial Prize for Music consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $2000 donated to the University by Mrs A. E. M. Vose in memory of her husband, the late George Vose. 2. The prize is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the full-time teaching staff of the School of Music, to the student or students who presents or present the best public performance of prescribed works. 3. The detail of the form and/or medium of the works to be performed is prescribed each year by the Head of the School of Music on the recommendation of the full-time teaching staff of the school. 4. The prize is open to undergraduate students enrolled in the School of Music. |
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WA Chinese Chamber of Commerce Prize in Asian Studies * [F1953]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The WA Chinese Chamber of Commerce Prize in Asian Studies of $400, provided annually by the Western Australian Chinese Chamber of Commerce, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the academic staff in Asian Studies, to the student who, among those completing the Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies), has the best overall academic performance in the course. |
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WA Chinese Chamber of Commerce Prize in Chinese * [F1952]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The WA Chinese Chamber of Commerce Prize in Chinese of $250, provided annually by the Western Australian Chinese Chamber of Commerce, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the academic staff in Asian Studies, to the student with the best overall performance in the units comprising a Chinese language major. |
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WA Classic Sounds Prize in Music Education * [F3925]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The WA Classic Sounds Prize in Music Education, of $250 provided annually by WA Classic Sounds, is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the full-time staff of the School of Music, has achieved the best results in the teaching components of the School's undergraduate Music Education programme. |
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Walter Murdoch Prize in Level 1 English [F1635]Â 1. The Walter Murdoch Prize in Level 1 English consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of $1500 made available under an arrangement between the beneficiaries and the trustees of the will of the late Professor Sir Walter Murdoch, KCMG, CBE, MA, Hon.DLitt. 2. The prize is awarded by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student in any faculty who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the academic staff in the English, Communication and Cultural Studies discipline group, has done the best work in a Level 1 English unit taken for the first time. |
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Walter Tauss Memorial Prize in Indigenous Issues * [F1865]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Walter Tauss Memorial Prize in Indigenous Issues comprises books to the value of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $3,000 provided by the family of the late Dr Walter Tauss, MBE, first Head of the then Department of Social Work at The University of Western Australia. 2. The books are selected by the prize-winner in consultation with the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies. 3. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who has achieved the highest mark for SWSP2206 Indigenous People and Social Work or SWSP8306 Indigenous People and Social Work. |
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Walter Tauss Memorial Prize in Social Work Practice * [F2604]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Walter Tauss Memorial Prize in Social Work Practice comprises books to the value of $100, presented annually by Mr and Mrs Ian Ewen in memory of the late Dr Walter Tauss, first Head of the then Department of Social Work at The University of Western Australia. 2. The books are selected by the prize winner with the approval of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies. 3. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies to the student who, in the opinion of the staff in Social Work and Social Policy, has demonstrated the most outstanding achievement during the field work placements. 4. 'Outstanding achievement' is defined by criteria set by the staff in social work and social policy and promulgated to students, supervisors and UWA liaison staff by way of the field assessment information distributed before the commencement of each practicum. 5. Students may nominate themselves for consideration for the award or be nominated by the field work supervisor and/or UWA liaison staff at the end of each placement. |
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Waveney Wansbrough Memorial Prize for Music * [F1664]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Waveney Wansbrough Memorial Prize for Music consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on $2200 presented by Mr Jeffrey Gordon Hart and his sons, Mr M. K. W. Hart and Mr S. J. W. Hart, in memory of the late Waveney Rosslyn Wansbrough Hart. 2. The prize is awarded to the student or students who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Music, acting on the advice of the full-time teaching staff of the school, presents or present the best public performance of a prescribed or approved work. 3. The details of the form and/or medium of works to be performed are prescribed each year by the Head of the School of Music on the recommendation of the full-time teaching staff of the school, having regard to the following conditions. (a) The medium selected for competition is on a triennial rota basis as follows: for 1987 — Piano solo for 1988 — Piano solo (in commemoration of a French composer, Alkan) for 1989 — Two pianos for 1990 — Solo for non-keyboard instrument with or without accompaniment (b) The work chosen must be considered a major contribution to repertoire. 4. Where the prize is awarded to two performers (duet or soloist plus accompanist) the sum of money is to be shared equally by them. 5. The prize is open to undergraduate students enrolled in the School of Music. |
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Weatherburn Medal in Mathematics * [F2047]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Weatherburn Medal in Mathematics provided from the annual income from £130, presented by A. L. Blakers, F. Gamblen and R. J. Storer to honour their former teacher and colleague, Emeritus Professor Charles Ernest Weatherburn, first Professor of Mathematics in The University of Western Australia, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, is the best student completing MATH1010 Calculus and Linear Algebra and MATH1020 Calculus, Statistics and Probability. |
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Zoë Boyer Memorial Prize in French * [F1887]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Friends and colleagues having donated funds for a prize in memory of the late Dr Zoë Boyer, BA PhD W.Aust., formerly lecturer in French at The University of Western Australia, who died in March 1991, the prize is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize is called the Zoë Boyer Memorial Prize in French. 2. The prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, on the capital in the fund established by the initial donation, which may be augmented by future donations. 3. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to the student who, among those enrolled in the French Major (Post-TEE Stream) Core Units, FREN2205 French Advanced I or FREN2206 French Advanced II, has the highest mark in a unit from the French Major Options completed within the calendar year. |
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UWA Business SchoolPrizes governed by conditions are marked with an * (asterisk). See also general conditions. |
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Akamai Management Group MBA Prize * [F22557]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Akamai Management Group MBA Prize of $1,500, provided annually by Akamai Management Group, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who, among those completing the requirements of the MBA course, has achieved the highest average mark in two units that include MGMT8530 Managerial Finance and one of the following:Â MGMT8620 Management of Information Systems, MGMT8625 New Venture Creations, MGMT8631 International Financial Analysis, MGMT8632 Investments, MGMT8633 Accounting for Planning and Control or MGMT8635 Corporate Finance. |
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Akamai Management Group Prize for the Best Student Majoring in Finance (Corporate) * [F22555]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Akamai Management Group Prize of $1000, provided annually by Akamai Management Group, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student completing the requirements for the pass degree of Bachelor of Commerce with the highest average mark in the four core units of the Finance (Corporate) Major. |
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Akamai Management Group Prize for the Best Student Majoring in Finance (Investment) * [F22556]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Akamai Management Group Prize of $1000, provided annually by Akamai Management Group, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student completing the requirements for the pass degree of Bachelor of Commerce with the highest average mark in the four core units of the Finance (Investment) Major. |
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Akamai Management Group Prize in FINA2222 Corporate Financial Policy * [F22554]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Akamai Management Group Prize in FINA2222 Corporate Financial Policy, of $500, provided annually by Akamai Management Group, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in FINA2222 Corporate Financial Policy. |
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Annie Wilkinson Prize for the International Master of Business Administration Student of the Year * [F1313]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Annie Wilkinson Prize for the International Master of Business Administration (MBA) Student of the Year of $300, provided annually by the UWA Business School, is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The object of the prize is to acknowledge the contribution and achievement of international students in the MBA programme. 2. The prize is awarded to the full fee-paying international student who, among those who have contributed to the international community within the MBA course and have participated in the improvement of the academic relevance and excellence of the MBA course, has the highest overall average mark on completion of that course. 3. The prize is awarded by a committee comprising: (a)Â the Director of the Postgraduate Programmes in the UWA Business School, or nominee; (b) the International Students Adviser in the UWA Business School, or nominee; and (c) the President of the Association of MBA Students or nominee. |
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Atul Chandra Master of Accounting Prize * [F14664]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Atul Chandra Master of Accounting Prize, of $250, provided annually by Mr Atul Chandra, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student completing the Master of Accounting course who has the highest average mark provided that they have a mark of at least 65 per cent in the dissertation and an average of 65 per cent in the coursework units of the Master of Accounting. |
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Australian Finance Conference Prize in ECON2210 Monetary Economics * [F1743]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Australian Finance Conference Prize in ECON2210 Monetary Economics of $300, provided annually by the Australian Finance Conference, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in ECON2210 Monetary Economics. |
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Australian Market and Social Research Society Prize * [F2110]
An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions.
The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School.
The Australian Market and Social Research Society Prize of $300, provided annually by the Australian Market and Social Research Society, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who has the highest mark in MKTG3305 Marketing Research. |
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BankWest and CPA Australia Prize * [F1749]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. 1. The BankWest and CPA Australia Prize of $1000, provided annually by BankWest and CPA Australia, is awarded to the full-time or part-time student completing the final 48 points of the degree of Bachelor of Commerce, who— (a) has fulfilled all the requirements for the pass degree; and (b) in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School, is the best student to have completed the course requirements for admission to CPA Australia. 2. The prize consists: (a) the first-year nomination fee for membership of CPA Australia; (b) the first year's subscription for provisional membership of CPA Australia; and (c) the balance in cash. |
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BDO Kendalls Prize * [F193]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The BDO Kendalls Prize of $300, provided annually by BDO Kendalls, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest average mark in ACCT1112 Management Accounting, ACCT2203 Management Accounting and ACCT3323 Strategic Management Accounting. |
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BHP Billiton Honours Prize * [F23643]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The BHP Billiton Honours Prize of $1000 is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who, among those completing the requirements for the honours course in the UWA Business School, has the highest average mark. |
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BHP Billiton Masters Prize * [F23644]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The BHP Billiton Masters Prize of $1500 is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who, among those completing the requirements of a Master's degree by Coursework in the UWA Business School, has achieved the highest average mark in the final six units of the course. |
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BHP Billiton PhD Prize * [F23645]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The BHP Billiton PhD Prize of $2000 is awarded annually to the student studying in the UWA Business School whose PhD thesis, of all those PhD theses passed in a designated 12-month period, has, in the opinion of the Board of the Graduate Research School, made the most outstanding contribution to the relevant research field. |
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BHP Billiton Undergraduate Prize * [F23642]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The BHP Billiton Undergraduate Prize of $500 is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who, among those completing the final year requirements for either a Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Economics pass degree course taken on a full-time basis, has achieved the highest average mark. |
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Cengage Learning Prize * [F1766]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Cengage Learning Prize of $250, provided annually by Cengage Learning, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in UWA Business School to the student who has the highest average mark in ECON3364 Microeconomic Theory and ECON3365 Macroeconomic Theory. |
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Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia Prize for the final 48 points of the Bachelor of Commerce * [F1748]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia Prize of $250 is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student completing the requirements for the pass degree of Bachelor of Commerce who obtains the highest average mark in the units comprising the final 48 points of the course. |
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Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia Prize for the final 48 points of the Bachelor of Economics * [F8477]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia Prize of $250 is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student completing the requirements for the pass degree of Bachelor of Economics who obtains the highest average mark in the units comprising the final 48 points of the course. Â |
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Chamber of Commerce and Industry Prize for the Best Student in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) * [F307]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Prize for the best student in the MBA of $500, provided annually by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who, among those completing the requirements of the MBA course, has achieved the best overall results in the course. |
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Charles Harper Prize * [F1759]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. 1. The Charles Harper Prize of $500 and an award certificate, provided annually by the Graduate Management Association, is awarded to the full-time or part-time student enrolled in the MBA course who has not failed a unit in the course and who, in the opinion of the selection committee, has in any year made the greatest overall contribution to the programme in terms of the following selection criteria: (a) involvement in the enhancement of the stature and public image of the MBA degree; (b) participation in the improvement of the academic relevance and excellence of the MBA course; (c) promotion of positive and productive staff/student relationships and community spirit of the student body; and (d) demonstration of leadership, and respect of the student body. 2.(1) The prize is awarded by a selection committee comprising: (a) the President of the Graduate Management Association or nominee; (b) the President of the Association of MBA students or nominee; (c) the Director of Postgraduate Programmes in the UWA Business School, or nominee; and (d) the MBA Course Co-ordinator or nominee. (2) The selection committee will meet annually in October to consider applications for the prize and select a candidate whose name is put forward to the Graduate Management Association Committee for endorsement. (3) The Graduate Management Association Committee may choose not to award a prize if it does not consider the recommended candidate to be outstanding. 3.(1) Applications for the prize in any year are made on the approved nomination form and lodged with the Faculty Administrative Officer, the UWA Business School, by 5 p.m. on the second Friday in October. (2) In addition to the nomination form, a statement addressing the selection criteria must be included. 4. An individual may be awarded only one Charles Harper Prize. |
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Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Prize in MGMT8502 Accounting * [F1338]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Prize in MGMT8502 Accounting of $275, a year's free subscription to Management Accounting and a framed certificate, provided annually by the Institute, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in MGMT8502 Accounting. |
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Choice One Prize in MGMT8540 Managing Performance through People * [F2134]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Choice One Prize in MGMT8540 Managing Performance Through People of $300 is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School from a sum of $5000 donated by Choice One, to the student who achieves the highest mark in MGMT8540 Managing Performance through People. |
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Clayton Utz Prize in Leadership * [F1644]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Clayton Utz Prize in Leadership of $500, provided annually by Clayton Utz, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the Master of Business Administration—Advanced [MBA (Adv)] student who gains the highest average mark in the units which comprise the MBA Advanced specialisation, Leadership. |
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Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prizes * [F1902]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. 1. There are four Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prizes in the UWA Business School, each comprising a book voucher and a certificate. 2. The prizes are awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School as follows: (a) one to the student who, among those who have completed units to the value of 96 points towards the course for the degree of Bachelor of Economics, gains the highest aggregate mark in the most recently completed units to the value of 48 points; (b) one to the student who, among those who have completed units to the value of 144 points towards the course for the degree of Bachelor of Economics, gains the highest aggregate mark in the most recently completed units to the value of 48 points; (c) one to the student who, among those who have completed units to the value of 96 points towards the course for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce, gains the highest aggregate mark in the most recently completed units to the value of 48 points; and (d) one to the student who, among those who have completed units to the value of 144 points towards the course for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce gains the highest aggregate mark in the most recently completed units to the value of 48 points. |
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CPA Australia Prize in ACCT2201 Corporate Accounting * [F1738]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The CPA Australia Prize in ACCT2201 Corporate Accounting of $250 and a medallion, provided annually by the Western Australian division of CPA Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in ACCT2201 Corporate Accounting. |
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CPA Australia Prize in ACCT2203 Management Accounting * [F1738]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The CPA Australia Prize in ACCT2203 Management Accounting of $250 and a medallion, provided annually by the Western Australian division of CPA Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in ACCT2203 Management Accounting. |
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CPA Australia Prize in ACCT3323 Strategic Management Accounting * [F1738]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The CPA Australia Prize in ACCT3323 Strategic Management Accounting of $250 and a medallion, provided annually by the Western Australian division of CPA Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in ACCT3323 Strategic Management Accounting. |
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CPA Australia Prize in ACCT3302 Financial Statement Analysis * [F22443]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The CPA Australia Prize in ACCT3302 Financial Statement Analysis of $250 and a medallion, provided annually by the Western Australian division of CPA Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in ACCT3302 Financial Statement Analysis. |
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Deacons Prize in LAWS3306 Finance Law * [F1758]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Deacons Prize in LAWS3306 Finance Law of $250, provided annually by Deacons, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who has obtained the highest mark in LAWS3306 Finance Law. |
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Downings Legal Prize in MGMT8641 Strategic Human Resource Management * [F1770]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Downings Legal Prize in MGMT8641 Strategic Human Resource Management of $300, provided annually by Downings Legal, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who achieves the highest mark in MGMT8641 Strategic Human Resource Management. |
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Dr Andrew M. Houston Memorial Prize in Economics * [F1745]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Dr Andrew M. Houston Memorial Prize in Economics consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $800 donated by staff members of the former Faculty of Economics and Commerce and others in memory of Dr Andrew M. Houston and is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who obtains the highest average mark in the units comprising the first 48 points of the Bachelor of Economics course. |
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Economic Society of Australia Honours Prize * [F1760]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Economic Society of Australia Honours Prize of $100, provided annually by the Economic Society of Australia (WA Branch), is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who has completed the course for the Bachelor of Economics honours degree and obtained the highest average mark. |
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Economic Society of Australia (WA Branch) Prize * [F1750]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Economic Society of Australia (WA Branch) Prize of $100, provided annually by the Western Australian branch of the Economic Society of Australia in memory of the late Benjamin Rosenstamm, for many years President of the West Australian Branch of the Society, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student enrolled for a degree in the UWA Business School who obtains the highest marks in ECON1101 Microeconomics: Prices and Markets and ECON1102 Macroeconomics: Money and Finance. |
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FINSIA Prize in FINA3304 Banking: Theory and Practice * [F1769]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The FINSIA Prize in FINA3304 Banking: Theory and Practice of $250, provided annually by the FINSIA, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in FINA3304 Banking: Theory and Practice. |
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Foundation Capital Prize in Management of Technology and Innovation * [F2016]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Foundation Capital Prize in Management of Technology and Innovation of $250, provided annually by Foundation Capital, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who obtains the highest mark in MGMT8603 Management of Technology and Innovation. |
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George D. Milne Prize in Management * [F5107]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The George D. Milne Prize in Management consisting of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $10,000 donated by Mr George D. Milne, is awarded annually to the student completing the final 48 points of a degree course who obtains the highest average mark in four units in Management including— (a) MGMT2235 Organisational Behaviour and MGMT2236 Management and Organisations; and (b) any two of MGMT3311 Learning and Innovation, HRMT2237 Human Resource Management, HRMT3344 Human Resource Management, MGMT3346 Managing Organisational Change, MGMT3347 Strategic Management and MGMT3341 International Management. |
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Hartley Estate Prize in ECON2245 Business Economics * [F12554]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Hartley Estate Prize in ECON2245 Business Economics of $250, provided annually by Hartley Estate, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who obtains the highest mark in ECON2245 Business Economics. |
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Heneman Honours or Postgraduate Research Prize in Industrial Relations * [F255]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. Mr D. W. Oxnam, formerly Associate Professor of Economics specialising in industrial relations, having provided a sum of $5000 for a prize in memory of Herbert G. Heneman, Jr (1916–1988), distinguished scholar and inspiring teacher who contributed significantly to academic industrial relations and professional practice in this field and who was for many years Professor and Director of the Industrial Relations Centre at the University of Minnesota and was Visiting Professor at The University of Western Australia in 1973 and 1979, a fund is established for this purpose and is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize is called the Heneman Honours or Postgraduate Research Prize in Industrial Relations. 2. The purpose of the prize is to encourage students to pursue honours or postgraduate research in industrial relations at this University. 3. The prize consists of the annual income from $5000, after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 4. The prize is awarded by the UWA Business School on the recommendation of the selection committee comprising: (a) the Dean of the UWA Business School, or nominee; (b) the Director of Undergraduate Programmes in the UWA Business School, or nominee; (c) two academic staff with a background in industrial relations nominated by the Dean; and (d) a representative from the Board of the Graduate Research School. 5. The committee will not apply any means test in the award of the prize. 6. The prize will be awarded for an honours dissertation or postgraduate thesis on any aspect or aspects of industrial relations which, in the opinion of the selection committee, is the most outstanding of those nominated. 7.(1) Nominations for dissertations or theses to be considered for the prize are invited annually from academic staff in the UWA Business School. (2) Nominations must include a report on the nominee. 8. To be eligible for nomination, an honours dissertation or postgraduate thesis must have been completed and a thesis must have been classified as 'Passed' during the previous 12 months. 9. If, in any year, no dissertation or thesis is eligible for the prize, no prize will be awarded that year. 10. Unexpended income in any year is capitalised. |
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Industrial Relations Society of Western Australia Prize * [F20327]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Industrial Relations Society of Western Australia Prize, comprising $250 and one year's subscription to the Industrial Relations Society and provided annually by the Industrial Relations Society of Western Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners to the student with the highest mark in IREL1101 or IREL2201 Foundations of Employment Relations. |
