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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
