Faculty of Health Sciences
For further information regarding prizes offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences, tel: (03) 9479 3586 or email: health@latrobe.edu.au.
Faculty Awards
AlburyCity Scholarship ($1500)
Awarded to a talented student from the Albury-Wodonga area who is studying in the School of Social Work and Social Policy at the Albury-Wodonga campus in their final year of study and who has demonstrated their commitment to the future of their profession within their local community. Please view the AlburyCity Scholarship information flyer (PDF 128KB).
The Bernard Rechter Graduate Research Prize for Honours ($1000 and certificate)
Awarded to the Honours student completing the most outstanding Honours thesis in the Faculty of Health Sciences each year. This award is in recognition of the contributions made by Professor Bernard Rechter in his role as Director of the Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences, the antecedent of the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Dean’s Honour List
The Dean’s Honour Lists is an annual recognition of outstanding academic achievement by undergraduate students in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Graduate Research Prize (Masters by Research/PhD) ($250)
One prize is awarded to the postgraduate student or students completing the most outstanding graduate diploma project or masters by coursework minor thesis project. Nominations close on 31 December.
The Hugh Batten Graduate Research Prize for Masters by Coursework ($1000 and certificate)
Awarded to the Masters by Coursework student who completes the most outstanding Masters by Coursework minor thesis in the Faculty of Health Sciences each year. This award is in recognition of the contributions made by Professor Hugh Batten in his role as Dean of the Lincoln School of Health Sciences.
Margaret and Alan Hamer Research Prize ($250)
Heads of Schools may nominate undergraduate students for this prize based on the standard of a research project completed while on a course. A group of students that jointly completes a research project may also be nominated. Nominations close on 31 December.
Postgraduate Coursework Excellence Award ($1000)
Awarded to the postgraduate coursework student with the highest weighted average.
Professional Placement Travelling Grant
This is a competitive grant offered to assist Health Sciences students meet additional accommodation, travel and other living costs incurred as a result of undertaking a professional placement in a location 100 kilometres, or more, from their usual place of residence. The grant is only available to those undertaking a professional placement of more than one week in duration. Each grant is valued at $20 per day of placement with a maximum of $100 per week. There are two application rounds each academic year. Further information and eligibility criteria is available from: www.latrobe.edu.au/health/ppsp
SCU/Lincoln Awards (up to $1000)
Several awards of up to $1000 may be awarded annually to students in second-year or above enrolled in the Faculty of Health Sciences. The award is based on academic achievement and personal circumstances. Further information is available from: www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/commawards
The Stephen Duckett Graduate Research Prize for Higher Degree by Research ($1000 and certificate)
Awarded to the Doctor of Philosophy or Professional Doctorate by Research candidate who completes the most outstanding Higher Degree by Research thesis in the Faculty of Health Sciences each year. This award is in recognition of the contributions made by Professor Stephen Duckett in his role as the inaugural Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Division of Allied Health
School of Human Communication Sciences
Andrew Dean Fildes Foundation Award for Language Learning Disabilities ($200)
Awarded to the speech pathology student who completes the best research paper related to language learning disabilities.
Freda Hooper Memorial Award ($200)
Awarded annually to a speech pathology undergraduate student who has made a significant contribution to the speech pathology field beyond the normal requirements of their course of study.
Language Learning Disability Special Interest Group Award ($200)
Awarded to the final-year student in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology who has completed a research project of high standard and/or made a significant contribution to the area of language learning disabilities.
School of Human Communication Sciences – Clinical Achievement Award ($100 and certificate)
Awarded in recognition of excellence in clinical skills. Nominations will be accepted from internal and external clinical educators. The Clinical Achievement Award will be presented to one student from each of the second, third and fourth year levels of the undergraduate Bachelor of Speech Pathology and the final year of the Master of Speech Pathology course.
School of Human Communication Sciences Honours Publication Award ($100)
Awarded to one honours year student who has a paper accepted for a peer-reviewed publication within 18 months of completing the honours program.
Speech Pathology Australia Student Award
Awarded to a final-year speech pathology student for outstanding academic achievements and/or excellent clinical achievements throughout the course, especially in the final year. The prize is a certificate and an upgrade of membership from student to full membership.
Victorian Speak Easy Association Speech Pathology Student Award ($100 and certificate)
Awarded annually to a speech pathology student who has demonstrated academic and clinical excellence in the area of stuttering and its treatment.