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Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (Western Australian Branch) Prize in Commerce * [F1746]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (Western Australian Branch) Prize in Commerce of $500, provided annually by the Western Australian branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who, among those completing the requirements for the pass degree of Bachelor of Commerce, has the highest average mark in ACCT1101 Financial Accounting, ACCT1112 Management Accounting, ACCT2203 Management Accounting, ACCT2201 Corporate Accounting, ACCT3302 Financial Statement Analysis, ACCT3321 Financial Accounting: Theory and Practice and ACCT3322 Auditing. |
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Institute of Internal Auditors-Australia Prize * [F13746]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Institute of Internal Auditors-Australia Prize of one year's membership of the Institute of Internal Auditors-Australia, provided annually by the Institute of Internal Auditors-Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest average mark in ACCT2206 Performance Measurement and Evaluation and ACCT3322 Auditing, taken in the same year. |
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Institute of Public Administration Australia Prize in Performance Measurement and Evaluation * [F2017]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Institute of Public Administration Australia Prize in Performance Measurement and Evaluation, consisting of book vouchers to the value of $250, provided annually by the Institute of Public Administration Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who obtains the highest mark in ACCT2206 Performance Measurement and Evaluation. |
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Jack and Norma Krasnostein Prize in Business Administration * [F1955]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Jack and Norma Krasnostein Prize in Business Administration of $400 is awarded to the student enrolled for the degree of Master of Business Administration who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School, obtains the highest average mark over the first eight units in the course for the degree. |
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Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in WA Prize in Japanese Economic History * [F5134]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in WA having donated the sum of $2000 to mark the celebration in 1979 of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the State of Western Australia and to endow annual prizes in Japanese1 and Japanese Economic History, a fund is established and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in WA Prize in Japanese Economic History is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in WA Prize in Japanese Economic History, consisting of half the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, in the year of the award, has the highest mark in ECON2262 Japanese Economic  History. 1 See Faculty of Arts Prizes. |
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John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Prize in Level 1 Management and Organisations * [F15068]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Prize in Level 1 Management and Organisations of $250, provided annually by John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in MGMT1136 Management and Organisations. |
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John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Prize in Level 2 Management and Organisations * [F22522]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Prize in Level 2 Management and Organisations of $250, provided annually by John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in MGMT2236 Management and Organisations. |
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Joseph Crowley Honours Prize in Finance * [F24134]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Joseph Crowley Honours Prize in Finance of $1000 donated annually by Mrs Leah Tresize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who, among those completing the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) course with a Finance honours specialisation, has achieved the highest average mark in the honours year. |
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McGraw-Hill Prize * [F1767]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The McGraw-Hill Prize of $250, provided annually by McGraw-Hill Book Company, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student in the Bachelor of Economics course who has obtained the highest average mark in ECON1101 Microeconomics: Prices and Markets and ECON1102 Macroeconomics: Money and Finance. |
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Modal Pty Ltd Prize * [F15067]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Modal Pty Ltd Prize of $300, provided annually by Modal Pty Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in MGMT8570 Organisational Change and Transformation. |
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Office of Multicultural Interests (WA) Prize in Managing Diversity * [F2923]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Office of Multicultural Interests (WA) Prize in IREL2208 Managing Diversity of $400, provided by the Office of Multicultural Interests (WA), is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the students who obtain the highest mark in the collaborative research project component of the unit IREL2208 Managing Diversity. |
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Office of Women's Policy Prize * [F4883]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Office of Women's Policy Prize of $500, provided by the Office of Women's Policy, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School, on the recommendation of the unit co-ordinator and tutors, to the student who submits the best piece of work exploring gender and diversity matters for IREL2208 Managing Diversity. |
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Pearson Education Australia Prize * [F1339]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Pearson Education Australia Prize of books to the value of $250 is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in ECON2236 International Finance. |
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Pearson Education Australia Prize in International Trade * [F296]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Pearson Education Australia Prize in International Trade of books to the value of $250 is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in ECON2235 International Trade. |
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Public Transport Authority Management Science Prize * [F1724]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Public Transport Authority Management Science Prize of $200, provided annually by the Public Transport Authority, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in INMT2231 Decision Making. |
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RSM Bird Cameron Prize in ACCT3321 Financial Accounting: Theory and Practice * [F1744]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The RSM Bird Cameron Prize in ACCT3321 Financial Accounting: Theory and Practice of $300 is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the full-time student with the highest mark in ACCT3321 Financial Accounting: Theory and Practice. |
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RSM Bird Cameron Prize in ACCT3322 Auditing * [F1024]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The RSM Bird Cameron Prize in ACCT3322 Auditing of $300 is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the full-time student with the highest mark in ACCT3322 Auditing. |
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Synovate Prize * [F1026]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Synovate Prize of $300, provided annually by Synovate, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student completing the Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Economics degree course who has the highest average mark in the six marketing units which form the marketing major. |
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Taylor Woodings Prize in MGMT3342 Entrepreneurship * [F1368]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. 1. The Taylor Woodings Prize of $500 provided annually by Taylor Woodings Corporate Services Pty Ltd is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School in equal shares to the students who, in the opinion of the selection panel described in 2, produce the best business plan in MGMT3342 Entrepreneurship. 2. The selection panel comprises: (a) the Dean of the UWA Business School, or nominee; (b) a representative from Taylor Woodings Corporate Services Pty Ltd; (c) an academic staff member from the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics nominated by the Dean of the Faculty; (d) an academic staff member from the UWA Business School nominated by the Dean; (e) the unit co-ordinator for MGMT3342 Entrepreneurship; and (f) two unit tutors for MGMT3342 Entrepreneurship. |
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Taxation Institute of Australia (WA) Prize * [F25196]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Taxation Institute of Australia (WA) Prize in ACCT3331 Taxation of $1000, provided annually by the Taxation Institute of Australia (WA), is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in ACCT3331 Taxation. |
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The University of Western Australia Equity and Diversity Office Prize in the UWA Business School * [F14415]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The University of Western Australia Equity and Diversity Office Prize, of $500, provided annually by the UWA Equity and Diversity Office, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in HRMT8501 Managing Workplace Diversity. |
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Water Corporation of Western Australia Prize in MGMT8700 Strategic Management * [F1752]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Water Corporation of Western Australia Prize in MGMT8700 Strategic Management of $250, provided annually by the Water Corporation of Western Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in MGMT8700 Strategic Management. |
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W. E. G. Salter Memorial Prize in Economics * [F1721]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. 1. The W. E. G. Salter Memorial Prize in Economics consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $3000 donated by Mr and Mrs H. P. Salter in memory of their son, Dr Wilfred Edward Graham Salter, who was an outstanding undergraduate student in Economics, gained first class honours and subsequently completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge under a Hackett Studentship. Dr Salter died in 1963, aged 34 years, while working for the Government of Pakistan to which he had been seconded from the Prime Minister's Department to assist it in its economic planning. 2. The prize is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student enrolled for the degree of Bachelor of Economics who obtains the highest average mark in the units comprising the final 48 points of the course. |
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Wesfarmers Limited Business Development Prize in FINA2205 Quantitative Methods for Finance * [F24963]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Wesfarmers Limited Business Development Prize in FINA2205 Quantitative Methods for Finance of $1000 provided annually by Wesfarmers Limited, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in FINA2205 Quantitative Methods for Finance. |
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Wesfarmers Limited Business Development Prize in FINA2207 Business Analysis and Valuation * [F25260]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The Wesfarmers Limited Business Development Prize in FINA2207 Business Analysis and Valuation of $1000, provided annually by Wesfarmers Limited, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student with the highest mark in FINA2207 Business Analysis and Valuation. |
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WHK Horwath Prize in ACCT2242 Accounting Information Systems * [F1727]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School. The WHK Horwath Prize in ACCT2242 Accounting Information Systems of $300, provided annually by WHK Horwath, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the UWA Business School to the student who obtains the highest mark in ACCT2242 Accounting Information Systems. |
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Australian College of Educators Prize * [F12652]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Australian College of Educators, wishing to support continuous professional learning for teaching professionals and to forge a close relationship with the Faculty of Education, has provided a prize for Master's graduates of the Faculty. 1. The prize is called the Australian College of Educators Prize. 2.(1) The prize comprises— (a) a one-year membership of the Australian College of Educators; and (b) a framed certificate. (2) The recipient's name is inscribed on an honour board. 3. The prize is awarded annually to the master's graduate in the Faculty who has achieved the highest mark in their major paper. |
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Bertha Houghton Prize in Education * [F1774]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Bertha Houghton Prize in Education consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of $200 bequeathed to the University under the will of the late Bertha Emily Houghton, for many years lecturer in English at the Claremont Teachers College and lecturer in Special Method in the then Diploma in Education course at The University of Western Australia. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Education to the student who has achieved the best academic results overall in the following units completed in the Bachelor of Education component of a combined course: EDUC8481 School Experience I, EDUC8414 Assistant Teaching Practicum, EDUC8485 Teaching and Learning Perspectives, EDUC8493 Social Political and Legal Issues, two Curriculum I units and one Curriculum II unit. |
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Blue Family Trust Prize in Education * [F19516]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Blue Family Trust Prize in Education is provided from the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy from the Blue Family Trust Fund (established by Mrs Maxine Gill). 2. To be eligible for consideration for the prize a student must— (a) be female; (b) be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia; (c) have resided in a rural area (as outlined in the school experience form) of Australia, preferably in Western Australia, for a minimum of five years; (d) be enrolled on a full-time basis in the Graduate Diploma in Education or in a combined course with a Bachelor of Education component. 3. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners of the Faculty of Education to the student who, amongst those eligible— (a) has the highest mark, provided that it translates to a grade of 'Distinction' or better, in— (i) EDUC8482 School Experience II; or (ii) EDUC8414 Assistant Teacher Practicum; and (b) achieves a minimum ranking of '5' or '6' in the Professional Qualities section of the final practicum reports completed by the school mentor and UWA supervisor. |
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Cecil Andrews Prize in Education * [F1771]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Cecil Andrews Prize in Education consists of the annual income, less 30 per cent which is capitalised, from $2000 bequeathed to the University by the late Mr L. L. Andrews in memory of his father Dr Cecil Andrews, the first Pro-Chancellor of the University who held this office from 1912 until 1929, and is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Education, is the most outstanding among those completing the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Education with Honours. 2. The award is determined on the basis of the academic results achieved for both the coursework and dissertation components of the Bachelor of Education with Honours. |
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Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize * [F1807]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize in the Faculty of Education comprises a book voucher and certificate. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Education to the student who, of those completing the Bachelor of Education component of a combined course or the Graduate Diploma in Education course, has achieved the best academic result in units to the value of 48 points, the names of which are made available to students on request. |
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C. Sanders Prize * [F1775]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The C. Sanders Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a capital sum of $1261.39, consisting of $1000 donated by Emeritus Professor Sanders and $261.39 donated by the Education Graduates' Association. 2. The prize is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Education, is the most outstanding of those completing units to the value of 48 points in the Bachelor of Education component of a combined course or in the Graduate Diploma in Education course, the names of which are made available to students on request. |
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F. G. Bradshaw Prize in Education * [F1805]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The F. G. Bradshaw Prize in Education consists of books to the value of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $1000 donated to the University by Mrs Rose S. Bradshaw in memory of her husband, the late Francis George Bradshaw, who was the Director of Secondary Education in the Western Australian Education Department and was associated with the University's Faculty of Education for many years. 2. The prize is awarded each year by the Board of Examiners in Education, on the recommendation of the Head of the Graduate School of Education, to the student who is the best among those completing the requirements of the Master of Education. |
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Fogarty Foundation Success Through Educational Excellence Graduate Diploma in Education Prize for Excellence in Pre-service Teacher Education * [F1928]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Brett and Anne Fogarty having agreed to donate an annual amount of $50,000 for an initial period of five years to provide scholarships and prizes, the Fogarty Foundation Success through Educational Excellence Scholarships and Prizes are established. Through the scholarships and prizes, of which there are 13 in total, the Foundation recognises the importance of education in today's society, and the contribution of teachers to the creation of communities within that society, by supporting people entering the teaching profession, encouraging continuation of knowledge and skills through postgraduate study and providing excellent educational opportunities for future generations by assisting recipients to disseminate their knowledge and impart their enthusiasm. 1. The Fogarty Foundation Success through Educational Excellence Graduate Diploma in Education Prize for Excellence in Pre-service Teacher Education of $500 is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Education to the student who achieves the highest aggregate mark over seven units in the Graduate Diploma in Education course nominated by the Board of Examiners, the names of which are made available to students on request. 2. To be eligible for consideration a student must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia. |
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Fogarty Foundation Success Through Educational Excellence Prize for the Best Piece of Research in the Doctor of Education * [F1928]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Brett and Anne Fogarty having agreed to donate an annual amount of $50,000 for an initial period of five years to provide scholarships and prizes, the Fogarty Foundation Success through Educational Excellence Scholarships and Prizes are established. Through the scholarships and prizes, of which there are 13 in total, the Foundation recognises the importance of education in today's society, and the contribution of teachers to the creation of communities within that society, by supporting people entering the teaching profession, encouraging continuation of knowledge and skills through postgraduate study and providing excellent educational opportunities for future generations by assisting recipients to disseminate their knowledge and impart their enthusiasm. 1. The Fogarty Foundation Success through Educational Excellence Prize for the Best Piece of Research in the Doctor of Education of $500 is awarded each year by the Board of Examiners in Education to the student who has completed the best thesis in the Doctor of Education during the preceding 12 months. 2. In reaching its decision the Board of Examiners has regard to— (a) examiners' reports; and (b) the recommendation of the Chair of the Faculty of Education Postgraduate Programmes Committee, and the co-ordinator(s) of the Doctor of Education course or nominee(s). 3. To be eligible for consideration a student must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia. 4. The recipient is required to present their research findings at a public seminar. |
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Learning and Attentional Disorders Society Prize for Excellence in Research in Special Education * [F754]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Learning and Attentional Disorders Society Prize for Excellence in Research in Special Education, consisting of books to the value of $250 provided annually by the Learning and Attentional Disorders Society, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Education to the student who has completed the best piece of research in Special Education. |
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Thomas Sten Prize in Education * [F1776]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. Mr Thomas Sten, formerly superintendent of teacher training in the Education Department and Principal of the Teachers' College, Claremont, and a former member of the Faculty of Education, presented $500 to the University to provide for an annual prize in Education to be called the Thomas Sten Prize in Education. 2. The prize consists of the income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the accumulated capital sum. 3. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Education to the student who has the highest aggregate mark for the units in the Graduate Diploma in Education course. |
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WATESOL Prize * [F24687]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Westralian Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (WATESOL) supports the professional learning of new teachers by providing a prize for graduates in the Faculty of Education. 2. The WATESOL Prize, comprising a certificate and one-year membership of WATESOL, is awarded by the Board of Examiners to the student with the highest average mark in EDUC8467 TESOL Curriculum I and EDUC8477 TESOL Curriculum II. |
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Western Australian Institute for Educational Research (W.A.I.E.R.) Cameron Prize in Education [F1772]The W.A.I.E.R Cameron Prize in Education of a medallion, a certificate of recognition and one year's membership of W.A.I.E.R, provided annually by the Western Australian Institute for Educational Research, is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Education, has produced the best thesis in Education for the year as part of the course for a degree administered by the Faculty. |
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Abraham Wald Prize in Mathematical Statistics * [F2040]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. Dr J. Gani, formerly reader in mathematical statistics in this University, having presented the sum of $200 for the establishment of a fund to provide a prize to be called the Abraham Wald Prize in Mathematical Statistics after the late Professor Abraham Wald, Professor of Statistics at Columbia University and originator of the field of sequential analysis, who was tragically killed in an aircraft accident in 1950, the fund is established and the prize is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 2. The prize consists of the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 3. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, among those who have completed units to the value of at least 96 points, has the highest average mark in Level 2 mathematical statistics units. |
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Adept Electronic Solutions Prize * [F1814]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Adept Electronic Solutions Prize in Computer Vision of $500, provided annually by Adept Electronic Solutions Pty Ltd, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has gained the highest mark in CITS4240 Computer Vision. |
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Aker Solutions Australia Prize in Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design * [F15036]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Aker Solutions Australia Prize in Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design of $500, provided annually by Aker Solutions Australia, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who has gained the highest mark in CHPR3432 Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design. |
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Aker Solutions Australia Prize in Heat and Mass Transfer * [F15037]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Aker Solutions Australia Prize in Heat and Mass Transfer of $500, provided annually by Aker Solutions Australia, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who has gained the highest mark in CHPR2432 Heat and Mass Transfer. |
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Aker Solutions Australia Prize in Process Instrumentation and Control * [F14614]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Aker Solutions Australia Prize in Process Instrumentation and Control of $750, provided annually by Aker Solutions Australia, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who has gained the highest mark in ELEC3320 Process Instrumentation and Control. |
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Alcoa World Alumina Australia Prize for Honours in Materials Engineering * [F7163]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Alcoa World Alumina Australia Prize for Honours in Materials Engineering of $1000, provided annually by Alcoa World Alumina Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark for the technical report for MATE4411 Materials Engineering Project Part 1/MATE4412 Materials Engineering Project Part 2 in the Materials Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. |
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Alcoa World Alumina Australia Prize for Women Engineers * [F3656]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Alcoa World Alumina Australia Prize for Women Engineers of $1000, provided annually by Alcoa World Alumina Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the female student who, amongst those who have completed units to the value of 96 points towards the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course, in the opinion of the board, has shown the most ability and promise by achieving the highest average mark over units comprising the most recently completed 48 points for the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. 2. To be eligible for consideration— (a) a student must have completed the relevant units within six consecutive semesters; (b) combined course students must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. |
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Apache Energy Prize in Oil and Gas Transmission * [F25583]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Apache Energy Prize in Oil and Gas Transmission of $500, provided annually by Apache Energy, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in OENA8555 Oil and Gas Transmission. |
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Apache Energy Prize in Platform, Pipeline and Subsea Technology * [F25585]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Apache Energy Prize in Platform, Pipeline and Subsea Technology of $500, provided annually by Apache Energy, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in CIVL4171 Platform, Pipeline and Subsea Technology. |
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Apache Energy Prize in Production Optimisation * [F25584]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Apache Energy Prize in Production Optimisation of $500, provided annually by Apache Energy, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in PETR4510 Production Optimisation. |
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Applied Probability Trust Richard Tweedie Memorial Prize [F1341]The Applied Probability Trust Richard Tweedie Memorial Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of money donated by the Applied Probability Trust on the initiative of Professor Joe Gani in memory of Professor Richard Tweedie and is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, to the student who, among those completing the degree of Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences or Bachelor of Arts with a major in Mathematical Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics or Applied Statistics, is considered to be the best. |
