Prizes and Studentships
The Faculty of Economics and Commerce has a number of prizes and studentships which are awarded to the highest achieving students in the Faculty. These are funded through the generosity of government and industry sponsors; individuals, through bequests and donations; and by the Faculty and Departments.
Dean's Honours List
The Dean's Awards Ceremony, at which the Dean's Honours List awards for 2007 were presented, was held on Monday, 14 April, 2008. The Dean's Honours List acknowledges the most outstanding students in the Bachelor of Commerce degree each year.
The recipients of other 2007 prizes will be listed, individually, after each prize.
Studentships
Kinsman Studentship and Prize
Award: A Studentship of $1500 payable in three installments directly to Honours students in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce to support the student (working jointly with a supervisor/advisor) to develop their Honours research essay so that it can be published as a paper in a refereed journal. In addition the four best research papers supported under the Scheme annually (one each from the Departments of Accounting and Business Information Systems, Economics, Finance and Management) will receive a prize known as the ‘Kinsman Honours Research Essay Prize (Department)’. The value of this prize will be $500.
Selection Criteria:
- Quality of the research essay
- The potential for the essay to result in a publishable paper
Application forms and guidelines: rtf 66 KB
Contact: Jacqui RandallPh: 8344 9838
Email: randallj@unimelb.edu.au
Applications due 25 January 2008.
Prizes
Prizes are available for both undergraduate and postgraduate subjects, including individual subjects and combinations of subjects.
There is no need to apply for prizes; winners are automatically selected in March of each year for the previous academic year.
- Selection criteria
- Undergraduate prizes:
- Postgraduate prizes
- Student Achievement Evening
- Industry sponsors
- Bequests and donations
- More information
Selection criteria
Winners are automatically selected on the basis of their academic results in the nominated subject.
For undergraduate prizes, students must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree at the University of Melbourne. Students enrolled in a 4th year honours program are not eligible to win the prize for first, second and third year subjects.
For postgraduate prizes, students must be enrolled in a postgraduate degree at the University of Melbourne.
Prizes
Prizes are listed in alphabetical order, grouped into first, second, third and fourth (honours) year subjects.
- Accounting and Business Information Systems
- Actuarial Studies
- Business Law
- Economics
- Finance
- Management and Marketing
Student Achievement Evening
Subject prize winners are recognised at the annual Student Achievement hosted by the Faculty in semester two each year. This event also recognises semester two scholarship recipients, and allows the Faculty to thank our industry sponsors for their continued support. Representatives from industry sponsors are invited to attend and meet the Faculty’s highest achieving students.
The inaugural Student Achievement Evening was held on Tuesday, 15 August, 2006. In 2007, the Student Achievement Evening was also held on Wednesday, 15 August.
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Government and Industry Sponsors
The Faculty would like to thank all our government and industry sponsors for their ongoing support. Feedback from students indicates that subject prizes are an excellent means of encouraging their academic endeavours and developing positive associations with sposoring organisations with regard to community relations and potential employment.
Thank you to the following government and industry sponsors:
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Commercial Travellers Association of Victoria
- UBS
Bequests and Donations
If you would like to sponsor an ongoing subject prize through a bequest, please contact Ms Chrissy McCormick on (03) 8344 1815 or via email: cmcc@unimelb.edu.au.
If you would like to make a donation to the Faculty of Economics and Commerce please contact Ms Amanda Stanger on (03) 8344 2128 or via email: astanger@unimelb.edu.au.
More Information
Please contact Chrissy McCormick for more information about subject prizes on (03) 8344 1815 or via email: cmcc@unimelb.edu.au
Information for sponsors including benefits, costs and winner selection criteria and eligibility can de downloaded from the Subject Prize Sponsorship Information Sheet (pdf).