Victorian Voice Interest Group Speech Pathology Student Award ($200 and certificate)
Awarded to the final-year student in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology who completes the best honours research project or pass degree project related to voice science and/or voice disorders.
Winston S Rickards Prize Medal
Awarded annually (provided that there is a candidate of sufficient merit) for the best paper submitted on therapeutic principles and their application in the field of communication disorders. The prize is a medallion.
School of Occupational Therapy
AAOT Victoria Inc. New Graduands Award for Clinical Excellence (One year new graduand membership of OT Australia Victoria)
Awarded to an occupational therapy student based on excellence in clinical practice throughout the course.
Accredited Occupational Therapist (AccOT) Prize
Awarded to the student with the highest weighted result in HLT3IPA for undergraduate students, and the highest weighted result for OCT5APP for entry-level students. There will be a nomination for each from BOT and MOTP students. The prize is a certificate, payment of first biennial fee for joining AccOT and a photo in OT Australia’s national newsletter.
Award for Excellence (Master of Occupational Health Student) ($100)
Awarded to the Master of Occupational Health student with the highest weighted average overall upon completion of their award.
Award for Excellence (Master of Occupational Therapy Practice First year Student) ($100)
Awarded to the Master of Occupational Therapy Practice first year student with the highest weighted average overall.
Award for Excellence (Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety student) ($100)
Awarded to the Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety student with the highest weighted average overall upon completion of their award.
Award for Excellence (First year student) ($100)
Awarded to the first year undergraduate student in the Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Occupational Therapy Practice course with the highest weighted average in the common first year subjects.
Award for Excellence (Second year student) ($100)
Awarded to the second-year undergraduate student with the highest weighted average in the Occupational Therapy intervention subjects: OCT2INA, OCT2INB and OCT2INC.
Award for Excellence (Third year student) ($100)
Awarded to the third-year undergraduate student with the highest weighted average overall.
Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service – Award for Excellence ($250 book voucher and certificate)
Awarded to an entry-level student with the highest weighted average in academic work and demonstrated excellence in fieldwork.
Derek Stewart Award ($100 book voucher)
This prize honours the memory of Derek Stewart and is donated by the Mt Eliza Centre. Awarded to a third-year occupational therapy student who has demonstrated excellence in the area of geriatric rehabilitation.
Honours Prize ($100 book voucher)
Awarded to the Honours student in the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy who has achieved the highest mark for their thesis.
Janet Sloane Award ($100)
This award acknowledges the contribution Janet Sloane made to the occupational therapy profession. Awarded to the most outstanding occupational therapy student(s) for excellence in a final-year research project relevant to activities of daily living, community health or ergonomics.
Lifehealthcare – Student of the Year Award ($500 and plaque)
Awarded to the most outstanding final-year student in the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (and associated double degrees) or the Master of Occupational Therapy Practice achieving the highest weighted average.
Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria – Award for Excellence ($500)
Awarded to a third year undergraduate or entry-level student who has provided the most outstanding contribution to the Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria for the year.
Surgical Synergies Splinting Prize ($500)
Awarded to an occupational therapy student who achieves excellence in the academic and clinical aspects of splinting.
School of Physiotherapy
Aquatic Physiotherapy Group Prize
Awarded to the final-year student who shows outstanding ability in the field of hydrotherapy in their final-year elective studies. The prize is a one-year membership to the Aquatic Physiotherapy Group (if the graduate becomes an APA member) and a free place on the Aquatic Physiotherapy Level 1 course running in their state in their new graduate year (or the following year if the course is not running that year). (This prize is currently being reviewed.)
Brooks Running Award
Awarded to the postgraduate student who displays the highest standard in the subject Professional Development for Sports Physiotherapists. The prize is a running pack which includes running shoes and other sporting apparel to the value of $500.
Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Australia (Victorian Branch) Prize
Awarded to the student who gains the highest marks in cardiothoracic subjects of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy. The prize is a book to the value of $50 - $100 and a certificate. (This prize is currently being reviewed.)
Constance Read Memorial Prize ($100 and certificate)
Awarded to the student who gains the highest percentage of marks in the physiotherapy subjects in the second-year of the Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Physiotherapy Practice. Donated by a number of physiotherapists in memory of Miss Constance Read, a member of the physiotherapy staff at the Royal Children’s Hospital. (This prize is currently being reviewed.)
Continence and Women’s Health Special Group Prize (book and certificate)
Awarded to the final-year student who shows outstanding ability in this field of physiotherapy. Donated by members of the Continence and Women’s Health Special Group of the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Physiotherapy Association. (This prize is currently being reviewed.)