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ASG Group Limited Prize in C Programming * [F17737]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The ASG Group Limited Prize in C Programming, of $500, is provided annually by ASG Group Limited. 2. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, to the student in the Bachelor of Computer Science course who has the highest mark in CITS1210 C Programming completed in the first 48 points of the course. 3. Prize recipients are offered the opportunity to undertake at ASG Group Limited the eight weeks of practical experience required under the rules for the Bachelor of Computer Science course (CITS3010 Professional Practice). |
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Australian Geomechanics Society Prize * [F5570]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Note: Subject to final drafting by the Legislative Committee. The Australian Geomechanics Society Prize in Geotechnical Engineering of $250, provided annually by the WA Chapter of the Australian Geomechanics Society, is awarded to the engineering student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, presents the best combination of thesis (or technical report) and seminar on a geotechnical topic for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering, or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. |
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Australian Steel Institute Undergraduate Steel Design Prize [F928]The Australian Steel Institute Undergraduate Steel Design Prize of $200 is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in CIVL3111 Structural Steel Design. |
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BHP Billiton Iron Ore Prizes in Engineering * [F1963]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. There are two BHP Billiton Iron Ore Prizes in Engineering provided annually by the Broken Hill Pty Co. Ltd, each of which comprises engineering books and equipment to the value of $200 chosen by the prize winner with the approval of the Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering. 2. The prizes are awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics as follows: (a) one to the student who, among those who have completed the requirements for the Mechanical or Materials Engineering programme for the Bachelor of Engineering course, has gained the highest weighted average mark for the most recently completed units of the course to the value of 48 points; (b) one to the student who, having completed the foundation units and units to the value of 48 points towards the Mechanical or Materials Engineering programme for the Bachelor of Engineering course has the highest weighted average across the units completed towards the programme. 3. To be eligible for consideration, combined course students must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. 4. If, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners, there are two or more students who are equally eligible for the prize described in 2(a), the prize is awarded in full to each, the company having undertaken to provide for the additional prize(s). |
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Blakers Prize in Mathematics * [F2038]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The A. L. Blakers Memorial Fund for Mathematics was established in 1994 by the family, friends, colleagues and ex-students of Professor A. L. Blakers in his memory and in recognition of his long and dedicated service to mathematics and mathematics education in Australia. The fund has set aside an amount designated as the Blakers Prize Fund to endow a prize which is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The Blakers Prize in Mathematics consists of the annual income from the Blakers Prize Fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics to the student in the Faculties of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Life and Physical Sciences; or Engineering, Computing and Mathematics who has the highest weighted average mark in the Level 3 mathemathics units to the value of 24 points required for completion of at least one major offered by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. |
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BP Prize in Environmental Engineering * [F1800]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The BP Prize in Environmental Engineering of $200, provided annually by BP Oil, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest weighted average mark across the following units: ENVE3601 Environmental Fluid Mechanics, ENVE3605 Mathematical Applications in Environmental Engineering and ENVE3606 Contaminant Fate and Transport completed as part of the Environmental Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. 2. To be eligible for consideration— (a) students must have completed the relevant units within six consecutive semesters; (b) combined degree course students must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. |
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BSP Industries Prize in Electrical and Electronic Engineering * [F11448]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The BSP Industries Prize in Electrical and Electronic Engineering of $1,000, provided annually by BSP Industries, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student completing the Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course with the highest mark for ELEC3304 Physical Electronics 3 or ELEC3305 Power and Machines. |
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BSP Industries Prize in Mechanical Engineering * [F11446]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The BSP Industries Prize in Mechanical Engineering of $1,000, provided annually by BSP Industries, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest average mark across the following three units completed as part of the Mechanical Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course:    MECH3401 Thermofluids 3    MECH3403 Mechanical Design    MECH3422 Mechanisms and Multibody Systems  |
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BSP Industries Prize in Structural Engineering * [F11447]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The BSP Industries Prize in Structural Engineering of $1,000, provided annually by BSP Industries, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest average mark across the following three units completed as part of the Civil Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course:    CIVL3111 Structural Steel Design    CIVL3112 Structural Concrete Design    CIVL3110 Structural Analysis |
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Cape Bouvard Prize in Materials Engineering * [F2128]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Cape Bouvard Prize in Materials Engineering of $500, provided annually by Cape Bouvard Investments Pty Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MATE2412 Materials Engineering 2. |
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CBI Constructors Prize in Structural Integrity * [F7166]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The CBI Constructors Prize in Structural Integrity of $500, provided annually by CBI Constructors, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH3405 Structural Integrity. |
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Chevron Prize in Vibration and Signal Processing * [F7167]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Chevron Prize in Vibration and Signal Processing of $500, provided annually by Chevron, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH3404 Vibration and Signal Processing. |
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Clough Limited Prize in Engineering: Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering * [F25573]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Clough Limited Prize in Engineering: Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering of $500, provided annually by Clough Limited, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in GENE1002 Engineering: Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering. |
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Clough Limited Prize in Engineering: Introduction to Engineering Mechanics * [F25572]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Clough Limited Prize in Engineering: Introduction to Engineering Mechanics of $500, provided annually by Clough Limited, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in GENE1001 Engineering: Introduction to Engineering Mechanics. |
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Clough Limited Prize in Introduction to Professional Engineering * [F25574]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Clough Limited Prize in Introduction to Professional Engineering of $500, provided annually by Clough Limited, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student group with the highest mark in GENE1003 Introduction to Professional Engineering. |
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Concrete Pipe Association of Australasia Prize in Hydraulics II * [F24573]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Concrete Pipe Association of Australasia Prize in Hydraulics II of $500, provided annually by the Concrete Pipe Association of Australasia, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in CIVL3130 Hydraulics II. |
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Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize (Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics) * [F1736]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Note: This prize is under review. 1. A Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize of a book voucher and certificate is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, among those who have completed units to the value of 48 points towards— (a) the Bachelor of Engineering course; or (b) the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course; or (c) the Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences course; or (d) the Bachelor of Computer Science course, has shown most ability and promise by gaining the highest weighted average mark for the most recently completed units to the value of 48 points. 2. To be eligible for consideration, a combined course student must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. |
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Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Undergraduate Prize (Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics) * [F1736]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. A Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Undergraduate Prize, consisting of a book voucher and certificate provided by Convocation, is awarded annually according to the following conditions. 1. The prize is awarded to the student enrolled in any of the following courses who, in the opinion of the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, has made the greatest contribution to the success of the formal and informal activities of the Faculty: (a) the Bachelor of Engineering course; or (b) a combined course which includes a Bachelor of Engineering component; or (c) the Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences course; or (d) the Bachelor of Computer Science course. 2. Nominations may be made by students or staff of the Faculty and must consist of a citation from each nominator. 3. Nominations must address each of the following criteria: (a) academic performance; (b) participation in University sporting activities; and (c) participation in University or Faculty functions. |
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CSBP Prize for Honours in Mechanical Engineering * [F1961]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The CSBP Prize for Honours in Mechanical Engineering of $1000, provided annually by CSBP Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark for the technical report and associated practical work in MECH4401 Mechanical Engineering Project Part 1/MECH4402 Mechanical Engineering Project Part 2 in the Mechanical Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. |
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CSBP Prize in Engineering Design * [F7205]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The CSBP Prize in Engineering Design of $500, provided annually by CSBP Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH2401 Engineering Design and Visual Communication. |
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CSBP Prize in Thermofluids * [F7204]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The CSBP Prize in Thermofluids of $500, provided annually by CSBP Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH3401 Thermofluids 3. |
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Dave Curtis Memorial Prize * [F3737]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Dave Curtis Memorial Prize of $1000 is provided annually by Transfield Worley. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in ELEC3307 Engineering Management and Industrial Practice. 3. The recipient of the prize is given the opportunity of vacation employment at Transfield Worley. |
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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) Prize in Applied Statistical Methods * [F16814]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) Prize in Applied Statistical Methods of $1000 is provided annually by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. 2.(1) The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, to the student with the highest mark in STAT3366 3S6: Applied Statistical Methods. (2) To be eligible for the prize a student must be undertaking the unit for the first time. |
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Dr Harold Clough Prize in Engineering Asset Management and Risk * [F21278]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Dr Harold Clough Prize in Engineering Asset Management and Risk of $500 is awarded to the student with the highest mark in ASST8422 Engineering Asset Management and Risk. |
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Dr Mark Skinner Memorial Prize in Offshore Engineering * [F85]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Dr Mark Skinner Memorial Prize in Offshore Engineering of $1000 is provided annually by Clough Engineering Group of Companies in memory of their colleague, Dr Mark Skinner, a professionally respected offshore engineer with a PhD from the University of California and former Business Development Manager for Clough Offshore Division. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest weighted average mark in units comprising the final 48 points of the Mechanical Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course and including OGEG4500 Oil and Gas Engineering Project Part 1/OGEG4501 Oil and Gas Engineering Project Part 2. 3. To be eligible for consideration, combined course students must have obtained an average of at least 75 per cent in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. 4. If two or more students gain equal highest marks the prize is shared equally by them. |
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D. W. Brisbane Prize in Civil Engineering * [F1810]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The D. W. Brisbane Prize in Civil Engineering of $500 out of the income from an original sum of £500, presented in 1954 by D. W. Brisbane Esq., civil engineer, of Perth, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who has gained the highest average mark across the Level 2 core units completed as part of the Civil Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. 2. To be eligible for consideration, combined course students must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. 3. The whole or any part of any income remaining in any year after provision has been made for this prize will be used to augment the prize to commemorate the six engineering graduates who lost their lives whilst on war service 1939–1945 and previously called the World War II Memorial (Winzar-Telford) Prize in Civil Engineering. |
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Engineering Graduates Association Prize * [F7684]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. Three Engineering Graduates Association Prizes of $200 each are provided annually by the Engineering Graduates Association. 2. The prizes are awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, on the recommendation of the Engineering Graduates Association, one to each of the three students who, among those enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course, have produced the best reports on their professional practicum for the year. |
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Engineers Australia Award * [F1853]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Engineers Australia Award comprising the Russell Dumas Medal is presented annually by Engineers Australia, Western Australian Division. 2. The prize is awarded to the graduand who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, has achieved the best academic performance in the units that comprise the final 48 points of the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. 3. To be eligible for consideration, combined course students must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. |
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Engineers Australia Electrical College Derek Humpage Medal * [F1799]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Engineers Australia Electrical College Derek Humpage Medal and $300, provided annually by the institute's Western Australia Division, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest weighted average mark in the Level 3 core units and either ELEC3304 Physical Electronics 3 or ELEC3305 Power and Machines in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course: 2. To be eligible for consideration, combined course students must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. |
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Engineers Australia ITEE College Medal * [F24010]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Engineers Australia ITEE College Medal, consisting of a medal and $300 provided annually by the Western Australian Division of Engineers Australia ITEE (Information, Telecommunication, and Electronic Engineering) College, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who, of all students enrolled in the Bachelor Engineering course or in a combined course including a Bachelor of Engineering component, achieves the highest mark in any one of the following units: (a) ELEC4309 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Project Part 2 (incorporating ELEC4308 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Project Part 1); (b) ELEC4321 Process Instrumentation and Control Engineering Project Part 2 (incorporating ELEC4320 Process Instrumentation and Control Engineering Project Part 1); or (c) CITS7202 Computer Science and Software Engineering Research Project Part 2 (incorporating CITS7201 Computer Science and Software Engineering Research Project Part 1). |
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Engineers' Club Prize * [F1782]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Engineers' Club Prize of $100 is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who has gained the highest average mark in the foundation core units for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering completed within the first year of full-time study. |
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Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Medal * [F1802]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Medal is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the most outstanding honours graduand having achieved the highest course weighted average in the Faculty, who is the Faculty's nominee for the J. A. Wood Memorial Prize. |
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Farnell Prize in Electrical and Electronic Engineering * [F2041]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Farnell Prize in Electrical and Electronic Engineering of products from the Farnell Catalogue to the value of $500 is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark for ELEC3301 Circuits and Electronic Systems 3 in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. |
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G. M. Nunn Prizes in Surveying * [F1784]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. Two G. M. Nunn Prizes in Surveying each of $500 out of the annual income from £1000, presented by Mrs G. M. Nunn in memory of her late husband George Marshall Nunn, honorary life member and past President of the Institute of Surveyors and former part-time lecturer in surveying, for prizes in the units formerly taught by him, namely Surveying I and Surveying II, are awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the two students with the highest marks for CIVL2150 Surveying and CAD. 2. In determining the prize-winners, the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics takes into consideration the recommendations of the Head of the School of Civil and Resource Engineering and of the lecturer or lecturers in the surveying units. 3. If in any year the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics is of the opinion that more than two students are worthy of a prize, additional prizes of amounts determined by the Board of Examiners may be awarded out of the income available for that year. |
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Golder Associates Prize in Applied Geomechanics * [F13557]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Golders Associates Prize in Applied Geomechanics, of $500 provided annually by Golder Associates, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in CIVL3120 Applied Geomechanics. |
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H. C. Levey Memorial Prize * [F2042]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The H. C. Levey Memorial Prize, of the annual income from $757 presented by the staff of the then Department of Mathematics in 1966 in memory of Professor H. C. Levey, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, is the best completing honours in Mathematics. 2. Before making a decision the Head will consult such of the academic staff in the School as are available for consultation at the time. |
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Honeywell Prize for Control and Mechatronics * [F19197]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Honeywell Prize for Control and Mechatronics, of $500 provided annually by Honeywell Ltd, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MCTX3421 Control and Mechatronics. |
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Honeywell Prize for Process Modelling * [F19196]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Honeywell Prize for Process Modelling, of $500 provided annually by Honeywell Ltd, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in CHPR3531 Process Modelling. |
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H. S. Spigl Memorial Prize * [F1785]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The H. S. Spigl Memorial Prize comprising the annual income from $600 was presented by the sisters of the late H. S. Spigl in memory of their brother, a former Government Astronomer of Western Australia and part-time lecturer in Surveying at this University. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest aggregate mark for the following units completed in the Civil Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course: CIVL3130 Hydraulics II, CIVL3111 Structural Steel Design, CIVL3112 Structural Concrete Design, CIVL3120 Applied Geomechanics, CIVL3110 Structural Analysis and CIVL3140 Civil Engineering Analysis and Modelling. 3. If two or more students gain equal highest marks the prize is shared equally by them. 4. To be eligible for consideration, combined course students must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. |
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IEEE PES WA Chapter Prize * [F1237]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Power Engineering Society Western Australia Chapter, in recognition of the contribution of the then Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering to the IEEE PowerCon 2000 Conference, having donated a sum of $15,000 to establish a fund to provide an annual prize, the fund is established and the prize, called the IEEE PES WA Chapter Prize, is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 2. The prize consists of the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 3. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in ELEC3305 Power and Machines. |
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Institution of Engineering and Technology Prize * [F1797]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Institution of Engineering and Technology Prize, provided annually by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, consists of a cheque to the value of seventy-five pounds sterling and a certificate and is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark for the technical report in ELEC4310 Computer Engineering Project Part 1/ELEC4311 Computer Engineering Project Part 2; or ELEC4308 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Project Part 1/ELEC4309 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Project Part 2 completed in a course which has been accredited by the Institution of Engineers Australia and the Institution of Engineering and Technology. |
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Jim Blair MRX Prize in Control and Mechatronics * [F25575]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Jim Blair MRX Prize in Control and Mechatronics of $500, provided annually by JRB Engineering Group, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MCTX3421 Control and Mechatronics. Â |
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Julian and Irena Hunka (Hunka-Alter) Memorial Trust [F1792]The late Mrs Irene Hunka having bequeathed to the University the rest and residue of her estate for the benefit of the then Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, a fund is established for the purpose and is administered in accordance with the following regulations. 1.(1) The annual income from the fund, after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, is first used to provide two undergraduate prizes in Mechanical Engineering, each of $500, known as Dr Julian Hunka prizes. (2) The balance of the annual income after provision for the prizes is used— (a) to fund up to two postgraduate scholarships in Mechanical Engineering known as Hunka Scholarships; and (b) subject to the availability of funds after the requirements of (1) and (2)(a) have been met in any year, to fund a postdoctoral fellowship known as the Julian and Irena Hunka Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering. 2.(1) The prizes are awarded to the two students completing the Mechanical Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or in the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, have presented the best Final Project in the field of dynamics or kinematics. (2) To be eligible for consideration a student must have completed the requirements of the course in the same year in which the dissertation is presented. 3.(1) The scholarships are awarded for postgraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at this University and are open to Australian residents only. (2) The purpose of the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering is to provide travel costs or travel costs and living expenses for scholars from outside Western Australia to enable them to visit the University and contribute to its work and activities in the School of Mechanical Engineering. 4. The scholarships and postdoctoral fellowship are awarded by the Scholarships Committee of the Academic Board, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering. 5. The conditions for and the number and value of awards in each year are at the discretion of the Scholarships Committee, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering. 6.(1) A scholarship is tenable for a period of up to three years and is not to be held concurrently with another of the Faculty's named supplementary scholarships but may be held with an ad hoc supplementary scholarship. (2) Continuation into a second or third year depends upon the Scholarships Committee being satisfied that satisfactory progress has been made. (3) A postdoctoral fellowship is tenable for a period of one or two academic years. (4) The emoluments and expenses, and any other terms and conditions of the award are determined after negotiation in each case and are the subject of a written agreement between the fellow and the University. 7.(1) The scholarships are advertised and applications must be submitted to the Registrar by the advertised date. (2) A postdoctoral fellowship is advertised as and when decided by the Vice-Chancellor, on the recommendation of the Head of School of Mechanical Engineering. 8. If in the opinion of the Scholarships Committee, having regard to the views of the Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering, there are no applicants of sufficient merit, no postgraduate awards are made. |
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Ken Baker Prize [F936]1. The Ken Baker Prize is awarded in recognition of the distinguished career of Mr Ken Baker. 2. The prize, consisting of $1000 and the Ken Baker Medal, provided annually by Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd, Consulting Engineers and Environmental Scientists, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the graduand who has gained the highest weighted average mark in the foundation units and the units comprising the Civil Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. |
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Keulegan Prize * [F1798]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. Professor Walter Debler of the University of Michigan having donated a sum of $6000 to be used for the benefit of the then Centre for Water Research, a fund is established for the purpose. 2. The annual income from the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is used to provide a prize, called the Keulegan Prize, in memory of Dr Garbis Keulegan, an eminent civil engineer. 3. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Environmental Systems Engineering, to the student in the Bachelor of Engineering course with the highest mark for the project report in ENVE4601 Environmental Engineering Project Part 1/ENVE4602 Environmental Engineering Project Part 2 in the Environmental Engineering programme. |
