Faculty Prizes and Awards
School of Education
| Award | Criteria |
|---|---|
| The Neil Andrew Johnson Award |
Awarded for excellence in research in the Master of Education Administration, Master of Education Administration (Honours), Doctor of Philosophy in Education Administration or Doctor of Education program |
School of the Arts & Media
| Award | Criteria |
|---|---|
| The English Association Prize | Awarded for the best performance in literature by a final year honours student |
| The Media, Film & Theatre Third Year Essay Prize | Awarded for the best academic essay in a third year undergraduate course |
| The English Prize for First Year Students | Awarded for the best performance by a student in Level 1 English |
| The Media, Film & Theatre Honours Prize | Awarded to the student with the highest mark in an honours year |
| The Sydney Symphony Prize | Awarded for the best essay in MUSC3112 Seminar in Music in the Bachelor of Music Program |
| The Media, Film & Theatre Creative Work Prize | Awarded for the best production or performance piece in a level 3 undergraduate course |
| The RG Geering Prize in Australian Literature | Awarded for the best performance in an upper level Australian Literature course in a second or third year of the Bachelor of Arts program |
| The Dance Performance Prize | Awarded for outstanding achievement in Dance Performance |
| The John Golder Prize in Theatre | Awarded for the best essay concerned, either wholly or in part, with an aspect of theatre history |
| The Australian Federation of Graduate Women- NSW Prize | Awarded for an outstanding performance in English essays by a femal student in the Bachelor of Arts program |
| Julian and June Russell Prize in Music | To recognise outstanding achievement in performance or composition by a student in the BMus or BMus/BA, BMus/Bed, BMus/BSc. BMus/BSc (Adv) programs including honours students |
| The Cate Blanchett Prize | Awarded to the honours student with the highest mark for a thesis or creative project in Theatre and Performance Studies |
| The Bill Ashcroft Prize in Australian Literature |
Awarded for the best performance in an undergraduate essay on Australian Literature |
| The Kookaburra Prize for Indigenous Students | Awarded for the best performance in school by an Indigenous student based on Grade Point Average |
| The Choreography Prize |
Awarded for outstanding achievement in Choreography |
| The Aisling Society Prize in English | Awarded for an outstanding essay or thesis on Irish-Australia or Irish history or literature |
School of Humanities
| Award | Criteria |
|---|---|
| The Professional Historians Association (NSW) Prize | Awarded for the best project essay relevant to Public or Applied History in a second or third year undergraduate history course |
| The Aisling Society Prize in History | Awarded for an outstanding essay or thesis on Irish-Australia or Irish history or literature |
| The Women's Pioneer Society of Australia Prize | Awarded for the most outstanding essay on an aspect of women's experience in colonial Australia in a course in the Bachelor of Arts program |
| The United Association of Women Prize | Awarded for an outstanding essay or thesis on any aspect of the history of women in Australia in the Bachelor of Arts program |
| The Dennis Balson Chinese Philosophy Prize 1 | Awarded for the best essay in ARTS2363 Chinese Philosophy |
| The Dennis Balson Chinese Philosophy Prize 2 | Awarded for the second highest mark in an essay in ARTS2363 Chinese Philosophy |
| The Mitchell Mature Age Student Prize | Awarded for the best performance in a first year History course by a mature age student in the Bachelor of Arts program |
| The RM Gascoigne Prize | Awarded for the best performance in a second or third year course offered by the School of History and Philosophy |
| The Kamal Bamadhaj Memorial Prize | Awarded for the best performance in a second or third year of study in History, Politics or Development Studies |
| The Eva Engel Prize in Holocaust Studies | Awarded for the best proposal for Holocaust Studies to a student proceeding to the degree of BA Honours (History) |
| The Dorothy Allison-Furhagen Prize in Women's and Gender Studies |
Awarded for the best performance in the introductory core course of the Women's and Gender Studies plan |
| The Maxwell Aubrey Phillips Prize |
Awarded for the best essay or thesis concerned with Early Modern Europe |
| The Frank Crowley Australian History Prize |
Awarded for excellence in Australian History in the Bachelor of Arts program |
| The History Prize |
Awarded for the best honours thesis in History in the Bachelor of Arts program |
| The Ian Black Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in Asian History by a student in the Bachelor of Arts program |
| The Ronayne Prize |
Awarded for the best first class result in a fourth year honours level program in the Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy of Science |
| The WJ Liu Esquire OBE Prize for Chinese Studies |
Awarded for the best performance in a course related to Chinese matters offered in the School of History and Philosophy |
School of International Studies
| Award | Criteria |
|---|---|
| The Sun Masamune Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in JAPN4101/4201 Japanese Communication |
| The Sydney Korean Consul-General TOP MEDIA Prize in Korean Studies Major |
Awarded for the best overall performance in Korean Studies major |
| The Chinese Studies Prize |
Awarded for the best essay in Chinese studies in any undergraduate program |
