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Rhodes Scholarship Awards

The Rhodes Scholarship was first awarded in South Australia in 1904.  Since that time a total of 59 scholarships have been awarded to University of Adelaide graduates – 30 of them to Arts students.

Faculty Prizes

• The Bundey Prize for English Verse  ENTRY NOW OPEN!  
• The PW Rice Scholarship
• The Fred Johns Scholarship for Biography
• The David Murray Scholarships

School of History & Politics

History

• The Natalia Davies Prize
• The George Cockburn Henderson Prize
• The Lynda Tapp Prize in History II
• The Lynda Tapp Prize in History III
• The Lynda Tapp Essay Prize in History III
• The Lynda Tapp Prize in Honours History
• The John F Kennedy Memorial Scholarship
• The Tinline Scholarship for History
• The E W Benham Prize for History

Politics

• The John F Kennedy Memorial Scholarship
• The Tinline Scholarship for Politics
• The David Mattingley Australian Institute of International Affairs Prize

International Studies

• The United Nations Prize

School of Humanities

Ancient Greek

• The Barr Smith Prize for Ancient Greek
• The Demosthenes Medal for Consistent Excellence in Ancient Greek Studies
• The Galatis Medal for First Year Ancient Greek

Classics

• The James Gartrell Prize
• The Barony of Ithaka Prize
• The Constantinos and Polymnia Moraïtis Prize
• The Emilia Karrangis Prize
• The Odysseus Medal for Advanced Ancient Greek Studies

English/Creative Writing

• The Byard/Tormore Prize for English I
• The Byard/Tormore Essay Prize for English I
• The Sir Archibald Strong Memorial Prize for Literature
• The Brian Elliott Prize for Australia Literary Studies
• The Edith Hubbe and Harriet Cook Prize
• The Colin Horne Memorial Prize
• The Mares-Eaden Prize for Shakespearean and Early Modern English Literary Studies
• The Vera May Swift Prize for English III
• The Vera May Swift Prize for Honours English
• The Vera May Swift Scholarship
• The John Howard Clark Prize and Title of John Howard Clark Scholar
• The E W Benham Prize for English Literature

European Studies

• The European Union Prize for European Studies

French

• The Christine Horton Prize
• The Hope Crampton Prize for French
• The Swiss Consul Prize for French IIIA
• The Edith A Puddy Prize
• The M Rees George Memorial Prize
• The Violet de Mole Prize in French
• The J G Cornell Prize for French

German

• The Swiss Consul Prize for German IA
• The Weimar-Ohlstrom Prizes
• The Goethe Award for German Studies
• The Brian Coghlan Prize
• The Swiss Consul Prize for German IIA
• The A J Schulz Bequest

Latin

• The Andrew Scott Prize for Latin
• The Hazel Nankivell Prize
• The Robin Lea Roberts Honours Prize for Roman/Latin Studies

Modern Greek

• The Greek News Prize

Philosophy

• The Jefferis Memorial Medal
• The Professor Sir William Mitchell Prize for Philosophy, Level II
• The Professor Sir William Mitchell Prize for Philosophy, Level III
• The Professor Sir William Mitchell Prize for Honours Philosophy

School of Social Sciences

Anthropology

• The Mountford Award

Chinese

• The Sylvia Chan Prize for Chinese Studies

Geography

• The Allison Nitschke Memorial Prize
• The John Lewis Prize for Geography
• The Charles Fenner Prize for Geography
• The Archibald Grenfell Price Prize in Geography
• The Pauline Price Scholarship
• The Royal Geographical Society of South Australia Prizes
• The Graham Lawton Prize for Geography
• The Royal Geographical Society of South Australia John Lewis Silver Medal

Environmental Studies

• The Environment Medal, Level I
• The Environment Medal, Level II
• The Environment Medal, Level III
• The Environment Medal, Honours
• The Environmental Studies Medal, Masters
• The Philip Tighe Memorial Medal

Gender Studies

• The Lia Watson Memorial Prize
• The YWCA of Adelaide Prize in Women's Studies
• The Zonta Club of Adelaide Prize for Gender Studies
• The Soroptimist International Prize for Gender Studies
• The Business and Professional Women Prize

Labour Studies

• The Industrial Relations Society of SA Prize

Elder Conservatorium of Music

The Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences delegates authority to the Director of the Elder Conservatorium of Music to award and administer all prizes and scholarships offered by the Conservatorium. The exception to this delegation is the approval of new prizes which rests with the Executive Dean of the Faculty.

• The Eugene Alderman Scholarship
• The Anders and Reimers Scholarships
• The Frederick E. Baxendale Scholarship
• The Frederick Bevan Scholarship for Singing
• The Allans Music Scholarships
• The Alex Burnard Scholarship
• The Norman Chinner Scholarship
• The Josephine Christiansen Organ Bursary
• The Alexander Clark Memorial Scholarship
• The Ethel Cooper Scholarship for Pianoforte
• The E. Harold Davies Scholarship for Organ
• The Thelma Dent Memorial Scholarship
• The Victor Edgeloe Scholarship for Woodwind
• Elder Scholarships Regulations
• The Elder Conservatorium Free Scholarship
• The Elder Overseas Scholarship
• The Fund for Elder Conservatorium Students in need of assistance
• The Marjorie Garner Orchestral Scholarship for Trombone
• The Patrick Cecil Greenland Scholarship for Pianoforte
• The John "Slick" Osborn Scholarship
• The Angela Lakin Bursary
• The Lienau Scholarship
• The Guli Magarey Fund and Scholarship
• The Paul Howard Martin Scholarship
• Orchestral Scholarships
• The Michael Robert Poag Scholarship
• The Mrs Arno Pontt (May Gepp) Scholarship
• The Maude Puddy Scholarship
• The Maude Harriet Riley Scholarship for Piano
• The Lilian Richardson Scholarships
• The Selborne Moutray Russell Scholarships
• The Daisy Burmeister Salotti Scholarships for Pianoforte
• The Ellen Sauer Scholarship
• The William Silver Scholarship
• The Rosemary St. John Harp Scholarship
• The Jewel Stevens Scholarship
• The Jiri Tancibudek Memorial Scholarship for Oboe
• The Gladys Lloyd Thomas Scholarship for Violin
• The Varley Scholarship and Exhibition
• The Jack de Vos Scholarships
• The James Whitehead Scholarship

Prizes and Other Awards

• The Adelaide Choral Society Prize
• "The Advertiser" John Bishop Memorial Fund
• The Lucy Josephine Bagot Prize
• The Iris M. Colly Prize
• The Florence Cooke Violin Prize
• The Dr Ruby Davy Prize for Composition
• The H. Brewster Jones Prize
• The Athol Lykke Award for Postgraduate Studies in Music
• The Ross Macdonald Prize
• The Brisbane Matthews Pianoforte Prize
• The John Robert Mitchell Violin Prize
• The Robert Whinham Prize
• The Clement Q. Williams Prize