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Laing O'Rourke Prize in Project Engineering * [F7164]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Laing O'Rourke Prize in Project Engineering of $500 provided annually by Laing O'Rourke, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH3402 Engineering Project 1. |
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Lateral Sands Prize in Digital Microelectronics System Design * [F8217]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Lateral Sands Prize in Digital Microelectronics System Design, consisting of $250 provided annually by Lateral Sands Pty Ltd, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student with the highest mark in ELEC4302 Digital Microelectronics System Design. |
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Leap Australia Prize in Computer Aided Engineering * [F7170]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Leap Australia Prize for Computer Aided Engineering of $500, provided annually by Leap Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MATE1412 Materials Engineering 1. |
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Leap Australia Prize in Design for Manufacture * [F7171]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Leap Australia Prize in Design for Manufacture of $500, provided annually by Leap Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH4403 Design for Manufacture. |
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Leap Australia Prize in Finite Element Modelling * [F7172]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Leap Australia Prize in Finite Element Modelling of $500, provided annually by Leap Australia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH4405 Design Tools: Finite Element Modelling. |
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Lycopodium Prize in Engineering Project * [F21279]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Lycopodium Prize in Engineering Project of $500 is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH3402 Engineering Project 1. |
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McConnell Dowell Prize in Civil Engineering Analysis and Modelling * [F22900]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The McConnell Dowell Prize in Civil Engineering Analysis and Modelling of $500 provided annually by McConnell Dowell Corporation Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in CIVL3140 Civil Engineering Analysis and Modelling. |
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Metso Minerals Prize for the Best Paper at the Mechanical Engineering Final year Conference * [F18530]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Metso Minerals Prize of $400, provided by Metso Minerals, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who, at the Mechanical Engineering Final Year Conference, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering, delivers the best paper relating to an engineering project unit taken in the final 48 points of the Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Materials Engineering, or Chemical and Process Engineering programmes in a single or combined course leading to the Bachelor of Engineering degree. |
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Michael Norton Medal in Mechanical Engineering * [F7173]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Michael Norton Medal in Mechanical Engineering, for excellence in the field of Mechanical Engineering, is awarded jointly by the School of Mechanical Engineering and SVT Engineering to any student who is awarded five or more unit prizes for units offered by the School of Mechanical Engineering. |
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Monadelphous Prize in Engineering for Sustainable Development * [F21277]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Monadelphous Prize in Engineering for Sustainable Development of $500 is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who has gained the highest mark in MECH4400 Engineering for Sustainable Development. |
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Monadelphous Prize in Engineering Management and Industrial Practice * [F21275]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Monadelphous Prize in Engineering Management and Industrial Practice of $500 is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who has gained the highest mark in ELEC3307 Engineering Management and Industrial Practice. |
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Monadelphous Prize in Project Management and Risk Analysis * [F21276]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Monadelphous Prize in Project Management and Risk Engineering of $500 is awarded annually by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in CIVL3150 Project Management and Risk Engineering. |
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Orbital Engine Corporation Prize for Honours in Mechatronics Engineering * [F218]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Orbital Engine Corporation Prize for Honours in Mechatronics Engineering of $1000 provided annually by the Orbital Engine Corporation, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark for the technical report and associated practical work for MCTX4421 Mechatronics Engineering Project Part 1/MCTX4422Â Mechatronics Engineering Project Part 2 in the Mechatronics Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. |
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Raytheon Australia Prize * [F1238]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Raytheon Australia Prize of $500, provided annually by Raytheon Australia Pty Ltd, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, to the student who has gained the highest mark in CITS2220 Software Engineering: Design. |
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Roche Prize in Applied Statistics * [F7957]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Roche Prize in Applied Statistics, consisting of $250 provided annually by Roche Products Pty Ltd, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, to the student who has gained the highest average mark in the Level 3 core units for the Applied Statistics Major.  |
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Rojan Advanced Ceramics Prize in Non-Metallic Materials * [F2049]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Rojan Advanced Ceramics Prize in Non-Metallic Materials of $500, provided by Rojan Advanced Ceramics Pty Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MATE4413 Non-Metallic Materials (Note: This unit is offered every second year). |
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R. S. Components Prize for Engineering Excellence in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering * [F1960]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The R. S. Components Prize for Engineering Excellence in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering, provided annually by R. S. Components Pty Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest weighted average mark in— (a) the Level 2 core units in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering degree course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined degree course; or (b) the Level 2 core units, excluding ELEC2303 Embedded Systems, in the Computer Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering degree course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. 2. The award comprises an instrument or combination of instruments to the value of $500 chosen by the student from R. S. Components. 3. To be eligible for consideration combined course students must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. |
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R. S. Components Prize for Engineering Excellence in Mechatronics Engineering * [F12563]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The R. S. Components Prize for Engineering Excellence in Mechatronics Engineering, provided annually by R. S. Components, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in the foundation units and units comprising the Mechatronics Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. 2. The award comprises an instrument or combination of instruments to the value of $1000. 3. To be eligible a student enrolled in a combined course must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. |
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School of Environmental Systems Engineering Prize * [F1794]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The School of Environmental Systems Engineering Prize of $500, provided annually by the School of Environmental Systems Engineering, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest course weighted average mark in units taken for the Environmental Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. |
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School of Mechanical Engineering Prize in Control Engineering * [F7175]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The School of Mechanical Engineering Prize in Control Engineering of $500, provided annually by the School of Mechanical Engineering, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH4423 Advanced Control Engineering. |
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School of Mechanical Engineering Prize in Engineering Dynamics * [F7176]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The School of Mechanical Engineering Prize in Engineering Dynamics of $500, provided annually by the School of Mechanical Engineering, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH1401 Engineering Dynamics. |
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School of Mechanical Engineering Prize in Engineering Fabrication and Metalworking Processes * [F7177]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The School of Mechanical Engineering Prize in Engineering Fabrication and Metalworking Processes of $500, provided annually by the School of Mechanical Engineering, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH4414 Fundamentals of Engineering Fabrication and Metalworking Processes. |
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School of Mechanical Engineering Prize in Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics * [F7178]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The School of Mechanical Engineering Prize in Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics of $500, provided annually by the School of Mechanical Engineering, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH4409 Thermofluids 4. (Note: This unit is only available in alternate years). |
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School of Mechanical Engineering Prize in Thermofluids * [F7179]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The School of Mechanical Engineering Prize in Thermofluids 209 of $500, provided annually by the School of Mechanical Engineering, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH2403 Thermofluids 2. |
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School of Mechanical Engineering Prize in Tribology and Maintenance * [F7180]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The School of Mechanical Engineering Prize in Tribology and Maintenance of $500, provided annually by the School of Mechanical Engineering, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH4407Â Engineering Tribology and Maintenance. |
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SEW-Eurodrive Prize in Mechatronics Design * [F7372]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The SEW-Eurodrive Prize in Mechatronics Design of $500, provided annually by SEW-Eurodrive, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MCTX3420 Mechatronics Design. |
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SEW-Eurodrive Prize in Mechatronics Systems * [F7371]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The SEW-Eurodrive Prize in Mechatronics Systems of $500, provided annually by SEW-Eurodrive, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MCTX2420 Mechatronics Systems. |
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Siemens Prize in Electrical and Electronic Engineering * [F1790]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Siemens Prize in Electrical and Electronic Engineering of $200, provided annually by Siemens Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest weighted average mark across the following units in the Electrical and Electronic programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course: ELEC4308 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Project Part 1/ELEC4309 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Project Part 2; and any four units from the Group D option units set out in Table 6.2.2Eb—Electrical and Electronic Engineering Options in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Rules. 2. To be eligible for consideration, a combined course student must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. |
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Stephen John O'Shea Prize * [F1795]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Stephen John O'Shea Prize in Civil Engineering consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a fund established by donations from Lynne and Denis McLeod in memory of Stephen John O'Shea, a final-year honours student in Civil Engineering who died in 1988, aged 21 years. 2. The prize is awarded annually to the graduand in Civil Engineering who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, has presented the best combination of dissertation and seminar or technical report and seminar on a structural engineering topic. |
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Structerre Consulting Group Prize in Structural Concrete Design * [F16488]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Structerre Consulting Group Prize in Structural Concrete Design of $600, provided annually by Structerre Consulting Group, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in CIVL3112 Structural Concrete Design. |
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Sun Microsystems Australia Prize in Java Programming * [F2133]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. Sun Microsystems Australia Pty Ltd having donated a sum of $5000 to establish a fund to provide an annual prize, the fund is established and the prize, called the Sun Microsystems Australia Prize in Java Programming, is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 2. The prize consists of the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 3. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, to the student with the highest mark in CITS1200 Java Programming completed within the first 48 points of enrolment. |
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SVT Engineering Prize in Acoustical Engineering * [F7181]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The SVT Engineering Prize in Acoustical Engineering of $500, provided annually by SVT Engineering, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH4404 Acoustical Engineering. |
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Swan Contract Personnel Prize * [F19195]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Swan Contract Personnel Prize of $2000, provided annually by Swan Contract Personnel, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student whose mark in any of the Level 3 Engineering program core units is the highest of any of the final marks awarded for such units in that year in the Bachelor of Engineering degree course or a combined course including a Bachelor of Engineering component. 2. To be eligible for consideration, a student must have a course weighted average mark of 75 per cent or higher, and have completed at least 36 points in the academic year for which the prize is awarded. |
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Tang Prize in Computer Science * [F2039]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Tang Prize in Computer Science consisting of the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, on $2500 donated by Tang Computers Pty Ltd, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student with the highest course weighted average mark, of those completing a Bachelor of Science with a major in Computer Science, a Bachelor of Computer Science or a Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences with a Computer Science major. 2. To be eligible for consideration, a student must have a course weighted average mark of 70 per cent or higher. |
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Technip Chemical and Process Thesis Prize * [F20389]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Technip Chemical and Process Thesis Prize of $750 provided annually by Technip Oceania Pty Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, to the student who has the highest mark for the Final Project in the field of Chemical and Process Engineering in the Bachelor of Engineering course, or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. |
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Technip Offshore Prize * [F1815]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Technip Offshore Prize of $500, provided annually by Technip Oceania Pty Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest Final Project mark in the field of offshore engineering in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. |
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Telford Prize in Engineering * [F1787]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Telford Prize in Engineering comprises the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on $1000 bequeathed to the University by the late Mrs E. E. Brown in memory of her nephew, Ronald Telford, an engineering graduate of this University who lost his life at Balikpapan on war service during World War II. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who, among those who have completed units to the value of at least 96 points and no more than 162 points towards a Bachelor of Engineering degree course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined degree course, has achieved the highest course weighted average mark. 3. To be eligible for consideration, a student must have a course weighted average mark of 75 per cent or higher, and have completed at least 36 points in the academic year for which the prize is awarded. |
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Tesla Prize and Medal for Electromagnetic Theory * [F7826]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Tesla Prize and Medal for Electromagnetic Theory, comprising a medallion and $300, provided annually by the Tesla Forum of Western Australia, Inc, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who has gained the highest mark in ENGT3303 Electromagnetic Theory.  |
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Thales Prize in Computer Science * [F2123]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Thales Prize in Computer Science of $600, provided annually by Thales, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the best student completing a degree with honours in Computer Science. 2. The Board of Examiners must take into consideration the recommendations of the Head of the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering. |
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Transfield Worley Limited Prize [F2125]The Transfield Worley Limited Prize of $350, provided annually by Transfield Worley Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in ELEC3306 Signals and Systems 3. |
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Unitronics Prize * [F1789]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Unitronics Pty Ltd having donated the sum of $1200 to provide a prize in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering, a fund is established for the purpose and the prize is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize is awarded to the student in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme or Computer Engineering programme who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, has completed the best Final Project in the area of biomedical engineering within the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering. 2. The value of the prize is the annual income on the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. |
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VDM Group Prize in Design of Structural Systems * [F24009]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The VDM Group Prize in Design of Structural Systems, consisting of $500 provided annually by the VDM Group, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in CIVL4111 Design of Structural Systems. |
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Viscount Plastics Prize in Manufacturing * [F7183]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Viscount Plastics Prize in Manufacturing of $500, provided annually by Viscount Plastics, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH2402 Manufacturing. |
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Viscount Plastics Prize in Sustainable Development * [F7184]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Viscount Plastics Prize in Sustainable Development of $500, provided annually by Viscount Plastics, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in MECH4400 Engineering for Sustainable Development. |
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Water Corporation Final Year Project Prize * [F15168]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Water Corporation Final Year Project Prize of $250, provided annually by the Water Corporation, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who has gained the highest mark for a final year project related to the water industry, across the whole faculty. |
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Water Corporation Prize in Water and Wastewater Treatment * [F14613]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Water Corporation Prize in Water and Wastewater Treatment of $250, provided annually by the Water Corporation, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest mark in ENVE4609 Water and Wastewater Treatment. |
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Water Corporation (Rowena Ma) Prize in Civil Engineering * [F3587]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Water Corporation (Rowena Ma) Prize in Civil Engineering of $500 is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the female graduand who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in the foundation units and the units comprising the Civil Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. 2. To be eligible for consideration, combined course students must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. |
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Water Corporation Water Quality Stream Prize * [F15169]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Water Corporation Water Quality Stream Prize of $250, provided annually by the Water Corporation, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student in the Environmental Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course with the highest average mark in ENVE3606 Contaminant Fate and Transport and ENVE4608 Applied Aquatic Ecology. |
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WATRI Prize in Electrical and Electronic Engineering * [F2062]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The WATRI Prize of $500, provided annually by the Western Australian Telecommunications Research Institute, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who has gained the highest mark in ELEC3302 Communications Systems. |
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Weatherburn Medal in Mathematics * [F2047]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Weatherburn Medal in Mathematics provided from the annual income from £130, presented by A. L. Blakers, F. Gamblen and R. J. Storer to honour their former teacher and colleague, Emeritus Professor Charles Ernest Weatherburn, first Professor of Mathematics in The University of Western Australia, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, is the best student completing MATH1010 Calculus and Linear Algebra and MATH1020 Calculus, Statistics and Probability. |
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Western Power Prize in Electrical and Electronic Engineering * [F1786]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Western Power Prize in Electrical and Electronic Engineering of $500, provided annually by Western Power Corporation, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student completing the Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course with the highest aggregate mark for ELEC4306 Power Electronics and Drives and ELEC4307 Power Transmission and Control taken in the same academic year. |
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Westinfo Services Prize in Software Engineering * [F13191]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The WestInfo Services Prize in Software Engineering, of $250 provided annually by Westinfo, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student with the highest mark in CITS1220 Software Engineering. |
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William and Marlene Schrader Prizes * [F6785]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Mrs Marlene Creina Schrader having established the William and Marlene Schrader Trust, the Trust hereby provides in perpetuity two prizes of $1000 to encourage and further the study of biomedical engineering in The University of Western Australia. 1. The prizes are called the William and Marlene Schrader Prizes. 2. The prizes are provided from the income of the William and Marlene Schrader Trust, administered by the Trustee appointed in the Last Will and testament of Marlene Creina Schrader. 3. The prizes are awarded to the students in a Bachelor of Engineering course or a combined course with a Bachelor of Engineering component who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, having regard to the recommendation of the William and Marlene Schrader Awarding Committee, have completed the best Final Project in the field of biomedical engineering. 4. The William and Marlene Schrader Awarding Committee comprises: (a) the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics; (b) a nominee of the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics; and (c) the Trustee of the William and Marlene Schrader Trust or nominee. |
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Winthrop Australia Prize in Operating Systems * [F2048]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Winthrop Australia Prize in Operating Systems of $250, provided annually by Winthrop Australia, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has gained the highest mark in CITS2230 Operating Systems. |
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Woodside Energy Ltd Prize in Engineering * [F1788]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Woodside Energy Ltd Prize of $1000, provided annually by Woodside Energy Ltd, is open to permanent residents of Australia only and is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student who has gained the highest average mark in the foundation units completed in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course. 2. To be eligible for consideration— (a) a student must have completed the relevant units in four consecutive semesters of study; (b) combined course students must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. |
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World War II Memorial (Winzar Telford) Prize in Civil Engineering * [F1854]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. This prize, which was originally established in 1946 in memory of six engineering graduates who lost their lives whilst on war service 1939–1945, is now named annually in turn after two of them at a time in the following sequence commencing in 1977: (a) Major W. A. Winzar (killed at Lae) and Captain R J. C Telford (died at Balikpapan); (b) Sub-Lieut F. H. Schoch (missing H.M.A.S. Sydney) and F/O C. V. Anderson (killed in aircraft accident); (c) F/Sgt F. G. Davis (died of wounds, Italy) and Mr A. W. J. Dimmitt (missing, Singapore, after admiralty work). 2. The prize, which was originally funded by an anonymous donor, is now valued at $200 and funded from the income of an endowment of $1300 donated in 1976 by Mr D. H. Fraser, Dr G. B. Hill, Mr K. J. Kelsall and Dr F. S. Shaw, any deficit being made up from the residual income available from the D. W. Brisbane Prize in Civil Engineering capital sum in accordance with the regulations relating to that prize. 3. Only students completing the requirements of the Civil Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course are eligible for consideration for the prize. 4. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics for the best Final Project submitted by an eligible student on a subject of civil engineering approved by the Head of the School of Civil and Resource Engineering. 5. To be eligible for consideration, combined course students must have obtained at least a 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. |
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Worley Parsons Prize in Environmental Engineering * [F11445]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Worley Parsons Prize in Environmental Engineering of $300, provided annually by Worley Parsons, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics to the student with the highest weighted average mark across the following units: ENVE2605 Environmental Engineering Design and Management, ENVE2602 Environmental Fluid Mechanics, MATH2040 Engineering Mathematics, BIOL1130 Core Concepts in Biology, and ENVE2601 Data Collection and Analysis completed as part of the Environmental Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering degree course or the Bachelor of Engineering degree component of a combined course. 2. To be eligible for consideration— (a) students must have completed the relevant units within six consecutive semesters of study; (b) combined course students must have obtained at least 75 per cent average in any units taken concurrently with the Engineering component as part of another degree. |
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Young Engineers Professional Development Program Prize * [F24344]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Note: Â (1) Students are required to become Student Members of Engineers Australia in order to be considered for this prize. Membership is free for students currently studying engineering and can be obtained at www.engineersaustralia.org.au.
