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David Hume First-Year Philosophy Prize
Awarded each year to the student who is placed first among all students enrolled in a first-year philosophy subject, provided the work is of A-level standard. The prize will be shared in the case of A-level students placed equal first.
David Hume Honours Year Philosophy Prize
Awarded each year to the student placed first (or shared between students placed equal first) among eligible students completing their fourth year (honours) in philosophy, provided the student (or students) is (are) awarded a first-class honours for that year. Eligible students are those who take no more than one course component (out of three) from outside those offered as fourth-year philosophy subjects.
Derick Marsh Shakespeare Prize
Awarded annually for the best essay written by an undergraduate student in English on a topic concerned with an aspect of Shakespeare’s work.
Environmental Culture and Sustainability Post-Graduate Research Program
This scholarship is open students from any area of the humanities or social sciences who want to focus their postgraduate research on environmental or sustainability topics or who want to bring an environmental or sustainability perspective on theoretical issues within the humanities or social sciences. Environmental history, environmental anthropology, ecocriticism, environmental sociology and political science, cultural studies of the environment, philosophy of nature and history of ideas, environmental aesthetics as well as environmental ethics and ecological philosophy will all fall within the scope of the scholarship.
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Scholarships
Ten academic merit scholarships will be awarded to students completing their VCE. Any student enrolled in the first year of any one of the Faculty’s bachelor degrees is eligible to apply for a scholarship. Scholarships will be awarded to the 10 students with the highest ENTER scores.
Geoffrey John Blunden Prize in Philosophy
Awarded annually for the best essay by an undergraduate student on a topic concerned with the welfare of non-human animals.
La Trobe University/Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens
La Trobe University is offering a scholarship, in association with the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens (AAIA) to enable a postgraduate student to travel to Greece to undertake academic research. The scholarship is open to postgraduate students currently enrolled at La Trobe University. It is primarily intended for archaeological research but students from fields such as Ancient History, Art History, Classical Literature, Material Culture Studies and Heritage Management are also encouraged to apply.
Marta Rado Memorial Prize
This award is donated by former colleagues, relatives and friends in memory of Dr Marta Rado who, as an early pioneer of communicative language teaching and bilingual education, was responsible for the rise to prominence of language teacher education at La Trobe University. The prize is awarded annually to a student in the primary or secondary LOTE method in the Graduate Diploma in Education, who is most likely to further the cause of LOTE education in Victoria through innovative and dynamic teaching.
Meridian Prize
Awarded annually by Meridian: The La Trobe University English Review and the English Program for the best fourth-year long essay submitted by a completing honours student in English.
Mildura and District Primary Principals' Association (MDPPA) Scholarship
Awarded to the most outstanding first year student in both studies and practicum, after completion of their first year in the Bachelor of Education course at the Mildura Campus.
Mildura Returned Services League (RSL) Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Education Scholarship
Awarded to a commencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Undergraduate student in the Bachelor in Education at the Mildura Campus. The scholarship recognises an interest and commitment to the Mildura region, an involvement with the Australian Armed Services or being a descendent of a Veteran and residing in the Mildura region.
Mildura RSL Scholarship
Available to commencing 1st year Bachelor of Education students at the Mildura campus. The scholarship is awarded to a student who resides in the Mildura district and is an Australian citizen and is able to demonstrate direct involvement with the Australian Armed Services or be a descendent of a Veteran (child or grandchild) or spouse of a person who has had direct involvement with the Australian Armed Services.
Rene Descartes Prize
Awarded each year to the student enrolled in second-year philosophy who has completed at least two subjects in the same year at an A-level standard and who has the best results.
Stewart E Fraser Memorial Exemplary Thesis Award
Awarded for the best major thesis written by a masters or doctoral level candidate in the Faculty of Education.
The English First Year Prize
Awarded to the student who has the highest aggregate result in two first year English subjects taken in one year.
The English Honours Year
Awarded to the student who has completed fourth year hours in English with the highest mark.
The Jane Austen Prize
Awarded to the student who has written the best essay or long essay on Jane Austen’s novels.
The Professor George Russell Memorial Award
Awarded to a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts at the Mildura campus who has elected English as their major, completed second year of the course achieving the highest grade point average in their English Subjects, and has a confirmed enrolment to study in the third year of the bachelor of Arts.
Wirrianda Philosophy Prize
Awarded annually to a female student enrolled at fourth-year level in honours philosophy (or joint honours philosophy) who has completed her Bachelor of Arts at La Trobe in the prior year and has, of the female students so qualifying, the best results in third-year philosophy subjects.