Eliza McAuley Memorial Prize ($250 and certificate)
Awarded to the final-year student who is most outstanding at the clinical practice subjects. Donated by a member of the Association in the memory of Miss Eliza McAuley, whose foresight gave a sound basis on which the course has been built. (This prize is currently being reviewed.)
Elsevier Australia Book Prize (Year 1) ($100 book voucher and certificate)
Awarded to the first-year physiotherapy student who shows the most outstanding ability in the field of anatomy.
Elsevier Australia Book Prize (Year 2) ($100 book voucher and certificate)
Awarded to the second-year physiotherapy student who shows the most outstanding ability in the field of anatomy.
Gerontology Special Group Prize
Awarded to the final-year student who achieves the highest mark in the subject PTY4PRG Physiotherapy in Rehabilitation and Gerontology. Donated by the Gerontology Special Group of the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Physiotherapy Association. The prize is a one-year membership to Gerontology Special Interest Group and a certificate. (This prize is currently being reviewed.)
HNA Physiotherapy Award
Awarded to the final year student with the highest fourth year clinical elective result in Private Practice Management. The prize is reimbursement of 50 per cent of the cost of approved APA Continuing Education courses within the first 12 months after graduation to a maximum value of $500.
Josephine Jennings and Edith Pratt Memorial Prize ($100 and certificate)
Awarded to the student who achieves the highest percentage of marks over the full Bachelor of Physiotherapy course. Donated by the members of the Australian Physiotherapy Association as a perpetual memorial to Miss Jennings and Miss Pratt, both of whom played a large part in the early training of physiotherapists in Victoria. (This prize is currently being reviewed.)
Kay Spencer Memorial Award ($250 book voucher)
Awarded to the student who gains the highest mark in an evidence-based practice, critically appraised topic, in neurology. The prize is in memory of Kay Spencer, a valued member of the School of Physiotherapy staff. It is provided by the Spencer family, members of staff and the Physiotherapy Students’ Association.
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Prize ($100 book voucher)
Awarded to the student with the highest overall mark in PTY3MSP Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – Theory and Practice. (This prize is currently being reviewed.)
Neurology National Group Prize ($200 cheque and certificate)
Awarded to the final-year student who achieves the highest combined clinical and theory marks in neurological physiotherapy. (This prize is currently being reviewed.)
Paediatric Special Group Prize ($100 book voucher and certificate)
Awarded to the final-year physiotherapy student who achieves the highest aggregate marks in the second-year and fourth-year paediatric physiotherapy subjects. (This prize is currently being reviewed.)
Patricia Cosh Award ($100 book voucher and certificate)
Awarded to a student in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills.
Physiotherapists Registration Board of Victoria Award ($500)
Awarded to the undergraduate student who achieves the highest marks in the subject PTY4EBP Evidence-Based Practice in Physiotherapy.
Physiotherapy Research Foundation Research Prize ($150 and certificate)
Awarded to the final-year physiotherapy student who achieves the highest aggregate mark in the subject PTY4HON. (This prize is currently being reviewed.)
School of Social Work and Social Policy
The David Jolley Leadership Award ($500 and citation)
Awarded to the Bachelor of Social Work/Bachelor of Human Services third year student who has demonstrated a strong understanding of the value of social work and, who has also shown, outstanding leadership and excellent academic results. The award is in memory of David Jolley and is provided by Elizabeth Lowe, Ingrid Jolley and the Jolley Family.
Department of Clinical Vision Sciences
Diana Craig Memorial Prize ($250 and certificate)
This prize commemorates the contribution of Diana Craig to Orthoptics. It is awarded by the Orthoptic Association of Australia (Victorian Branch) for the most outstanding research thesis undertaken in the Orthoptics Honours program. The prize consists of a cheque for the amount of $250 and a certificate.
J Ringland Anderson Prize ($250 and certificate)
Awarded annually by the Orthoptic Association of Australia. This award is granted to a Victorian Orthoptics student who receives the highest aggregate marks in the subjects that involve the study of the Orthoptic investigation and management of strabismus. The prize consists of a cheque for the amount of $250 and a certificate.
Leonie Collins Memorial Prize
Awarded to the best fourth-year student presentation at the La Trobe University Annual Orthoptic Clinical Education Conference. The prize is an engraved plaque.
Department of Podiatry
Australian Podiatry Association (Vic.) Award for Excellence
Awarded to the most outstanding fourth-year Bachelor of Podiatry student for excellence in clinical studies. The award is a 12-month membership to the Australian Podiatry Association, and malpractice insurance cover of $2,000,000.