(2) Students should consult the Professional Practicum Information on the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics web page (http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au) for further details and information about the selected Engineers Australia Stage Two Competencies for Chartered Status. The Young Engineers Professional Development Program Prize is awarded annually to encourage students completing the Bachelor of Engineering degree course to become familiar with the process of writing a Career Episode Report and with Stage Two Engineering Competencies that lead to the attainment of Chartered Status (CPEng) with Engineers Australia. 1. The Young Engineers Professional Development Program Prize of $400, provided annually by Engineers Australia, is awarded by the Undergraduate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, on the recommendation of the Engineers Australia National Assessor, to the student completing a Bachelor of Engineering, or Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course, who has, in the opinion of the National Assessor, produced the best Career Episode Report (CER) based on their professional practicum for that year. 2. Students are required to become members of Engineers Australia prior to submitting an application for this prize, and include their Engineers Australia membership number on the application form (see note (1) above). 3. Students wishing to be considered for the prize must submit a CER which addresses no more than two of the selected Engineers Australia Stage Two Competencies for Chartered Status with their professional practicum report (see note (2) above). 4. In order to be eligible for this prize, students must indicate when submitting their professional practicum report that they wish to be considered for the Engineering Graduates Association Prize, attach a CER as described in (2), and indicate that they wish their CER to be considered for a Young Engineers Professional Development Program Prize. 5. In providing the recommendation to the Undergraduate Board of Examiners, the Engineers Australia National Assessor will only consider the twenty highest ranked professional practicum reports, as determined by the Faculty, which include a CER. |
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Allens Arthur Robinson Corporate Law Prize [F1847]The Allens Arthur Robinson Corporate Law Prize of $750, provided annually by Allens Arthur Robinson, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in LAWS3322 Corporations Law and any one of the following units completed in the same calendar year: LAWS3303 Corporate Finance and Securities Regulation, LAWS3312 Corporate Insolvency, LAWS3352 Company Management and Control, LAWS3381 Agency, Partnerships and Joint Ventures and any other corporate law units available from time to time. |
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Allens Arthur Robinson Trusts Law Prize * [F2135]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Allens Arthur Robinson Trusts Law Prize of $250, provided annually by Allens Arthur Robinson, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS2203 Trusts. |
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AMPLA: the Resources and Energy Law Association Prize in Mining and Energy Law * [F1082]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. AMPLA: the Resources and Energy Law Association Prize in Mining and Energy Law, provided annually by the Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association Ltd (AMPLA) and consisting of $500 and a copy of the AMPLA Yearbook, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3371 Mining and Energy Law. |
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Anita and Meyer Davis Prize in Constitutional Law I * [F1848]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Anita and Meyer Davis Prize in Constitutional Law IÂ of $500 is provided annually by Mrs Anna Davis, in memory of the parents of her late husband, Professor Solomon Rufus Davis, a graduate of the Law School of The University of Western Australia and Professor of Politics at Monash University. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS4400 Constitutional Law I. |
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Anita and Meyer Davis Prize in Jurisprudence * [F1820]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Anita and Meyer Davis Prize in Jurisprudence is provided annually by Mrs Anna Davis, in memory of the parents of her late husband, Professor Solomon Rufus Davis, a graduate of the Law School of The University of Western Australia and Professor of Politics at Monash University. 2. The value of the prize is $500 plus the annual income from any sum accumulated under 4. 3. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS4420 Jurisprudence. 4. If in any year the examiners decide that no student has shown sufficient ability to deserve the prize, it is not awarded in that year, but the moneys available for it are paid into a separate fund to form a subsidiary endowment for the prize. 5. If in any year LAWS4420 Jurisprudence is not offered, the Board of Examiners may award two prizes in the following year. |
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Australian Insurance Law Association Prize * [F7]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Australian Insurance Law Association Prize of $500, provided annually by the Australian Insurance Law Association (Western Australian branch), is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3383 Insurance Law. |
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Australian Taxation Office Prize in Law * [F27444]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Australian Taxation Office Prize in Law of $1000, provided annually by The Australian Taxation Office, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the following units completed in the same calendar year: LAW3362 Income Taxation Law and LAWS3363 Taxation of Business Enterprises and Foreign Income. |
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Blackstone Society Anniversary Prize for Constitutional Law * [F1818]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Blackstone Society Anniversary Prize for Constitutional Law, consisting of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $400 presented by the Blackstone Society, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in LAWS4400 Constitutional Law I and LAWS4401 Constitutional Law II. |
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Brett Davies Lawyers Prize * [F1846]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Brett Davies Lawyers Prize in Taxation of $300, provided annually by Brett Davies Lawyers, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3363 Taxation of Business Enterprises and Foreign Income. |
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Claire Harkness Memorial Prize * [F5467]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Family and friends having donated a sum creating a fund to provide an annual prize in memory of the late Claire Harkness, a graduate of the Law School, the Claire Harkness Memorial Prize is established and is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize consists of the income of the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3390 Securities. |
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Clayton Utz Postgraduate Prize in Energy and Resources Law * [F19810]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Clayton Utz Postgraduate Prize in Energy and Resources Law of $350 is provided from the income of a sum of $15,000 donated by Clayton Utz to award two prizes in perpetuity in the Faculty of Law. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in any of the following units: LAWS8506 Land Development Law, LAWS8540 Environmental Protection Law, LAWS8589 Oil and Gas Law, LAWS8532 Commercial Aspects of Resource Development or LAWS8590 Water Resources Law. |
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Clayton Utz Undergraduate Prize in Energy and Resources Law * [F19809]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Clayton Utz Undergraduate Prize in Energy and Resources Law of $350 is provided from the income of a sum of $15,000 donated by Clayton Utz to award two prizes in perpetuity in the Faculty of Law.  The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in either LAWS3367 Natural Resources Law or LAWS3380 Land Development Law. |
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Conflict of Laws Prize * [F756]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Conflict of Laws Prize of $500, provided annually by an anonymous donor, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3340 Conflict of Laws. |
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Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize [F1841]The Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize, of a book voucher and certificate is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the following units completed in the same calendar year: LAWS1130 Legal Process, LAWS1105 Criminal Law I and LAWS1106 Criminal Law II. |
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Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize [F1841]The Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize of a book voucher and certificate is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student who, having not yet completed LAWS4021 Procedure Part 1/LAWS4022 Procedure Part 2 or LAWS4030 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing and Drafting Part 1/LAWS4033 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing and Drafting Part 2 but having completed units in law to a minimum value of 132 points, has, in the opinion of the Dean of the Faculty of Law, made the greatest contribution to the success of formal and informal activities of the Faculty. 2. Nominations may be made by students or staff of the Faculty and must reach the Dean by the last day of October in each year. |
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Criminal Law Association Prize in Criminal Law Studies * [F2811]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Criminal Law Association Prize in Criminal Law Studies, provided annually by the Criminal Law Association of Western Australia (Inc.) to the value of $250 is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in LAWS1105 Criminal Law I, LAWS1106 Criminal Law II and LAWS3342 Criminology I. |
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David De Barran Cullen Prize in Mercantile Law * [F1821]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The David de Barran Cullen Prize in Mercantile Law consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on $2000 presented by the law firm Frank Unmack and Cullen in memory of the late David de Barran Cullen who was a senior partner of that firm and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours of this University. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student completing the course for the degree of Bachelor of Laws with the highest aggregate mark in three units identified and classified as commercial or mercantile law units by the Faculty of Law. |
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Deacons Prize in Corporations Law * [F1837]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Deacons Prize in Corporations Law of $300, donated annually by Deacons, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3322 Corporations Law. |
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Department of Consumer and Employment Protection Prize in Consumer Law * [F23217]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection Prize in Consumer Law of $500 provided annually by the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the undergraduate student with the highest mark in LAWS3370 Consumer Law. |
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Department of Consumer and Employment Protection Prize in Current Issues in Consumer Law and Policy * [F23218]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection Prize in Current Issues in Consumer Law and Policy of $500, provided annually by the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the undergraduate student with the highest mark in LAWS3345 Current Issues in Consumer Law and Policy. |
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Dr Dorothy W. and Dr Robert Collin Prizes for Indigenous Law Students * [F19252]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. There are two Dr Dorothy W. and Dr Robert Collin Prizes for Indigenous Law Students. 2. Each prize comprises half the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy on a sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) provided by Dr Robert and Dr Dorothy Windus Collin. 3. Each prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to an Indigenous student enrolled in a single or combined course leading to the Bachelor of Laws degree who, among those eligible, shows the highest academic achievement in their Law studies by gaining the highest weighted average mark in their Law units to date. 4. One prize is available for a student who has completed Law units to a value greater than 54 points but less than 114 points and one for a student who has completed Law units to a value greater than 96 points but less than 154 points. 5. The winners must use the prize money to buy books to assist with further studies in Law. |
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Family Law Practitioners' Association Prize in Family Law * [F1337]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Family Law Practitioners' Association Prize in Family Law consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on $1000 presented by the Family Law Practitioners' Association (Inc.). 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3376 Introduction to Family Law. |
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Ferrier Hodgson & Co. Prize in Corporate Insolvency * [F1888]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Ferrier Hodgson & Co. Prize in Corporate Insolvency of $500, provided annually by Ferrier Hodgson & Co., is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3312 Corporate Insolvency. |
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Frank Edward Parsons Memorial Prize in Law * [F1824]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Frank Edward Parsons Memorial Prize in Law consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of $897.40 presented by a group of Old Modernians in memory of Frank Edward Parsons (only son of Mr J. Parsons, MA, formerly headmaster of the Perth Modern School), a graduate with first class honours in Law of The University of Western Australia, who lost his life in 1942 while serving with the Royal Australian Air Force. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student who, among those completing the course for the degree of Bachelor of Laws who have shown merit in the whole of the course, has displayed the most outstanding personal characteristics for leadership and service. |
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Freehills Prize * [F1823]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Freehills Prize of $500, provided annually by Freehills, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the following core units completed over no more than four semesters: LAWS2202 Equity, LAWS2203 Trusts, LAWS3385 Administrative Law I, LAWS3386 Administrative Law II, LAWS2204 Property I, LAWS2205 Property II, LAWS4400 Constitutional Law I and LAWS4401 Constitutional Law II. |
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Harold H. Glass Memorial Prize * [F1838]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Mr M. Davies and Mr J. Fiocco having donated a sum of $1000, and a further sum of $2300 having been donated by Mrs A. Glass, creating a fund to provide an annual prize in memory of the late Mr Justice Glass of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, the Harold H. Glass Memorial Prize is established and is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize consists of the income on the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the following units completed in the same calendar year: LAWS1107 Torts IÂ and LAWS1108 Torts II. |
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H. C. F. Keall Prize in Law * [F1822]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The H. C. F. Keall Prize in Law of the annual income from £150, presented by Mrs H. C. F. Keall in memory of her husband, formerly a member of the Senate and an original member of the Faculty of Law, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student who has, in one calendar year, passed the following units: LAWS4021 Procedure Part 1/LAWS4022 Procedure Part 2, LAWS4030 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing and Drafting Part 1/LAWS4033 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing and Drafting Part 2 and has the highest aggregate mark in additional law units to a value of 30 points. |
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Herbert H. Wheatley Memorial Prize in Personal Property * [F1336]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Mr J. H. Wheatley, Mr R. J. Wheatley, Mr R G. Wheatley and Miss S. H. Wheatley having donated a sum of $1000 for an annual prize in memory of their father Herbert H. Wheatley, the Herbert H. Wheatley Memorial Prize in Personal Property is established and is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize consists of the income from the donation after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3355 Personal Property. |
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Jeff Pearlman Memorial Prize in Taxation Law * [F19251]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Jeff Pearlman Memorial Prize in Taxation Law, provided annually from the annual income of the Jeff Pearlman Memorial Fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the following units completed in the same calendar year: LAWS3362 Income Taxation Law and LAWS3363 Taxation of Business Enterprises and Foreign Income. |
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John Hockley-LexisNexis Prize in Succession Law * [F26858]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The John Hockley-LexisNexis Prize in Succession Law of $250 and a book voucher provided annually by Mr John Hockley and LexisNexis, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the undergraduate student with the highest mark in LAWS3332 Succession. |
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John Norman Barker Prize in Law * [F1817]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The John Norman Barker Prize in Law of the annual income from $220, presented by Dr and Mrs Gilbert W. Barker in memory of their son, John Norman Barker, a student of the Law School of the University from 1935 to 1940, who lost his life in 1942 off the coast of France while serving in the Royal Australian Air Force, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the following units completed in the same calendar year: LAWS3310 Evidence, LAWS3322 Corporations Law, and law units to a value of 30 points. |
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Johnson Winter and Slattery Prize in Law * [F22608]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Johnson Winter and Slattery Prize in Law of $1000, provided annually by Johnson Winter and Slattery, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student who, among those completing the Master of Commercial and Resources Law (20560) by the end of the year in which the prize is awarded, has the highest weighted average mark (WAM) for the course. 2. In determining the highest weighted average mark, the University of Western Australia calculations will be used. |
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Keith Graham Nicholson Memorial Prize in Property * [F1839]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Keith Graham Nicholson Memorial Prize in Property, consisting of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $2500 donated by relatives of the late Keith Graham Nicholson, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the following units completed in the same calendar year: LAWS2204 Property I and LAWS2205 Property II. |
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Kott Gunning Prize in Environmental Law * [F1345]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Kott Gunning Prize in Environmental Law of $250, provided annually by Messrs Kott Gunning, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3302 Environmental Law. |
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K. W. Hatfield Memorial Fund Prize in Criminal Law [F1850]The K. W. Hatfield Memorial Fund Prize in Criminal Law of $250, provided annually by the trustees of the fund, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the following units completed in the same calendar year: LAWS1105 Criminal Law I and LAWS1106 Criminal Law II. |
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K. W. Hatfield Memorial Fund Prize in Medicine and the Law [F1849]The K. W. Hatfield Memorial Fund Prize in Medicine and the Law of $250, provided annually by the trustees of the fund, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3324 Medicine and the Law. |
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LexisNexis Prizes in Law * [F1819]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The LexisNexis Prizes in Law, consisting of a $100 book voucher donated annually by LexisNexis, are awarded to ten students nominated by the Board of Examiners in Law as being amongst the top Honours invitees for the following year. |
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Mallesons Stephen Jaques Prize in Law * [F1737]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Mallesons Stephen Jaques Prize in Law of $500, provided annually by Mallesons Stephen Jaques, is awarded to the honours student with the highest mark in LAWS4346 Supervised Research II Part 2. |
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Minter Ellison Prize in Administrative Law * [F1840]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Minter Ellison Prize in Administrative Law of $250, provided annually by Minter Ellison, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the following units completed in the same calendar year: LAWS3385 Administrative Law I and LAWS3386 Administrative Law II. |
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Mony De Kerloy Prize in Urban Legal Problems * [F2539]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Mony de Kerloy Prize in Urban Legal Problems of $250, provided annually by Mony de Kerloy, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3380 Land Development Law. |
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Parker and Parker Postgraduate Prize in Industrial and Intellectual Property * [F1347]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Parker and Parker Postgraduate Prize in Industrial and Intellectual Property, of $200, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the following units completed in the same calendar year: LAWS8538 Industrial and Intellectual Property I and LAWS8584 Industrial and Intellectual Property II. |
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Parker and Parker Prize in The Law of Patents * [F1348]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Parker and Parker Prize in The Law of Patents of $200, provided annually by Parker and Parker, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS8527 Patent Law. |
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Parker and Parker Undergraduate Prize in Intellectual Property * [F1346]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Parker and Parker Undergraduate Prize in Intellectual Property, of $200, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the following units completed in the same calendar year: LAWS3338 Introduction to Intellectual Property and LAWS3339 Intellectual Property: Creative Rights. |
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Peter Birks Prize in Unjust Enrichment and Restitution * [F755]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Peter Birks Prize in Unjust Enrichment and Restitution consists of $500, provided annually by an anonymous donor in recognition of the interest in and contribution made to the Law School of The University of Western Australia by Professor Peter Birks, Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford. 2. The prize is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3392 Unjust Enrichment and Restitution. |
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Philip Lionel Sharp Memorial Prize in Law * [F1825]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Members of his family, former colleagues and others having donated a sum of money for the purpose of establishing a fund to provide a prize in memory of the late Philip Lionel Sharp, QC, a distinguished Perth practitioner who specialised in personal injury actions, a fund is established for that purpose and the prize, called the Philip Lionel Sharp Memorial Prize in Law, 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 open to students enrolled in this University for the degree of Bachelor of Laws, and those who have completed the requirements for that degree within the previous 12 months. 3. The prize is awarded for a typewritten essay with a word limit as determined by the trustees from time to time, but not exceeding 5000 words, on a subject connected with the law in Australia relating to personal injuries, accident compensation and damages. 4. The subject or subjects for the essay are determined by the selection committee in January each year, and entries must be submitted to the General Office of the Law School by the following 31 August. 5. Each entrant may submit one essay only. 6.(1) The prize is awarded by a selection committee comprising: (a) the Dean of the Faculty of Law as chair; (b) one member of the academic staff of the Law School appointed by the Dean of the Faculty; and (c) two members of the legal profession nominated by the Law Society of Western Australia. (2) The committee must appoint an examiner or examiners for the essays and take their reports into account in awarding the prize. |
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Richard Kiwanuka Prize in International Humanitarian and Refugee Law * [F1845]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Richard Kiwanuka Prize in International Humanitarian and Refugee Law consists of $200, provided annually by Mr Douglas Hodgson, senior lecturer in Law at The University of Western Australia, in honour of the memory of his friend and colleague Dr Richard Kiwanuka, a PhD (Law) graduate of the University and dedicated human rights and humanitarian law scholar, teacher and advocate. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in the unit LAWS3318 International Humanitarian and Refugee Law. |
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R. K. O'Connor QC Taxation Law Prize * [F1959]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The R. K. O'Connor QC Taxation Law Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, from a sum of $2100 presented by Mr Robert Kenneth O'Connor. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3362 Income Tax Law in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Laws. |
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Rob Riley Prize in Indigenous Peoples and the Law * [F964]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Professor Richard Bartlett having donated a sum of $5000, creating a fund to provide an annual prize in memory of the late Mr Robert Riley, the Rob Riley Prize in Indigenous Peoples and the Law is established and is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize consists of the income on the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3358 Indigenous Peoples and the Law. |
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Thomson Reuters Prize in Contract Law * [F1842]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Thomson Reuters Prize in Contract Law, of a certificate and $200 book voucher donated annually by Thomson Reuters, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the following units completed in the same calendar year: LAWS1101 Contract I and LAWS1102 Contract II. |