| The Choonpa Korean Prize in Korean Professional Studies |
Awarded for the best performance in any two of ARTS3662, ARTS3663, ARTS3664, ARTS3665 and/or ARTS3667 |
| The Choonpa Korean Prize in Advanced Korean |
Awarded for the best performance in any two of ARTS3660 and ARTS3661 |
| The Mar Prize in Linguistics |
Awarded for the best performance in a linguistics course in the Bachelor of Arts of Master of Arts program |
| The Australia-Japan Society of NSW Prize |
Awarded for the best performance across the Japanese Studies major |
| The Sydney Korean Consul-General Prize in Korean Translation and Interpreting |
Awarded for the best performance in ARTS3664 Korean Translation and ARTS3665 Korean Interpreting |
| The Sydney Korean Consul-General TOP MEDIA Prize in Beginners Korean |
Awarded for the best performance in ARTS1661 Introductory Korean B |
| The Sydney Korean Consul-General TOP MEDIA Prize in Intermediate Korean |
Awarded for the best performance in ARTS2661 Intermediate Korean B |
| The Japanese Honours Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in Japanese Honours |
| The Goethe Prize |
Awarded for the best cumulative performance in upper level German Studies courses |
| The Chinese Language Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in any first year Chinese course in any undergraduate program |
School of Social Sciences
| Award | Criteria |
|---|---|
| The Rob Steven Prize |
Awarded for the best overall performance in the Master of Arts in International Relations program |
| The Social Science and Policy First Year Prize |
Awarded for the best overall performance in Social Science and Policy and Research and Information Management in the first year of theBachelor of Social Science program |
| The Australian Finance Conference Prize in Policy Studies |
Awarded to the student with the highest aggregate mark in SLSP5092 Policy Project in the Master of Policy Studies program |
| The Owen Harries Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in upper level undergraduate International Relations courses |
| The Social Science and Policy Second Year Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in SLSP2000 Economy and Society, SLSP2001 Applied Social Research 1 and SLSP2002 Policy Analysis Case Studies in the second year of the Bachelor of Social Science program |
| The Bachelor of International Studies Final Year Program Prize |
Awarded for an outstanding final year performance in the Bachelor of International Studies program |
| The John Lawrence Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in SOCW1001 Introduction to Social Work |
| The Helen Sham Ho Prize |
Awarded to the student with the best overall performance throughout the Bachelor of Social Work program including the Practicum |
| The Douglas McCallum Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in first year Politics and International Relations courses |
| The Donald Horne Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in a Politics or International Relations Honours Thesis |
| The Creative Sociology Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in SOCA1004 Relationships |
| The Bachelor of International Studies Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in the first year of the Bachelor of International Studies program |
| The Politics and International Relations Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in a Politics and International Relations Thesis |
| The Pamela Ann Yensch Prize |
Awarded for achievements in the Social Work program by an Indigenous student |
| The Marg Barry Prize in Community Work |
Awarded for the best performance in SOCW2006 Social Work Practice/Community Work in the Bachelor of Social Work or combined Bachelor of Social Work program |
| The NSW Vietnamese-Australian Community Prize |
Awarded for the best overall performance in the Asian Studies plan |
| The Pat Hall-Ingrey Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in International Relations by a student studying part-time |
| The Zappia Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in the Honours program in Politics and International Relations |
| The Sol Encel Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in a fourth year Honours Thesis inSociology in the Bachelor of Arts or Social Science program |
| The Tony Vinson Prize in Social Work |
Awarded for the best performance in Bachelor of Social Work courses related to social justice |
| The Sheila Rimmer AM Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in an essay on Ageing or Women's Issues in Sociology |
| The Norma Parker Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in SOCW3002 Social Work Practice - Working with Individuals, Families and Groups 2 |
| The Bachelor of International Studies Bachelor of Laws Prize |
Awarded for the best performance in the Bachelor of International Studies/ Bachelor of Laws program |
| The David McDowell Prize |
Awarded for the best performance by and ACCESS student in Level 1 Sociology courses |
| The Graham Pringle Prize |
Awarded for the best performance by a first year student in Level 1 courses in Politics and International Relations |
| The Institute of Public Administration Australia NSW Division Prize for Master of Public Policy |
Awarded to the student with the highest aggregate marks in SLSP5001 Policy Analysis, SLSP5002 Information Research for Policy and SLSP5004 Policy and Organisations in the Master of Policy Studies |
Past Award Winners
- 2011 Award Winners (PDF) (409 Kb)
- 2010 Award Winners (PDF) (1 Mb)
- 2009 Award Winners (PDF) (1 Mb)
