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AB Wardrop Book Prize
Awarded to the most outstanding student in third year Botany.
AB Wardrop Honours Prize
Awarded to the most outstanding student in Botany Honours.
Alice and Isabel Watson Essay Prize
The Victorian Women’s Trust (VWT) and the Gender, Sexuality and Diversity Studies (GSDS) Program, La Trobe University have created a partnership to enable an Essay Prize, awarded annually to an undergraduate student, majoring in GSDS, for an outstanding essay.
Andrew Downing Prize in Physics – Third Year
Awarded to the most outstanding student in third year physics.
Art History Alumni First Year Prize
Awarded annually to the student with the highest academic results at first year level in Art History.
Art History Alumni Third Year Prize
Awarded to the student with the highest academics results at third year level in Art History.
Celtic Club Essay Prize
Awarded to the best undergraduate essay in a subject related to the history of Ireland.
Dante Alighieri Society President’s Prize
Awarded to the first-year student with the highest mark in either ITA1ADB (Advanced Italian 1B) or ITA1BEB (Beginners Italian 1B). The winner must be continuing Italian Studies at a higher year level.
David Ashton Honours Prize
This scholarship will be awarded to the top-ranked student entering Honours in ecology with the Department of Botany.
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.
David Johanson Prize
Established in memory of David Johanson who taught history from 1968 to 1985. It is usually awarded for the best third-year essay in any history subject, but occasionally it is awarded to another year level.
Dean's Honour List
The Dean's Honours is awarded for recognition of outstanding academic achievement in the Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering.
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.
First Year Anthropology Prize
Awarded to the student with the highest mark across the two subjects (ANT1CAG and ANT1FET) in one year.
First-Year History Prize
Normally awarded to the student with the best result(s) in first-year history (excluding American History), provided that the achievement is meritorious.
First-Year Sociology Prize
Awarded annually to the student with the highest final mark in a first-year sociology subject.
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.
Godden Mackay Logan Prize
Awarded for the best essay in a heritage subject in Archaeology.
Head of Department's Prize in Physics - First Year
Awarded to the most outstanding student in first year physics.
Head of Department's Prize in Physics – Fourth Year
Awarded to the most outstanding student in fourth year physics.
Henry Martell - DK Agencies Essay Prize
Awarded annually for the best essay on any topic relating to the Indian subcontinent by an undergraduate in any subject.
Holding Redlich Law/Politics Prize
Awarded annually to the student in third year with best overall result for law and politics subjects combined, and who has completed one of the politics honours prerequisite subjects.
Hugo Wolfsohn Memorial Prize
This is awarded annually to the student with the most distinguished record in a first-year politics subject.
Jean Martin Prize in Sociology
Awarded annually to the student submitting the best fourth-year honours thesis based on an empirical study of Australian society, where there is a thesis of sufficient merit.
Jose Maria Sangiau Prize
Awarded to contribute towards travel to a Spanish speaking country based on a short essay in Spanish outlining the perceived value of studying abroad in a recognised course of study on exchange or in-country study.
K.D. Cole Prize in Physics - Second Year
Awarded to the most outstanding student in second year physics.
Liliane Gay – Alliance Française Prize
Donated by Alliance Française of Victoria, the prize is awarded to the student who has obtained a pass at A level in one of the subjects taught in the French Program. The prize is awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the staff of the French Program, has done the most meritorious work in French studies. The prize may be shared equally between two or more students. Native speakers of French are not eligible for the prize.
Lilit Thwaites Prize
Awarded to the best second year beginner Spanish student over two consecutive semesters. The Lilit Twaites Prize is supported by John Ford and Peter Gerrand. John is a proud Spanish speaker and has a deep interest in the historical and cultural aspects of the country, the Iberian Peninsula and its region. Peter Gerrand is an Honorary Associate in the Spanish Program at La Trobe University.
Lorraine Donnan Prize
Awarded annually to the student with the highest mark in a social theory subject at second-year level.
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.
Miguel Valiente Prize
The Miguel Valiente Prise is awarded to the best third year student essay or initiative in promoting Spanish culture. Miguel Valiente was a principal tutor in Spanish at La Trobe from 1973-1978 and he is remembered warmly for creating a Student Spanish Theatre Group – El Tragaluz. Miguel was also a guest commentator on Spanish radio and actor with the Spanish National Radio Drama Company and a regular contributor to Australia’s SBS radio. The Miguel Valiente Prize is generously funded by Spanish Program Honorary Associate, Peter Gerrand.
Panalpina World Transport Consul – General of Switzerland Prize
Awarded to the first-year student who achieves excellent or high distinction in two of the Swiss languages (French and Italian).
Peter Cook Prize in Australian History
Established to commemorate the outstanding teaching of the late Dr Peter Cook, the prize is awarded annually for the best first-class honours thesis in Australian history. If there is no such thesis, the prize will be awarded for the best first-class honours thesis in the History Program.
Politics and International Relations Essay Prize
Awarded annually for the essay judged to be the best submitted by an undergraduate student in a second or third-year politics subject.
Professor Jim Morrison Prize for First Year
Annual award for the top student in 1st year Chemistry
R. W. (Wally) Thompson Prize
Awarded annually to the student enrolled in any introductory/beginners language subject within the Spanish Program, who achieves the highest average mark over the two semesters of the introductory year.
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.
Richard Zann Memorial Prize
Awarded annually in honour of Dr Richard Zann to the top performing student in the area of animal behaviour.
Robin Jeffrey Politics Honours Prize
Awarded to the student with the best final result in either Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Politics or Bachelor of International Relations Honours Program.
Royal Historical Society of Victoria Prize
This provides a certificate and a three-year subscription to the Royal Historical Society of Victoria to the third-year student with the highest mark in Australian history.
Second year Botany Book Prize
Awarded to the most outstanding student in second year Botany.
Second-year Australian History Prize
Awarded to the student with the highest mark in a second-year Australian history subject.
Second/Third Year American History Prize
Normally awarded to the student with the best result in second/third-year Subjected States history subject, provided that a result of sufficient merit is achieved.
The B Manjee Memorial Scholarship
The B Manjee Memorial Scholarship has been established by Mr Kishor Manjee, in memory of his father to support a student experiencing financial hardship who might otherwise not be able to continue on with their studies. The Scholarship is open to domestic second year undergraduate students and will cover the remaining period of their undergraduate program.
The Caroline Pippett Memorial Prize
Awarded to the final-year metropolitan undergraduate nursing student who clearly demonstrates a loving and caring attitude towards patients.
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 Villa Maria Society Aged Care Prize
Awarded to a student enrolled in an undergraduate nursing courses at the Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus who has shown particular skills and interest in the area of aged care.
Trevor Broxton Prize for Second Year
Annual award for the top student in 2nd year Chemistry
Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry Exhibition Prize
The exhibition prize may be awarded to the most outstanding honours student in the Politics program on completion of the final examination, to an outstanding honours student in the third year of the course, or it may be shared between two equally outstanding students in either the third or final year of their studies.
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.