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Thomson Reuters Prize in Equity * [F1843]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Thomson Reuters Prize in Equity, of a certificate and $200 book voucher donated annually by Thomson Reuters, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS2202 Equity. |
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Thomson Reuters Prize in Evidence * [F1844]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Thomson Reuters Prize in Evidence, of a certificate and $200 book voucher donated annually by Thomson Reuters, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Law to the student with the highest mark in LAWS3310 Evidence. |
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University of Western Australia Equity and Diversity Office Prize in the Faculty of Law * [F23689]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The University of Western Australia Equity and Diversity Office Prize in the Faculty of Law, of $500, provided annually by the Equity and Diversity Office, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Law to the student with the highest mark for research work in one of the following units which are offered in alternate years: LAWS3334 Law and Religion and LAWS4430 Law and Contemporary Social Issues. |
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Abraham Wald Prize in Mathematical Statistics * [F2040]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. Dr J. Gani, formerly reader in mathematical statistics in this University, having presented the sum of $200 for the establishment of a fund to provide a prize to be called the Abraham Wald Prize in Mathematical Statistics after the late Professor Abraham Wald, Professor of Statistics at Columbia University and originator of the field of sequential analysis, who was tragically killed in an aircraft accident in 1950, the fund is established and the prize is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 2. The prize consists of the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 3. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, among those who have completed units to the value of at least 96 points, has the highest average mark in Level 2 mathematical statistics units. |
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Adept Electronic Solutions Prize * [F1814]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Adept Electronic Solutions Prize in Computer Vision of $500, provided annually by Adept Electronic Solutions Pty Ltd, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has gained the highest mark in CITS4240 Computer Vision. |
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A. J. Marshall Memorial Prize [F1634]Friends, students and colleagues of the late Dr A. J. Marshall, a major contributor to the development of psychology in Western Australia and in Australia, having donated the sum of approximately $1500 to establish a fund for an annual prize to be awarded in his memory, the fund is administered in accordance with the following regulations. 1. The prize is called the A. J. Marshall Memorial Prize. 2. The prize consists of the annual income on $1500, or on the fund standing at the time of award, after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 3. The prize is awarded annually to the student in any faculty who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Psychology, is the best student in PSYC1101 Psychology: Mind and Brain and PSYC1102 Psychology: Behaviour in Context taken in that year. 4. If two or more students are judged equally worthy of the prize, it is shared. |
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Applied Probability Trust Richard Tweedie Memorial Prize [F1341]The Applied Probability Trust Richard Tweedie Memorial Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of money donated by the Applied Probability Trust on the initiative of Professor Joe Gani in memory of Professor Richard Tweedie and is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, to the student who, among those completing the degree of Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences or Bachelor of Arts with a major in Mathematical Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics or Applied Statistics, is considered to be the best. |
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A. R. H. Cole Honours Prize in Chemistry (Physical or Inorganic) [F1879]Colleagues, students and other friends of Professor A. R. H. Cole, Professor of Physical Chemistry from 1969 to 1989 and member of the then Department of Physical Chemistry from 1952, having donated the sum of $2190 to establish a fund for an annual prize in his honour, the A. R. H. Cole Honours Prize in Chemistry (Physical or Inorganic) is established and is awarded in accordance with the following regulations. 1. The prize consists of the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who, among those who have gained first class honours in Chemistry (Physical or Inorganic), is judged by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to be the best. |
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Athel Hockey Prize in Medical Genetics * [F185]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Athel Hockey Prize in Medical Genetics of $250, provided annually by Disabilities Services WA and the Human Genetics Society of Australasia, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who gains the highest mark in GENE3320 Medical Genetics. |
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Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists (WA) Prize in BIOC3351 Molecular and Structural Biochemistry * [F13748]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Australian Association of Clinical Biochemists Prize in BIOC3351 Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, of $250, a medallion and twelve months’ membership of the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists (following a successful application for membership) is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has achieved the highest mark in BIOC3351 Molecular and Structural Biochemistry. |
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Australian Psychological Society Prize in Psychology [F1949]The Australian Psychological Society Prize in Psychology of $200 is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Psychology, to the student who is the best in the honours course in Psychology. |
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Australian Society for Microbiology (WA Branch) Prize * [F1890]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Australian Society for Microbiology (WA Branch) Prize of $250, provided annually by the Australian Society for Microbiology, is awarded to the student who has completed units comprising a major in Microbiology and who has gained the highest aggregate mark in MICR2204 Introductory Microbiology and MICR2205 General and Applied Microbiology and either MICR3301 General Microbiology or MICR3912 General Microbiology and either MICR3302 Infection and Immunity or SCIE3325 Molecular Biology in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science. |
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Berndt Memorial Prize in Anthropology * [F1595]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Berndt Memorial Prize in Anthropology of $100, provided annually by the Anthropological Society of Western Australia in honour of Foundation Professor Ronald M. Berndt and Dr Catherine H. Berndt, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student in any faculty who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the academic staff in anthropology, has shown the greatest merit throughout the year's work in a Level 2 or 3 anthropology unit. |
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Prize * [F7808]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Prize of $300, provided annually by Walker Scientific is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who, among those completing the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree, has the highest aggregate mark in units forming a major in biochemistry and including BIOC3351 Molecular and Structural Biochemistry or BIOC3352 Cellular and Metabolic Biochemistry taken in conjunction with either SCIE3325 Molecular Biology, GENE3330 Molecular Genetics and Genomics or PHYL3300 Mammalian Cell Biology. |
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Blakers Prize in Mathematics * [F2038]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The A. L. Blakers Memorial Fund for Mathematics was established in 1994 by the family, friends, colleagues and ex-students of Professor A. L. Blakers in his memory and in recognition of his long and dedicated service to mathematics and mathematics education in Australia. The fund has set aside an amount designated as the Blakers Prize Fund to endow a prize which is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The Blakers Prize in Mathematics consists of the annual income from the Blakers Prize Fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics to the student in the Faculties of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Life and Physical Sciences; or Engineering, Computing and Mathematics who has the highest weighted average mark in the Level 3 mathemathics units to the value of 24 points required for completion of at least one major offered by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. |
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Catherine H. and Ronald M. Berndt Prizes * [F1764]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The late Dr Catherine Berndt having bequeathed the sum of $10,000 to the University to provide two prizes to recognise outstanding contributions to social anthropological knowledge of Aboriginal Australia, a fund is established for the purpose and is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. There is a Catherine H. Berndt Prize and a Ronald M. Berndt Prize. 2. Each prize consists of half the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 3. The Catherine H. Berndt Prize is awarded by the Board of the Graduate Research School to a female whose PhD thesis— (a) has been successfully completed through the School of Social and Cultural Studies at The University of Western Australia and is based on anthropological field research; and (b) of all the PhD theses submitted by women which have been passed in a designated 12-month period has, in the opinion of the Board of the Graduate Research School on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the Chair of the Anthropology and Sociology discipline group, made the most outstanding contribution to social anthropological knowledge of Aboriginal Australia. 4. The Ronald M. Berndt Prize is awarded by the Board of the Graduate Research School to a male whose PhD thesis— (a) has been successfully completed through the School of Social and Cultural Studies at The University of Western Australia and is based on anthropological field research; and (b) of all the PhD theses submitted by men which have been passed in a designated 12-month period has, in the opinion of the Board of the Graduate Research School on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies following consultation with the Chair of the Anthropology and Sociology discipline group, made the most outstanding contribution to social anthropological knowledge of Aboriginal Australia. 5. The prizes are awarded at a graduation ceremony at the University. |
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Chemistry Prize for Excellence in Demonstrating * [F1873]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Chemistry Prize for Excellence in Demonstrating of $250, provided annually by the Head of the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences and the Science Union, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who, of those completing honours in Chemistry, is, in the opinion of the teaching staff in Chemistry, the best demonstrator to undergraduate students. |
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Clare Mann Prize in Anthropology [F1954]Dr Roderic Broadhurst having donated the sum of $7500 to establish a fund to provide a prize in memory of the contribution to the life of the then Department of Anthropology made by his late wife, Ms Clare Mann, whilst a student in the Department of Anthropology, the Clare Mann Prize in Anthropology is established. 1. The prize, which is provided from the annual income of the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, is awarded annually by the appropriate Board of Examiners on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies, to the Anthropology student who, among those enrolled in the course for the Bachelor of Arts with Honours, the Bachelor of Science with Honours, the Graduate Diploma in Arts, the Graduate Diploma in Science or in a Higher Degree by Research Preliminary Course in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences or the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, most exhibits— (a) energetic engagement with anthropological concepts and general literature; (b) enthusiasm in seeking to clarify and challenge accepted propositions; (c) willingness to express his or her own ideas, especially through consistent verbal participation in seminars. 2. Before making a recommendation, the Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies will consult the members of academic staff in Anthropology and Sociology who teach in the courses concerned. |
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Convocation, UWA Graduates Association Prizes * [F1878]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Note: This prize is under review. 1. Eleven Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prizes, each consisting of a book voucher and certificate, are available annually in the Faculties of Life and Physical Sciences and Natural and Agricultural Sciences. 2. The prizes are awarded by the Board of Examiners in Science as follows: (1) For each of the following groups one prize is awarded to the best student enrolled in the Bachelor of Science taking Level 1 units to a value of at least six points in a subject within that group: (a) mathematics and computer science; (b) physics, geology and chemistry; (c) biology, botany, zoology and geography; (d) anthropology, archaeology, linguistics and psychology; (e) human biology and human movement. (2) For each of the following groups one prize is awarded to the best student taking Level 2 units to the value of at least 12 points in a subject within that group: (a) mathematics and computer science; (b) physics, geology and chemistry; (c) botany and zoology; (d) anthropology, archaeology, geography, human movement, linguistics and psychology; (e) anatomy and human biology, biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology and soil science. (3) One prize is awarded to the student in the course for the Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Health Science) who has the highest aggregate of marks in four of the following units: HMES2240 Motor Learning and Control, HMES2250 Biomechanics, HMES2260 Exercise Physiology, HMES2270 Psychosocial Aspects of Human Movement and Exercise Science and HMES2290 Physical Activity and Health. |
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David Allbrook Prize in Anatomy and Human Biology (Level 3) * [F1871]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The David Allbrook Prize in Anatomy and Human Biology (Level 3) of $250 is provided annually by the School of Anatomy and Human Biology in honour of Professor David Allbrook and in recognition of his contribution to the development of human biology at this University. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who, among those completing a major in Anatomy and Human Biology, is considered by the School of Anatomy and Human Biology to have the most outstanding ability and promise in the subject. |
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David Groves Prize for Postgraduate Research in Geology [F1930]1. The David Groves Prize for Postgraduate Research in Geology is provided by the School of Earth and Environment in acknowledgement of the great contribution of Professor David Groves in supervising and encouraging postgraduate research in geology and geophysics. 2. The prize of $500 is awarded annually to the student who, among those enrolled in a research higher degree in geology for at least part of the year for which the award is made, is considered by the Head of the School of Earth and Environment, in consultation with the relevant academic staff, to have made, over the duration of the course, the most outstanding professional contribution to geology in the form of publication, research, organisation of scientific activities such as lectures or seminars, or related activities. |
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David Sinclair Prize in Anatomy and Human Biology (Level 2) * [F1870]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The David Sinclair Prize in Anatomy and Human Biology (Level 2) of $250 is provided annually by the School of Anatomy and Human Biology in honour of Professor David Sinclair, the first Professor of Anatomy at The University of Western Australia, and in recognition of his contribution to the then Department of Anatomy and Human Biology and to the then Faculty of Medicine. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who, among those completing Level 2 anatomy and human biology units to a minimum value of 12 points, is considered by the School of Anatomy and Human Biology to have the most outstanding ability and promise in the subject. |
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Digby Fitzhardinge Memorial Prize [F1908]The Digby Fitzhardinge Memorial Prize in Physics of the annual income from $1000, presented by Mr and Mrs R. F. B. Fitzhardinge in memory of their son Digby, is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Physics, is the most outstanding in PHYS2201 Quantum Physics and PHYS2202 The Physics of Particles. |
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Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences Medal * [F1874]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences Medal is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the most outstanding honours graduand for the year in that Faculty. |
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F. H. Faulding Prize for Microbiology (Level 3) [F957]The F. H. Faulding Prize for Microbiology (Level 3) of $50, provided annually by F. H. Faulding and Co. Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who has gained the highest aggregate mark in MICR3301 General Microbiology and MICR3302 Infection and Immunity. |
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Geoffrey Blee Prizes * [F180]An asterisk (*) indicates that these prizes are governed by conditions. See also general conditions. A sum of $20,000 having been donated by Margaret Johnstone and the Australian Brain Foundation Rockingham Division in recognition of the generous contribution of the people of Rockingham to the operations of the Division which was established on the death of Geoffrey Blee to increase awareness of neuroscience, and particularly of the diseases and conditions of the human brain and spinal cord, within the medical profession and the general community, the Geoffrey Blee Fund is established. The income from the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is used to fund three prizes which are governed in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prizes are awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences as follows: (a) $250 to the student who, among those enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Neuroscience) programme, has attained the highest average mark in all Level 2 core units provided that they are taken in the same calendar year; (b) $250 to the student who, among those enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Neuroscience) programme, has attained the highest average mark in all Level 3 core units provided that they are taken in the same calendar year; and (c) $500 to the student who, among those completing the Bachelor of Science (Neuroscience) with Honours, is considered by the Neuroscience Honours Committee to be the best. |
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G. G. Watson Prize [F1806]1. The G. G. Watson Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a capital sum of $1000 donated by the then Department of Human Movement to honour Dr Geoffrey Watson, formerly a senior lecturer in that department and member of the Faculty of Education. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who achieves the highest mean score from human movement units to the value of 42 points while completing the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science with a major in Human Movement or Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Health Science). |
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Graeme Yates Memorial Prize for Interdisciplinary Studies in Physiology and Physical Science [F1203]The Graeme Yates Memorial Prize of $250, provided annually by the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences to commemorate Dr Graeme Yates, a physics honours graduate of this University and a Senior Research Fellow in the then Department of Physiology who pursued a distinguished career in research into the fundamental physics of the biological system, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners on the recommendation of the teaching staff in physiology, to the student who, while completing in the same calendar year PHYL3340 Advanced Cellular Physiology and/or PHYL3350 Physiological Control Mechanisms together with Level 3 units to a minimum value of 12 points in physics, biophysics or biomedical engineering, shows the greatest aptitude and promise in the application of physical science principles to the study of physiology. |
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H. C. Levey Memorial Prize * [F2042]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The H. C. Levey Memorial Prize, of the annual income from $757 presented by the staff of the then Department of Mathematics in 1966 in memory of Professor H. C. Levey, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, is the best completing honours in Mathematics. 2. Before making a decision the Head will consult such of the academic staff in the School as are available for consultation at the time. |
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H. L. Fowler Prize in Psychology [F1600]1. The H. L. Fowler Prize in Psychology consists of books or instruments to the value of the annual income from £122 9s 0d, presented by his associates in the field of psychology and education and by his past students and friends to perpetuate the memory of Associate Professor Hugh Lionel Fowler, MA, PhD, first Head of the then Department of Psychology in The University of Western Australia, first Head of the Australian Army Psychology Service, Fellow of the British Psychology Society, and an active participant in the work of educational research, as well as a former Warden of Convocation of the University. 2. The books or instruments are selected by the prize winner with the approval of the Head of the School of Psychology. 3. The prize is awarded to the student of psychology who, among those enrolled in psychology units of Level 2 or higher, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Psychology, has submitted as part of their course the best research investigation as an extramural project. |
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James W. Paterson Medal * [F1172]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The James W. Paterson Medal is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who achieves the highest aggregate mark for PHAR2210 Principles of Pharmacology and PHAR2230 Systems Pharmacology. |
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John R. Saunders Prize for Level 1 Philosophy * [F1638]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The John R. Saunders Prize for Level 1 Philosophy consists of the annual income from an original sum of $560 presented by Messrs Robert and Cecil Saunders. 2. The prize is awarded annually by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student with the highest aggregate mark in any two Level 1 units in philosophy taken in the same calendar year. |
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Joseph Gentilli Prize in Geography [F1629]1. The Joseph Gentilli Prize in Geography was founded in 1978 by donations from former students, friends and colleagues of Dr Gentilli in recognition of his considerable contributions both to geography and to the then Department of Geography, and to commemorate his retirement in December 1977. 2. The prize of the annual income from a fund established by an original sum of $2285, after providing for 30 per cent of the annual income to be capitalised, is awarded by the Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Earth and Environment to the student with the highest aggregate mark in Level 2 geography units to the value of 18 points taken in the calendar year in which the prize is awarded. |
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J. W. H. Lugg Prize in Biochemistry (Level 3) * [F1972]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The J. W. H. Lugg Prize in Biochemistry (Level 3) consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a fund established by capital donations made by members of the family of Professor J. W. H. Lugg, Foundation Professor of Biochemistry. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences following consultation with the academic staff in Biochemistry, to the student enrolled in a degree in the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences who attains the highest aggregate mark in BIOC3351 Molecular and Structural Biochemistry and BIOC3352 Cellular and Metabolic Biochemistry. |
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Lady James Prizes in Science [F1370, F1652, F1653, F1909]1. The Lady James Prizes in Science are provided out of an endowment of £100 presented in 1912 by the late Lady James, to which £1000 was added under the will of the late Sir Walter James. 2. The Lady James Prize in Chemistry of the annual income from $400 is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences following consultation with the academic staff in Chemistry, is the best student in CHEM1101 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry and CHEM1102 Organic Chemistry taken for the first time and within the first 48 points completed towards the course for the degree of the Bachelor of Science course. 3. The Lady James Prize in Physics of the annual income from $400 is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Physics, is the best student in a Level 1 physics unit. 4.(1) The Lady James Prize in Physical Science of the annual income from $800 is awarded to the student who, among those eligible under (2), is, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences, the best student completing the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science. (2) Students majoring in Applied Mathematics, Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Geomechanics, Geology, Information Technology, Materials Chemistry, Mathematical Geophysics, Mathematical Sciences, Mathematical Statistics, Physics or Pure Mathematics are eligible for the prize. 5.(1) The Lady James Prize in Natural Science of the annual income from $600 is awarded to the student who, among those eligible under (2), is, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences, the best student completing the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science. (2) Students majoring in Anatomy and Human Biology, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Botany, Cell Physiology, Coastal and Marine Geoscience, Coastal Management, Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Microbiology, Geography, Genetics, Human Movement, Land and Water Management, Linguistics, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychology, Soil Science or Zoology are eligible for the prize. 6. The Lady James Prize in Physical Science and the Lady James Prize in Natural Science must not be awarded to the same student. 7. Funds that become available from accumulated interest or when any prize is not awarded are, when the amount available reaches $100, divided into two equal parts and added to the capital sums for the prizes in Physical Science and Natural Science. |