Brooks Prize for Podiatric Medicine
Awarded to the third-year Bachelor of Podiatry student who achieves the highest mark in the subject, POD3PSP - Podiatric Specialisations. The prize is a $500 voucher for Brooks’ footwear and apparel.
EQUUS Podiatric Award (text books to the value of $300)
Awarded to the Bachelor of Podiatry (Honours) student who achieves the highest overall score for an Honours thesis.
Foot Solutions Second Year Prize ($250)
Awarded to the Bachelor of Podiatry student who achieve the highest aggregate score for studies in second year.
Foot Solutions Third Year Prize ($250)
Awarded to the Bachelor of Podiatry student who achieves the highest aggregate score for podiatry core subjects in third year.
Foot Solutions Fourth Year Clinical Prize ($250)
Awarded to the Bachelor of Podiatry student who achieves the highest score for studies in the fourth year subject POD4PCP - Podiatry Clinical Practice.
The Foot Solutions Podiatry Scholarship ($10,500 per student over three years)
Awarded to the most outstanding first-year podiatry student. The scholarship is valued at $3500 per year, for the duration of the course (commencing from second-year).
Interpod Prize for Second Year Orthoses ($200)
Awarded to the most outstanding second year student in the Bachelor of Podiatry who has achieved the highest combined mark for the subjects POD2POA and POD2POB - Podiatric Orthoses.
Interpod Prize for Third year Orthoses ($300)
Awarded to the most outstanding third year student in the Bachelor of Podiatry who has achieved the highest combined mark for the subjects POD3POA and POD3POB - Podiatric Orthoses.
Podiatrists Registration Board Award ($1000)
Awarded to the final-year Bachelor of Podiatry student who achieves the highest overall score.
Gwen Saunders Memorial Scholarship ($500)
Awarded to a first year Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Podiatric Practice student. Preference will be given to a student from a rural area, within Australia, and who may have experienced financial hardship.
National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics
Australian Orthopaedic Association Prize ($100)
Awarded to the most outstanding second-year Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics student who achieves the highest aggregate score for all prosthetics and orthotics core subjects offered in that year.
Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association Inc. (Victorian Section) Prize ($75 La Trobe University Bookshop Voucher and student membership to AOPA)
Awarded to the most outstanding first-year Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Clinical Prosthetics and Orthotics student who achieves the highest weighted average for all first-year subjects. The prize consists of a $75 La Trobe University bookshop voucher and student membership to the Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association until the completion of the student’s degree (including Honours if applicable).
EH Armstrong Prize for Services to Lower-Limb Amputees ($250 La Trobe University Bookshop Voucher)
Awarded to either a Prosthetics and Orthotics postgraduate student or undergraduate student in recognition of contributions to the care and management of lower-limb amputees.
International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) Prize ($250 La Trobe University Bookshop Voucher and student membership to ISPO)
Awarded to the most outstanding third year student as judged by the results of third-year prosthetics and orthotics subjects.
Robert Gardner Memorial Prize
Awarded to the student, or students, who achieve the best results in the third-year subject POR3ISP Independent Study Project. The prize is a textbook ‘Atlas of Orthoses and Assistive Devices’ to the value of $350.
Otto Bock Clinical Excellence Award
Awarded to the third-year student in the Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics who achieves the highest grade average across all second and third-year clinical subjects. The prize consists of travel to, and accommodation at, the Otto Black Academy in Duderstadt, Germany to undertake a two-week workshop in prosthetics and/or orthotics; includes two days at the Otto Bock Science Center for Medical Technology in Berlin.
Division of Health Studies
The Division of Health Studies First Year Prize in the Bachelor of Health Sciences($100 bookshop voucher)
Awarded to the top first-year student, enrolled in the three-year Bachelor of Health Sciences degree, who attains the highest weighted average mark in the seven core subjects of the Common First Year.
The Division of Health Studies Second Year Prize in the Bachelor of Health Sciences($100 bookshop voucher)
Awarded to the top second-year student, enrolled in the three-year Bachelor of Health Sciences degree, who attains the highest weighted average mark in second year at Bundoora and Bendigo campuses (irrespective of discipline stream).
The Oxford University Press Prize for HLT1PHW ($100 bookshop voucher)
Awarded to the student with the highest mark in HLT1PHW (Perspectives of Health and Wellbeing) at each of the campuses: Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bundoora, Mildura and Shepparton.
