Arts Undergraduate Prizes Information
A.G.L. Shaw Prize, The
- Discipline: History
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Prize: A$250.00
- Level: Third-year level students
- Description: Prize for the best history essay written by a third-year level student. Open to all third-year level students, on the nomination of their tutor. Essays are judged by the third-year level Coordinator and one other staff member with responsibility for third-year level history units.
Alan McBriar Prize, The
- Discipline: History
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Prize: A$250.00
- Level: Second-year level students
- Description: Prize for the best history essay written by a second-year level student. Open to all second-year level student students, on the nomination of their tutor. Essays are judged by the second-year level Coordinator and one other staff member with responsibility for second-year level history units.
Anglicare Award
- Discipline: Social and Community Welfare
- School: School of Applied Media and Social Sciences
- Prize: A$250.00 each
- Level: First, Second or Third-year level students
- Description: Two awards. Available to social and community welfare students who have achieved highly in spite of difficult circumstances.
Awards for Academic Excellence
- Disciplines: those offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences (HUMCASS)
- School: School of Applied Media and Social Sciences
- Prize: A$200.00 each
- Level: First, second and third year-level students
- Description: Highest achieving on-campus and off-campus student for each Arts (HUMCASS ) degree on the Gippsland campus. Highest achieving Diploma of Foundation Studies student. Highest achieving first-year student
Brenda Niall Prize for Australian Literature
Chin Liew Ten Prize for Second Year Philosophy
- Discipline: Philosophy
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Level: Second-year level students
- Description: Awarded in each academic year for the top student in second year philosophy. Open to all students enrolled in second year philosophy. Judged at second year examiners’ meeting in November.
Colin McCormick Prize
- Discipline: Italian
- School: School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
- Level: First-year level students
- Description: awarded by the Dante Alighieri Society annually to a deserving first-year student of Italian at Monash University.
David Bradley Prize
- Discipline: English
- School: School of English, Communications, and Performance Studies
- Level: First-year level students
- Description: Awarded to the student attaining the highest combined score of one First and one Second Semester English unit, the units to be taken in the one calendar year.
David Cuthbert Prize, The
- Discipline: History
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Prize: A$250.00
- Level: First-year level students
- Description: Prize for the best history essary written by a first-year level student. Open to all first-year level students, on the nomination of their tutor. Essays are judged by the first-year level Coordinator and one other staff member with responsibility for first-year level history units.
Egyptology Society of Victoria Prize L1
- Discipline: Archaeology and Ancient History
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Prize: A$200.00
- Level: First-year level students
- Description: Prize for the best essay written by a first-year level student. Open to all first-year level students enrolled in a full ARY sequence, on the nomination of their tutor. Essays are judged by two staff members.
Egyptology Society of Victoria Prize L2
- Discipline: Archaeology and Ancient History
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Prize: A$200.00
- Level: Second-year level students
- Description: Prize for the best essay written by a second-year level student. Open to all second-year level students enrolled in a full ARY sequence, on the nomination of their tutor. Essays are judged by two staff members.
Egyptology Society of Victoria Prize L3
- Discipline: Archaeology and Ancient History
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Prize: A$200.00
- Level: Third-year level students
- Description: Prize for the best essay written by a third-year level students student. Open to all third-year level students students enrolled in a full ARY sequence, on the nomination of their tutor. Essays are judged by two staff members.
English Third Year Prize
Frank Jackson Prize for Logic and Metaphysics
- Discipline: Philosophy
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Level: Second and Third-year level students
- Description: Awarded in each academic year for the top essay in logic or metaphysics. Open to all students enrolled in second and third year philosophy. Nominated by subject tutors and lecturers, and judged by academic staff with teaching responsibilities in logic or metaphysics.
Geoffrey Hiller Prize for Renaissance Literature
- Discipline: English
- School: School of English, Communications, and Performance Studies
- Level: Second and Third-year level students
- Description: The prize for Renaissance Literature will be awarded to the student with the best final result in any second or third year unit which includes a substantial study of Renaissance Literature.
Gippsland Area Consultative Committee Certificate in Regional Community Development Award
Gwenda Milston Prize in Asian History and Culture, The
Head of School Award
Hebrew or Yiddish Prize
Hector Monro Prize for Third Year Philosophy
- Discipline: Philosophy
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Level: Third-year level students
- Description: Awarded in each academic year for the top student in third year philosophy. Open to all students enrolled in third year philosophy. Judged at third year examiners’ meeting in November.
