The Bundey Prize for English Verse

Ellen Milne Bundey paid to the University in 1912 the sum of £200 for the purpose of founding from the income thereof an annual prize in memory of her parents, the late Sir Henry and Lady Bundey.

1. The prize shall be called “The Bundey Prize for English Verse.”
2. The value of the prize shall be $200.
3. The prize shall be awarded in the second semester of each year to the person who, in the opinion of the examiners, has written the best poem or poems.
4. If the examiners do not consider any candidate worthy to receive the prize, it shall lapse for that year. The examiners shall be appointed annually by the Faculty on the recommendation of the Head of the Department of English.
5. The competition for the prize is open to graduates and undergraduates of the University of Adelaide provided that they are enrolled at the University at the date fixed for sending in poems.
6. Each poem (preferably typed) must be accompanied with the name of the author in full and be delivered to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Office no later than 30 September or such date as the Faculty may prescribe or in any particular case allow.
7. The prize shall not be awarded twice to the same candidate.
8. Copies of all poems presented shall be retained, and a copy of the successful poem shall be deposited in the Barr Smith Library.
9. These rules may be varied from time to time, but the title and purpose of the prize shall not be changed.