The Costigan Prize for Excellence ($100 bookshop voucher)
Awarded by Pearson Publishing to the student with the highest mark in PHE1IDH (Individual Determinants of Health) in each of the Common First Year Sections A & B at Bundoora campus, and Section C at Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Mildura and Shepparton campuses.
The Human Biosciences Common First Year Prize ($100 bookshop voucher)
Awarded by Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins Publishing Company to the student with the highest mark in the human biosciences subjects HBS1HBA Human Biosciences A and HBS1HBB Human Biosciences B, in each of the Common First Year Sections A & B at Bundoora campus, and Section C at Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Mildura and Shepparton campuses.
School of Human Biosciences
The School of Human Biosciences Prize ($100)
Awarded to the student with the highest aggregate in third-year physiology subjects, Advanced Physiology A and Advanced Physiology B.
School of Public Health
ASORC Award in Rehabilitation Counselling ($425)
Awarded annually by the Victorian Branch of the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors to the student in the Postgraduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Studies course who has demonstrated the most outstanding knowledge and skills in the field of rehabilitation counselling. The prize is one year’s free membership to the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors professional association (value of $325) and a $100 cheque.
The Clinical Classification Prize ($50 and certificate)
Awarded by the Health Information Management Association of Australia (Victorian Branch) to the Bachelor of Health Information Management student with the highest aggregate score in second-year health classification subjects.
CRS Australia Award for Excellence in Vocational Rehabilitation ($250 book voucher)
Awarded to the most outstanding final-year student in the Postgraduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Studies achieving outstanding academic results and fieldwork reports in subjects relevant to vocational rehabilitation.
Health Information Management Association of Australia (Vic. Branch) Prize ($250 and certificate)
Awarded annually by the Health Information Management Association of Australia (Victorian Branch) to the Bachelor of Health Information Management Pass or Honours degree student who demonstrates academic excellence, with the highest aggregate score in the third-year and fourth-year Health Information Management and related specified subjects.
National Centre for Classification in Health Prize for Clinical Final Year Coding ($200 and certificate)
Awarded by the National Centre for Classification in Health to the Bachelor of Health Information Management student with the highest aggregate score in the two final-year clinical coding subjects.
Top Bachelor of Health Sciences Student ($100 La Trobe University Bookshop voucher and a certificate)
Awarded to the Bachelor of Health Sciences student with the highest aggregate score in core third-year subjects.
Top School of Public Health Honours Thesis ($250 La Trobe University Bookshop voucher and a certificate)
Awarded to the Bachelor of Health Sciences or Bachelor of Health Information Management Honours student whose thesis is judged as being the best.
Division of Nursing and Midwifery
Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria Prize ($200)
Awarded to the student enrolled in the gerontic nursing major within the Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing who attains the highest mark for the subject, Geropsychiatric Nursing and who demonstrates an understanding of the needs of people with a dementing illness and their carers, and how to provide best practice for them. Available for metropolitan students only.
Cancer Council Victoria Prize ($200)
Awarded to the student who has shown outstanding success in cancer nursing or palliative care nursing at postgraduate-level. Available for metropolitan students only.
The Caroline Pippett Memorial Prize ($300 and $200 book voucher)
Awarded to the final-year metropolitan undergraduate nursing student who clearly demonstrates a loving and caring attitude towards patients.
City of Casey Award ($200 book voucher)
Awarded to the most outstanding student in the Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Sciences (Child, Family and Community) or Master of Child, Family and Community Nursing.
The Joyce Wickham Medal
Awarded to a postgraduate student when there is a candidate of sufficient merit. Any or all of the following will be taken into account when considering candidates:
- instituted documented changes in practice in their work context
- published paper(s) in a journal
- presented paper(s), poster(s) at conference, or informal paper(s) at workplace
- production of a pamphlet, document or protocol for staff or patient education
- undertaken research, or evidence of planning research
- involved in further study
The award is in the form of an engraved silver medallion.
Royal College of Nursing, Australia High Achiever Award
Awarded to acknowledge the efforts of a student who has achieved to the best of their ability. The prize is one year’s membership to the Royal College of Nursing Australia.
Royal Women’s Hospital Midwifery Student Research Award ($1000)
Awarded to a midwifery student, or recent graduate, to support presentation of research findings at an international or national conference.
The Villa Maria Society Aged Care Prize ($500)
Awarded to a student enrolled in an undergraduate nursing course at the Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus who has shown particular skills and interest in the area of aged care.