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Len Freedman Prize in Human Biology (Level 1) * [F1872]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Len Freedman Prize in Human Biology (Level 1) of $250 is provided annually by the School of Anatomy and Human Biology in honour of Dr Len Freedman to recognise his contribution to the former Department of Anatomy and Human Biology and to the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences and to the establishment and teaching of Human Biology at The University of Western Australia. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who, among those completing ANHB1101 Human Biology I and ANHB1102 Human Biology II, is considered by the School of Anatomy and Human Biology to have the most outstanding ability and promise in the subject. |
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Lugg Medal and Prize (Biochemistry Honours) [F1972]Lugg Nominees Pty Ltd having donated to the University property/assets to commemorate the association of Emeritus Professor J. W. H. Lugg, the University's Foundation Professor of Biochemistry, and members of the Lugg family with the University and for the promotion and development of Biochemistry, particularly but not exclusively in respect of individual student benefit, a fund to be known as the Lugg Fund is established for that purpose. The fund is administered in accordance with the following regulations. 1.(1) The income from the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is used to provide— (a) the Lugg Medal to be awarded each year to the student completing the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biochemistry who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences, is the best student in that course provided that the student's performance ranks within the best 20 per cent of students for that year and the preceding six years; (b) the Lugg Prize in Biochemistry to be awarded each year to the student completing the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biochemistry who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences, is the best student in that course; (c) short-term student vacation scholarships in Biochemistry which will constitute 50 per cent of the nett disposable income from the Lugg Fund for that year; (d) awards for postgraduate students in biochemistry to travel interstate or overseas to further their knowledge of biochemistry; and (e) for any other purpose consistent with the purpose of the fund. (2) When the recipient qualifies for both the Lugg Prize and the Lugg Medal, the prize will constitute 50 per cent of the nett disposable income from the Lugg Fund for that year. (3) In the event that the recipient qualifies for the Lugg Prize but not the Lugg Medal, the value of the prize will constitute 25 per cent of the nett disposable income from the Lugg Fund. (4) In the event that two students are of equal merit in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences, the Lugg Prize and, if applicable, the Lugg Medal are awarded jointly for that year. 2. The fund is administered by the Vice-Chancellor, having regard to the recommendations of the Head of the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences following consultation with the academic staff in biochemistry. 3. The tenure, emoluments and all other terms and conditions of scholarships, and the amount of and the conditions attached to travel awards, grants of financial assistance to distinguished visiting scholars and of all other allocations from the fund are determined by the Vice-Chancellor, having regard to the recommendations of the Head of the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences. 4. Unexpended income in any year is either carried forward and becomes part of the income available for expenditure in the following year or capitalised at the discretion of the Vice-Chancellor, having regard to the recommendation of the Head of the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences. |
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Malcolm Heywood Cuff McKenzie Prize [F5133]1. The Malcolm Heywood Cuff McKenzie Prize is the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on $685.41 donated to the University by the late Malcolm Heywood Cuff McKenzie. 2. The prize is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Anatomy and Human Biology, carries out the best prosection while completing Level 2 units in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery or Level 3 units in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science. |
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Mary Fauriel Lockett Prize in Pharmacology [F1856]1. The then Department of Pharmacology having in 1988 provided an endowment of $1500 to establish a fund for a prize in recognition of the great contribution made by its foundation professor, Mary Fauriel Lockett, the Mary Fauriel Lockett Prize in Pharmacology is established. 2. The prize, which consists of the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science who, among those who have achieved a high distinction in both PHAR3301 Molecular Pharmacology and PHAR3302 Systems Pharmacology, has gained the highest aggregate mark for those units. |
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Maslen Physics Prize [F5186]1. The Maslen Physics Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of money donated by the Maslen family and by colleagues and friends of Dr Ted Maslen in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the University and, in particular, to the then Department of Physics. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Physics, to the best student completing the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Physics, Biophysics or Chemical Physics. |
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Muriel and Colin Ramm Medal and Scholarship in Experimental Physics * [F5539]An asterisk (*) indicates that this scholarship is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Muriel and Colin Ramm Medal and Scholarship in Experimental Physics was established from three endowments of $25,000 each by Professor Colin Ramm, a distinguished international experimental physicist, in memory of his time, during the early 1940s, in the then Department of Physics. 2.(1) The medal, is awarded to the student who, among those who have gained first class honours in physics and have undertaken an honours research project in experimental physics, has demonstrated the greatest research potential. (2) Research potential is determined by the Board of Examiners of the School of Physics on the basis of the quality of the student's honours thesis and on supervisor assessments of research performance. 3. Should the winner of the Muriel and Colin Ramm Medal undertake a PhD in the School of Physics within five years of completion of honours, they will receive, in their first year of enrolment in the PhD, the Muriel and Colin Ramm Scholarship. 4.(1) The scholarship is a top-up scholarship and consists of 75 per cent of the income, after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, accumulated in the year in which the medal winner undertook honours from the sum donated by Professor Ramm. (2) The remaining 25 per cent of the income referred to in (1) is added to the invested capital. 5. If a medal winner does not take up the Ramm Scholarship within five years of completion of honours, the money allocated for the scholarship is returned to the invested capital. |
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Nate and Dora Shilkin Prize * [F9550]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Nate and Dora Shilkin Prize of $500, provided anually by Mr Geoffrey Shilkin in memory of his parents, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has achieved the highest aggregate mark in CHEM2210 Structure, Determination and Physical Chemisty, CHEM2211 Synthetic and Materials Chemistry, CHEM2220 Analytical and Physical Chemistry and CHEM2221 Biological and Medicinal Chemistry. |
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Nicholas Searcy Calculus Prizes * [F20056]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Nicholas Searcy Calculus Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $5000 provided by Ms Jennifer Searcy. 1. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences to the student with the highest mark in MATH2209 Calculus and Probability. 2. To be eligible for the prize, the recipient must— (a) be an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia; (b) have achieved a 'Distinction' or above in the unit for which the prize is awarded; and (c) be enrolled full-time in a Bachelor of Science course in the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences. |
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N. S. Bayliss Prize * [F5466]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The N. S. Bayliss Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of money donated by colleagues and students of Professor Sir Noel Bayliss in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the University and in particular, to the then Department of Chemistry. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who, among those completing the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science with a major in Chemistry, has the highest aggregate mark for CHEM1101 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, CHEM1102 Organic Chemistry, CHEM2210 Structure Determination and Physical Chemistry, CHEM2211 Synthetic and Materials Chemistry, CHEM2220 Analytical and Physical Chemistry, CHEM2221 Biological and Medicinal Chemistry, CHEM3309 Chemistry in the Workplace and any three other Level 3 chemistry units. |
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Peter Finlay-Jones Memorial Prize in Organic Chemistry [F1907]1. The Peter Finlay-Jones Memorial Prize in Organic Chemistry consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $3000 presented by Dr L. R. Finlay-Jones in memory of his son Peter who died during 1978 while an honours student in the former Department of Organic Chemistry. 2. The prize is awarded to the student in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences, is the best student completing a major in Chemistry including CHEM3306 Modern Organic Synthesis and at least one of CHEM3301 Organometallic and Polymer Chemistry or CHEM3305 Biological Chemistry. |
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Pfizer (Perth) Prize In PATH3302 Pathology (Human Oncobiology) * [F1974]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Pfizer (Perth) Prize in PATH3302 Pathology (Human Oncobiology) of $200, provided annually by Pfizer (Perth) Pty Ltd, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Surgery and Pathology following consultation with the academic staff in Pathology, is the best in PATH3302 Pathology (Human Oncobiology). |
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Physics Achievement (Level 3) Prize * [F7717]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Physics Achievement (Level 3) Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of money anonymously donated to the School of Physics and is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who, among those who have completed a major in Physics which includes commensurate laboratory-based experimental studies and have achieved an average of at least a credit pass in the Level 3 units which comprise the major, has, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Physics, shown the greatest improvement from the Level 2 units in the major sequence. |
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Physics (Level 3) Prize * [F14582]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Physics (Level 3) Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of money donated anonymously to the School of Physics and is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who, while completing the Bachelor of Science with a major in Physics, achieves the highest aggregate mark for Level 3 physics units totalling 24 points. |
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Physiology (Level 2) Prize * [F1656]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Physiology (Level 2) Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a sum of $1000 donated anonymously to the University. The prize is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student with the highest aggregate mark in PHYL2245 Physiology of Cells and either PHYL2255 Physiology of Human Body Systems or IMED2206 Adaptation and Stress taken in the same calendar year in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science. |
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P. R. Jefferies Honours Prize in Chemistry (Organic) [F1880]Colleagues, students and other friends of Professor P. R. Jefferies, Professor of Organic Chemistry from 1965 to 1988, having donated the sum of $1945 to establish a fund to provide an annual prize in his honour, the P. R. Jefferies Honours Prize in Chemistry (Organic) is established and is awarded in accordance with the following regulations. 1. The prize consists of the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who, among those who have gained first class honours in Chemistry (Organic), is judged by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to be the best. |
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Professor Ronald M. and Dr Catherine H. Berndt Research Foundation Prizes [F1]1. The Professor Ronald M. and Dr Catherine H. Berndt Research Foundation Prizes are presented annually by the Professor Ronald M. and Dr Catherine H. Berndt Research Foundation in memory of Professor and Dr Berndt, who founded the discipline of anthropology at this University. 2. Two prizes, each to the value of $500, are awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, having regard to the recommendation of the Professor Ronald M. and Dr Catherine H. Berndt Research Foundation, one to each of the two Australian indigenous persons who achieve the highest overall marks in any two Level 2 or 3 anthropology units. |
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Ralf Schimmel Prize * [F1877]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Ralf Schimmel Prize of $150, provided annually by the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student with the highest aggregate mark in PHYL3340 Advanced Cellular Physiology and PHYL3350 Physiological Control Mechanisms taken in the same calendar year in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science. |
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Raytheon Australia Prize * [F1238]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Raytheon Australia Prize of $500, provided annually by Raytheon Australia Pty Ltd, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, to the student who has gained the highest mark in CITS2220 Software Engineering: Design. |
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Resources 6 Prize in CITS3240 Databases * [F2575]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Resources 6 Prize of $250, provided annually by Resources 6, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has gained the highest mark in CITS3240 Databases. |
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Robin K. Gray Prize * [F1773]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Robin K. Gray Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a fund comprising the accumulated capital from $1000 donated by Dr R. K. Gray, Foundation Senior Lecturer in Physical Education, and the accumulated capital from a donation of $100 originally raised to establish the former Human Movement Department Staff Prize. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the appropriate faculty to the student who, among those completing the course for the degree of Bachelor of Exercise Rehabilitation Science, is, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, the best student in the units comprising the final 48 points of the course. |
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Robin Moss Prize * [F11184]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Robin Moss Prize of $1000 is provided annually by the Prime Health Group (formerly RMS Corporation) and the Moss family in memory of Robin Moss, an RMS employee and a graduate in human movement of this University, and is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1.(1) The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences on the recommendation of the selection panel described in Clause 2 to the student who, among those completing the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Health Science), is ranked highest overall using the following criteria: (a) academic performance in units comprising the final 48 points of the course for the pass degree; (b) achievement in sport; and (c) involvement in community service. (2) In determining achievement in sport, the selection panel considers the significance of the nominee's contribution, either in terms of personal achievement or of contribution to group achievement, at international, national, state, local, community and university level. (3) In determining involvement in community service, the panel considers the applicant's personal contribution to the local community. 2. The recipient is chosen by a panel comprising— (a) the Head of the School of Human Movement and Exercise Science, as Chair; (b) the Director of Programmes; and (c)(i) a representative of Prime Health Group; or (ii) the third-year student advisor. 3. The prize is advertised within the School of Human Movement and Exercise Science at the conclusion of each academic year and applications are sought from eligible students. 4. Written applications including a resume must be submitted to the Head of the School of Human Movement and Exercise Science by the advertised date. |
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Rod Fry Prize in Human Movement [F1889]The Rod Fry Prize in Human Movement of $200 provided annually by the School of Human Movement and Exercise Science to commemorate Rod Fry, former honours and PhD student of the then Department of Human Movement and Exercise Science, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who is judged by the board to be the best among those who have gained first class honours in Human Movement and Exercise Science in the degree of Bachelor of Exercise Rehabilitation Science or the degree of Bachelor of Science. |
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Ronald and Irene Searcy Prize in Calculus and Linear Algebra * [F24302]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Ronald and Irene Searcy Prize in Calculus and Linear Algebra is one of two prizes 1Â in mathematics provided by Jennifer Searcy in honour of her late parents, Ronald and Irene Searcy. Each prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, on an original sum of $5000 being half of the total sum of $10,000 donated for both prizes by Jennifer Searcy. The Ronald and Irene Searcy Prize in Calculus and Linear Algebra prize is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences to the student in the Bachelor of Science (50110) course or a Bachelor of Science (50110) component of a combined course with the highest mark in MATH1010 Calculus and Linear Algebra. Â 1 The other prize is the Ronald and Irene Searcy Prize in Calculus, Statistics and Probability. |
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Ronald and Irene Searcy Prize in Calculus, Statistics and Probability * [F24191]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Ronald and Irene Searcy Prize in Calculus, Statistics and Probability is one of two prizes 1 in mathematics provided by Jennifer Searcy in honour of her late parents, Ronald and Irene Searcy. Each prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, on an original sum of $5000 being half of the total sum of $10,000 donated for both prizes by Jennifer Searcy. The Ronald and Irene Searcy Prize in Calculus, Statistics and Probability is awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences to the student in the Bachelor of Science (50110) course or a Bachelor of Science (50110) component of a combined course with the highest mark in MATH1020 Calculus, Statistics and Probability. 1 The other prize is the Ronald and Irene Searcy Prize in Calculus and Linear Algebra. |
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Royal Australian Chemical Institute Prize in Chemistry [F1914]The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Prize of $200, provided annually by the West Australian branch of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student who obtains the highest aggregate mark in eight Level 3 chemistry units taken in the same calendar year. |
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Sir Karl Popper Prize in Philosophy * [F1688]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Sir Karl Popper Prize in Philosophy, consisting of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $5000 donated by Mr John Saunders, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who obtains the highest mark in any Level 2 or 3 philosophy unit in the philosophy of science, or social, political and moral philosophy. |
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Sun Microsystems Australia Prize in Java Programming * [F2133]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. Sun Microsystems Australia Pty Ltd having donated a sum of $5000 to establish a fund to provide an annual prize, the fund is established and the prize, called the Sun Microsystems Australia Prize in Java Programming, is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 2. The prize consists of the annual income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 3. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, to the student with the highest mark in CITS1200 Java Programming completed within the first 48 points of enrolment. |
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Tang Prize in Computer Science * [F2039]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Tang Prize in Computer Science consisting of the annual income after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, on $2500 donated by Tang Computers Pty Ltd, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student with the highest course weighted average mark, of those completing a Bachelor of Science with a major in Computer Science, a Bachelor of Computer Science or a Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences with a Computer Science major. 2. To be eligible for consideration, a student must have a course weighted average mark of 70 per cent or higher. |
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Tesla Prize and Medal in Experimental Physics * [F8740]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Tesla Prize and Medal in Experimental Physics, of $300, provided annually by the Tesla Forum of Western Australia, Inc, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student majoring in physics who gains the highest mark in PHYS3311 Experimental Physics. |
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Tracy Cawson Prize in Exercise Rehabilitation Science [F7099]1. The Tracy Cawson Prize in Exercise Rehabilitation Science consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a fund comprising $5000 donated by Countrywide Injury Management in memory of Tracy Cawson. 2. The prize is awarded to the student enrolled in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Exercise Rehabilitation Science who embodies the best ethical practices and who, together with academic achievement, demonstrates ambition and the greatest potential to succeed in the area of exercise rehabilitation science. 3. The recipient of the prize is determined by a selection committee comprising: (a) the Head of the School of Human Movement and Exercise Science as chair; (b) the co-ordinator of the Bachelor of Exercise Rehabilitation Science course; (c) the practicum co-ordinator for the Bachelor of Exercise Rehabilitation Science course; and (d) the Academic Student Adviser of the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences. 4. The chair of the selection committee informs the Dean of the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences of the recommended nominee for the Prize. 5. The prize is awarded following endorsement by the Dean who arranges for the successful candidate to be informed of their award. |
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University of Western Australia Physical Education Students' Association Prize [F1804]The University of Western Australia Physical Education Students' Association Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a fund established by an original donation of $1000 and is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences, having regard to the recommendation of the Head of the School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health to the student who achieves the highest aggregate mark in HMES1101 Human Movement and HMES1102 Human Movement taken in the same calendar year in the Bachelor of Science (Human Movement) or Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Health Science). |
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UWA/PSB Academy Bachelor of Science Life Sciences Prizes (Transnational) * [F22524]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The UWA/PSB Academy Bachelor of Science Life Sciences Prizes (Transnational) are jointly funded by the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences and PSB Academy Pte Ltd, Singapore. 2. The Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) Prize of $500 is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, is the best student completing the Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) programme at PSB Academy in Singapore. 3. The Bachelor of Science (Genetics) and Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Genetics) Prize of $500 is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, is the best student completing the Bachelor of Science (Genetics) or the Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Genetics) programme at PSB Academy in Singapore. 4. The Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) Prize of $500 is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, is the best student completing the Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) programme at PSB Academy in Singapore. 5. The Bachelor of Science (Pharmaceutical Science) Prize of $500 is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, is the best student completing the Bachelor of Science (Pharmaceutical Science) programme at PSB Academy in Singapore. |
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UWA/PSB Academy Life Sciences Prize and Medal (Transnational) * [F22525]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The UWA/PSB Academy Life Sciences Prize and Medal (Transnational) comprising $1000 and a medallion, provided annually and jointly by the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences and PSB Academy Pte Ltd, Singapore, is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences to the student who is judged by the Board to be the best student completing the Bachelor of Science in any programme in Singapore in that year. |
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Weatherburn Medal in Mathematics * [F2047]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Weatherburn Medal in Mathematics provided from the annual income from £130, presented by A. L. Blakers, F. Gamblen and R. J. Storer to honour their former teacher and colleague, Emeritus Professor Charles Ernest Weatherburn, first Professor of Mathematics in The University of Western Australia, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, is the best student completing MATH1010 Calculus and Linear Algebra and MATH1020 Calculus, Statistics and Probability. |