Holocaust Unit Prize - HSY2580/HSY3580, JWC2580/JWC2580
Jewish Studies Prize
- Discipline: Jewish Civilisation
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Prize: A$200.00
- Level: First, Second, and Third-year level students
- Description: Prize for the student achieving the highest mark in a Jewish Studies unit other than HSY2580, JWC2580, HSY3580 or HSY3580 The Holocaust.
John Bigelow Prize for History of Philosophy
- Discipline: Philosophy
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Level: Second and Third-year level students
- Description: Awarded in each academic year for the top essay in history of philosophy. Open to all students enrolled in second and third year philosophy. Nominated by subject tutors and lecturers, and judged by academic staff with teaching responsibilities in history of philosophy.
Linguistics First year Prize
Linguistics Second year Prize
Linguistics Third year Prize
Needham Pr/Lv Printers Prize
- Discipline: Public Relations
- School: School of Applied Media and Social Sciences
- Prize: A$100.00
- Level: First, Second or Third-year level students
- Description: Awarded to the student in Public Relations who has achieved academic excellence and has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the field.
Noweyung Award
- Discipline: Social and Community Welfare
- School: School of Applied Media and Social Sciences
- Prize: A$250.00
- Level: First, Second or Third-year level students
- Description: Awarded to the highest achieving student enrolled in the Diploma of Social and Community Welfare.
Peter and Barbara Kolliner Prize in Modern Jewish History
- Discipline: Jewish Civilisation and Hebrew
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Prize: A$500.00
- Level: First, Second and Third-year level students
- Description: The top students in Jewish Studies and Hebrew language and literature receive prizes recognising their achievement.
Peter Singer Prize for Moral Philosophy
- Discipline: Philosophy
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Level: Second and Third-year level students
- Description: Awarded in each academic year for the top essay in moral philosophy. Open to all students enrolled in second and third year philosophy. Nominated by subject tutors and lecturers, and judged by academic staff with teaching responsibilities in moral philosophy.
Pro Vice-Chancellor’s Community Service Award
- School: School of Applied Media and Social Sciences
- Prize: A$500.00
- Level: First, Second or Third-year students
- Description: Based on a Gippsland campus student’s contribution to their local community and furthering the relationship between their community and Monash University during the course of an academic year.
Religion and Theology Unit Prize L2
- Discipline: Religion and Theology
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Prize: A$100.00
- Level: Second-year level students
- Description: Prize for the best essay in any second-year level Religion and Theology unit. Open to all second-year level students enrolled in a full RLT sequence, on the nomination of their tutor. Essays are judged by two staff members.
Religion and Theology Unit Prize L3
- Discipline: Religion and Theology
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Prize: A$150.00
- Level: Third-year level students
- Description: Prize for the best essay in a third-year level Religion and Theology unit. Open to all third-year level students enrolled in a full RLT sequence, on the nomination of their tutor. Essays are judged by two staff members.
Robert Pargetter Prize for First Year Philosophy
- Discipline: Philosophy
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Level: First-year level students
- Description: Awarded in each academic year for the top student in first year philosophy. Open to all students enrolled in first year philosophy. Judged at first year examiners’ meeting in November.
Robert Turnbull Prize for Ancient Philosophy
- Discipline: Philosophy
- School: School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
- Level: Second-year level students
- Description: Awarded in each academic year for the top essay in ancient philosophy. Open to all students enrolled in second and third year philosophy. Nominated by subject tutors and lecturers, and judged by academic staff with teaching responsibilities in ancient philosophy.
VR Solutions Award
- Discipline: Cognitive Science
- School: School of Applied Media and Social Sciences
- Prize: A$250 .00
- Level: First, Second or Third-year students
- Description: Awarded to the highest achieving student enrolled in the Bachelor of Cognitive Science.
W.A.G. Scott Prize
- Discipline: English
- School: School of English, Communications, and Performance Studies
- Level: Second-year level students
- Description: Awarded to a student completing the second part of a minor sequence (i.e. two ENH units) in the one year who achieves the highest aggregate score in any two units.
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