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Wilsmore Prize in Chemistry [F1882]The Wilsmore Prize of books, chosen by the prize winner with the approval of the Head of the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, to the value of the annual income (approximately $200) on a capital sum presented by graduates in chemistry and others, is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, after consultation with the academic staff in chemistry, is the most meritorious student in completing Chemistry in the Workplace 309 and any other three Level 3 chemistry units. |
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Winthrop Australia Prize in Operating Systems * [F2048]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Winthrop Australia Prize in Operating Systems of $250, provided annually by Winthrop Australia, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has gained the highest mark in CITS2230 Operating Systems. |
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Wolfe Segal Prize in Biochemistry [F1876]1. The Wolfe Segal Prize in Biochemistry consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on a capital sum of $4000 donated by the Segal family in honour of Dr Wolfe Segal who was an honorary senior research fellow and formerly a senior lecturer in the then Department of Biochemistry. 2. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in Life and Physical Sciences to the student with the highest aggregate mark in BIOC2201 Biochemistry of the Cell and BIOC2202 Biochemical Regulation of Cell Function. |
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Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health SciencesNotes relating to eligibility: Students are not eligible for a prize if: (a) they have failed units of the same level as that of the unit for which the prize is available; or (b) they are repeating the unit for which the prize is available. Students do not become ineligible for a prize because they have undertaken supplementary or deferred examinations. |
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Alan Charters Elective Prizes [F5121]1. There are three Alan Charters Elective Prizes: a first prize of $1000 and a second and third prize each of $250. 2. Those eligible for the prizes are students in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery who have completed their elective attachment in terms of Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Rule 2.2.2(3). 3. The prizes are awarded by a selection committee comprising: (a) the Associate Dean (Student Affairs) of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences as chair; (b) two members of the Travel Doctor TMVC as nominated by that group; and (c) the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences or nominee. 4.(1) The prizes are awarded to the three students who, in the opinion of the selection committee, give the best presentation on their elective attachment. (2) In awarding the prizes, the selection committee will take into consideration whether the students have— (a) demonstrated an understanding of the social and public health issues relevant to their attachment; (b) demonstrated good presentation skills; and (c) used appropriate, good quality visual aids. 5.(1) Applications are called for by the Administrative Officer, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, in November each year. (2) The prizes are usually awarded in May. |
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Alfred Nailer Jacobs Memorial Prize * [F2814]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Alfred Nailer Jacobs Memorial Prize of a silver medal, presented by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (WA Faculty) in memory of the late Alfred Nailer Jacobs, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, among those completing the Level 6 units in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, has, in the opinion of the Head of the School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care and a representative of the Western Australian Faculty of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, shown outstanding ability and promise in rural general practice. |
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ANZCA/ASA Gilbert Troup Prize [F4753]The Australian Society of Anaesthetists (Western Australian Section) and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (Western Australian Regional Committee) Gilbert Troup Prize in Anaesthetics of $500 is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who obtains the highest mark for the assessment in anaesthesia in IMED6681Â Surgery Part 1 and IMED6682 Surgery Part 2 in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine Prize * [F5104]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine Prize of $200 is awarded to the student who, among those who have completed the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, has been, in the opinion of the selection committee described in 2, the most outstanding student in public health during the course. 2. The selection committee comprises: (a) the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences as chair; (b) the Professor of Public Health; and (c) one member of the senior academic staff in public health nominated by those staff. |
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Australian Medical Association Prize [F2611]The Australian Medical Association Prize of $500 and a bust of Hippocrates is awarded to the student who obtains the highest aggregate mark for all core units in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Australian Medical Association Prize (Level 4) * [F2808]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Australian Medical Association Prize (Level 4) of $250 is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who obtains the highest aggregate mark for the Level 4 units in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Australian Medical Association Prize (Level 5) * [F2782]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Australian Medical Association Prize (Level 5) of $250 is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who obtains the highest aggregate mark for the Level 5 units in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Bayer Australia Limited (WA) Prize in Infectious Diseases [F3655]The Bayer Australia Limited (WA) Prize in Infectious Diseases of $200 is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who is the most outstanding in IMED4431 Infectious Diseases Part 1 and IMED4432 Infectious Diseases Part 2 in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Campbell and Annie Murdoch Prize in Rural and Remote Medicine * [F22750]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. 1. The Campbell and Annie Murdoch Prize honours the pivotal role of Campbell and Annie Murdoch in the establishment of the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia, and consists of a medal and the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate Policy, on a capital sum of $10,000 provided by the Rural Clinical School in Kalgoorlie. 2. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences to the student enrolled in a course leading to a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of this University with the highest aggregate mark in RMED5571 Rural Clinical Practice Part 1 and RMED5572 Rural Clinical Practice Part 2. |
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C. B. Kidd Memorial Prize in Psychiatry * [F5105]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The C. B. Kidd Memorial Prize in Psychiatry of an inscribed medallion, presented by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (WA Branch) in memory of the late Professor Cecil B. Kidd, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has gained the highest aggregate mark for units in psychiatry in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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C. D. J. Holman Prize for Excellence in Public Health * [F13436]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The C. D. J. Holman Prize for Excellence in Public Health, provided by the School of Public Health, comprises a book voucher for $250 and a certificate and is awarded by the Admissions and Progress Committee for the Bachelor of Health Science to the student who achieves the highest aggregate mark for PUBH3301 Health Administration, PUBH3302 Health Promotion, PUBH3303 Health Economics and PUBH3304 Disease Control, in the Public Health major sequence of the Bachelor of Health Science course or the Bachelor of Health Science component of a combined course. |
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Central City Medical Centre Prize in General Practice * [F25895]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Central City Medical Centre Prize in General Practice of $500 is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences to the student with the highest mark in the consultation skills component, as assessed through a video-taped simulated consultation, of IMED5531 General Practice and Ophthalmology Part 1 and IMED5532 General Practice and Ophthalmology Part 2 in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize in Medicine [F2610]A Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize of a book voucher and certificate is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has gained the highest mark in IMED1100 Normal Systems in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize in Medicine [F2610]1. A Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association Prize of a book voucher and certificate is awarded to the student who, among those who have completed the Level 5 units in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, has, in the opinion of the Faculty, made the greatest contribution to the success of formal and informal activities of the Faculty during completion of these units. 2. Nominations, which may be made by students or staff of the Faculty, must reach the Dean by the last day of instruction for Level 5 units and must address the following criteria: (a) sporting activities organised by the WA Medical Students Society; (b) participation in medical functions; and (c) participation in the WA Medical Students Society. 3. The recommendation for award of the prize must reach the Examinations Office by the end of December each year. |
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David Curnow Memorial Prize * [F18894]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. David Curnow Memorial Prize is provided from the annual income on funds raised by family, friends and colleagues of Professor David Curnow, formerly a clinical biochemist at Royal Perth Hospital and, from 1968, Professor of Clinical Biochemistry at The University of Western Australia. The prize will be awarded until such time as the capital is great enough to establish a Bachelor of Medical Science Scholarship in Professor Curnow's memory. The prize is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The David Curnow Memorial Prize, of $500, is awarded annually by the appropriate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery student with the highest average mark in IMED1113 Molecules, Genes and Cells Part 1 and IMED1114 Molecules, Genes and Cells Part 2. |
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D. P. Clement Prize [F2813]The D. P. Clement Prize in Medicine of the annual income, less 30 per cent which is capitalised, from $2000, bequeathed to the University under the will of the late Mr C. H. Clement, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has the highest aggregate mark in the Level 2 units in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Eileen Haberfeld Prize in Clinical Pathology [F2805]1. The Eileen Haberfeld Prize in Clinical Pathology consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the fund established by a donation of $1500 to the University by Dr E. J. Haberfeld. 2. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, on the basis of information provided by the Head of the School of Surgery and Pathology, to the student who has gained the highest mark in the pathology component of IMED4441 Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Part 1/IMED4442 Clincial Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Part 2 in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Elsie Louise Simpson Prize in Biochemistry [F5120]The Elsie Louise Simpson Prize in Biochemistry, comprising the annual income from £215, presented in 1944 by her son, Dr Frederick William Simpson, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who gains the highest mark in the biochemistry component of IMED2201 Normal Systems in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Emele Bradshaw Vance Prize in Behavioural Science, Public Health and General Practice [F5119]The Emele Bradshaw Vance Prize in Behavioural Science, Public Health and General Practice of $200 out of the income from $2283 bequeathed to the University under the will of the late Mrs Emele Bradshaw Vance, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, in its opinion, has shown the most ability in the behavioural science, public health and general practice components of IMED2211 Foundations of Clinical Practice and IMED2212 Foundations of Clinical Practice in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Emele Bradshaw Vance Prize in Biochemistry [F5117]The Emele Bradshaw Vance Prize in Biochemistry of $200 out of the income from $2283, bequeathed to the University under the will of the late Mrs Emele Bradshaw Vance, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery who gains the highest mark in a Level 2 biochemistry option nominated by the Head of the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences. |
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Emele Bradshaw Vance Prize in Medicine [F2806]1. The Emele Bradshaw Vance Prize in Medicine of $200 out of the income from $2283 bequeathed to the University under the will of the late Mrs Emele Bradshaw Vance, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who gains the highest mark for the Level 2 units of the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. 2. The unused income in any year after making provision for the Emele Bradshaw Vance Prizes in Physiology and Biochemistry is added to the capital sum. |
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Emele Bradshaw Vance Prize in Physiology [F5123]The Emele Bradshaw Vance Prize in Physiology of $200 out of the income from $2283, bequeathed to the University under the will of the late Mrs Emele Bradshaw Vance, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has gained the highest mark for physiology in IMED1100 Normal Systems in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Faith Stewart Book Prize [F6794]Miss Faith Stewart having provided an initial sum of $10,000 for the establishment of a book prize in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, the prize, called the Faith Stewart Book Prize, is established and will be awarded until the death of Miss Stewart, at which time the capital of $10,000 will be amalgamated with her bequest for the establishment of a postgraduate research scholarship into the prevention of cerebral palsy. 1. The prize consists of the annual income on $10,000 after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who obtains the highest mark, as determined by the School of Paediatrics and Child Health, for the report submitted at the end of their community paediatrics placement in IMED5551 Paediatrics Part 1/IMED5552 Paediatrics Part 2 in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. 3. The recipient must use the prize to purchase a book or books related to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery course. |
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Faith Stewart Book Prize in Health Sciences * [F13565]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Miss Faith Stewart having provided an initial sum of $10,000 for the establishment of a book prize in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, the prize, called the Faith Stewart Book Prize in Health Sciences, is established and is awarded in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize consists of the annual income on $10,000 after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 2. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the Bachelor of Health Science student who obtains the highest mark for the Learning Portfolio component of HSMD3316 Health Industry Practicum. 3. The prize is awarded at the beginning of each academic year. |
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Florence Alexander Dumble Prize in Topographical Anatomy [F5118]The Florence Alexander Dumble Prize in Topographical Anatomy, comprising the annual income from £373, bequeathed to the University under the will of the late Florence Alexander Dumble, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, in its opinion, has shown the most ability and promise in the human anatomy component of IMED2202 Normal Systems in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Fred Johnston Memorial Prize [F2772]The Fred Johnston Memorial Prize of $500, to be presented annually by The Rotary Club of Mount Lawley to honour the name of the late Mr Fred Johnston, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student with the highest aggregate mark in all Level 6 units in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Geoffrey Ashburton Thompson Memorial Prize [F2613]1. The Geoffrey Ashburton Thompson Memorial Prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on $370 presented in 1962 by the Western Australian Branch of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in memory of the late Geoffrey Ashburton Thompson, a distinguished fellow of this college and the first consultant obstetrician to practise in Western Australia. 2. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has shown most ability in gynaecology during the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Glaxo Smithkline Prize in Pharmacology * [F5116]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Glaxo SmithKline Prize in Pharmacology of $250, provided annually by Glaxo SmithKline Australia Ltd, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who, in its opinion, has shown most ability and promise in pharmacology in IMED3344 Medical Pharmacology Part 1 and IMED3345 Medical Pharmacology Part 2 in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Gwendoline Hewitt Prize in Paediatrics * [F13435]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Gwendoline Hewitt Prize in Paediatrics, of the annual income, after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, on the sum of $5000 provided by the husband of the late Gwendoline Hewitt, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners, on the recommendation of the Head of School of Paediatrics, to the student in the course for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery who— (a) undertakes 'Special Challenge Option' from among the range of options offered in IMED5601 Options Part 1 and IMED5602 Options Part 2; and (b) shows the most outstanding appreciation of personal and professional issues facing young people with special limitations, as evidenced by their performance in the group debrief and the individual mark obtained for their submitted report. |
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Hamish Macmillan Prize in Dermatology [F2804]The Hamish Macmillan Prize in Dermatology of the annual income from $400, presented by the late Dr Hamish Macmillan, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who gains the highest mark in the dermatology component of IMED6601 Science and Practice of Medicine Part 1/IMED6602 Science and Practice of Medicine Part 2 in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Harry D. Fitch Memorial Prize [F2815]The Harry D. Fitch Memorial Prize of the annual income from £517, presented in 1957 by friends of the late Harry D. Fitch in his memory, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has the highest mark in pathology in IMED3342 Foundations and Systemic Pathology Part 1 and IMED3343 Foundations and Systemic Pathology Part 2 in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Health Department of WA Prize in Community Health [F2817]The Health Department of WA Prize in Community Health of $500 is awarded annually by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the group of students who submit the best community health project in IMED3311 Foundations of Clinical Practice and IMED3312 Foundations of Clinical Practice in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Health Department of WA Prize in Public Health * [F2812]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Health Department of WA Prize in Public Health of $500 is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences to the student or group of students with the highest mark in IMED4501 Research and Discovery Part 1/IMED4502 Research and Discovery Part 2 in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Helen Jane Lamard Prize in Medicine [F2612]The Helen Jane Lamard Prize in Medicine of half the annual income from £1000, bequeathed to the University under the will of the late Helen Jane Lamard, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has gained the highest mark in IMED6661 Medicine Part 1/IMED6662 Medicine Part 2 in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Helen Jane Lamard Prize in Surgery [F2807]The Helen Jane Lamard Prize in Surgery of half the annual income from £1000, bequeathed to the University under the will of the late Helen Jane Lamard, is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners to the student who has gained the highest mark in IMED6681 Surgery Part 1/IMED6682 Surgery Part 2 in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. |
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Hing Hang Leung Prize in Palliative Care * [F14058]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. The Leung family having donated the sum of $10,000 to provide a prize with the object of emphasising to students the importance of palliative care to patients and their family and to recognise the qualities of understanding, compassion and humanity desirable in a palliative care physician, a fund is established for the purpose and the prize is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize is awarded to the student who obtains the highest mark in the Palliative Care Essay in IMED 6661 Medicine Part 1 and IMED 6662 Medicine Part 2 in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. 2. The value of the prize is the annual income on the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate Policy. |
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Hlavacek Prize * [F15330]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions. Mr V. and Mrs B.Y. Hlavacek have donated an initial sum of $10,000, with additional amounts to be added annually, to provide a prize in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences until such time as the fund has a minimum capital of $250,000 or a gift is received from the estate of Mr V. or Mrs B.Y. Hlavacek at which time the capital will be amalgamated with the bequest for the establishment of the Hlavacek Postgraduate Scholarship in perpetuity in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and the Hlavacek prize rescinded. A fund is established for the purpose and the prize is administered in accordance with the following conditions. 1. The prize is called the Hlavacek Prize. 2. The value of the prize is the annual income on the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy. 3. The prize is awarded to the student who has obtained the highest aggregate marks for the Level 1 core units in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. 4. The prize is awarded by the Board of Examiners in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. |
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Jack Bercov Memorial Prize [F1851]The Rotary Club of Claremont/Cottesloe having provided funds for a prize in memory of the late Dr Jack Bercov, a highly-regarded general practitioner for some 30 years in the Town of Claremont, with the object of emphasising the importance of the personal relationship which exists between family doctor and patient, the funds are administered in accordance with the following regulations. 1. The prize is called the Jack Bercov Memorial Prize. 2. The prize consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the capital in the fund established by the Rotary Club of Claremont/Cottesloe with an initial donation of $4200. 3. The prize is awarded by the appropriate Board of Examiners after it has considered the recommendations of the Professor of General Practice or nominees. 4. In awarding the prize, consideration is given to the possession of those qualities of understanding and humanity desirable in a general practitioner and to the aptitude, application and promise demonstrated during IMED5531 General Practice and Ophthalmology Part 1/IMED5532 General Practice and Ophthalmology Part 2 and in IMED5511 Clinical Skills Part 1/IMED5512 Clinical Skills Part 2 and IMED5501 Science and Practice of Medicine Part 1/IMED5502 Science and Practice of Medicine Part 2 taken in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. 5. In the exceptional circumstances that two or more students are judged equally worthy of the prize, it is shared. 6. A certificate of award is presented with the prize. |
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Jan Watt Memorial Prize for Excellence in Public Health Field Research [F6584]Definition: For the purpose of these regulations 'field work' means data collection involving interaction between the School of Population Health and the community. A sum of money having been donated to establish a fund to provide a prize in honour of Mrs Jan Watt, a research nurse and a pioneer in the collection of data from the community for the purposes of epidemiological research, and in recognition of her contribution to public health science and to the development of excellence in field research methods in that subject area, the fund is established and the prize is awarded in accordance with the following regulations. 1. The prize, which is awarded every two years, is called the Jan Watt Memorial Prize for Excellence in Public Health Field Research. 2. The value of the prize is $500. 3.(1) The prize is awarded by the selection committee described in 5 to the individual or group in the School of Population Health who, of those nominated in terms of 7, has, in the opinion of the committee, demonstrated the most exceptional standard of field work over a period of time. (2) In making its determination the selection committee may take into consideration the extent to which the individual or group concerned has contributed to the fostering of a 'research culture' within the community by assisting those approached to participate in the research process to have a favourable experience of the process and to be more inclined to assist in further public health research as a result. 4. Those eligible to be nominated for the prize are: (a) postgraduate students conducting their own field work; (b) individual, or groups of, research staff members conducting field work; and (c) any staff member involved in the training of field workers. 5.(1) The selection committee for the prize comprises: (a) the Head of the School of Population Health;Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (b) the School of Population Health elected staff representative; and (c) a person nominated by the Head of the School of Population Health who must have expertise in field work and who may be internal or external to the school. (2) Those nominated for the prize, their supervisors and nominators are excluded from membership of the selection committee. 6. Nominations for the prize are called for by the Head of the School of Population Health in September of the awarding year. 7.(1) Supervisors or peers of any of those eligible in terms of 4 may submit nominations for the prize. (2) Nominators must present a case in support of their nominee. 8. The names of recipients are inscribed on an honour board to be placed in the School of Population Health. |
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Jeanette Pedlow Memorial Prize in Psychiatry * [F24022]An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is gov |
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