- Faculty of HSS
- About the Faculty
- Degrees/Courses
- Future Students
- Current Students
- Scholarships
- Careers
- Faculty Research
- Learning & Teaching
- Alumni
- Business & Industry
- Faculty HSW (Safety)
- Faculty Intranet
![[Faculty Staff Only]](//global.adelaide.edu.au/v/redesign1/images/lock3a.gif)
![[Faculty Staff Only]](http://global.adelaide.edu.au/v/redesign1/images/lock3a.gif){kind=small}
Prizes
Search below prizes on offer for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Search for a Prize by Name or Discipline Area
- Faculty Office
- Elder Conservatorium of Music
- Adelaide Choral Society Prize -
In recognition of the recipient's contribution to choral or ensemble work in performance, singing, conducting or composition - Lucy Josephine Bagot Prize -
For the greatest ability in the performance of an approved operatic aria, plus knowledge of the opera concerned - Iris M. Colly Prize -
or the best public performance of a sonata for violin and pianoforte - Florence Cooke Violin Prize -
For the violin - Dr Ruby Davy Prize for Composition -
Based on the results of the composition courses in the undergraduate degree - H. Brewster Jones Prize -
For the submission of a a meritorious composition - Ross Macdonald Prize -
For completion of all requirements in Brass (Performance I) and who has obtained the highest final mark at Credit level or above - Brisbane Matthews Pianoforte Prize -
To a classical pianoforte student in the Bachelor of Music - John Robert Mitchell Violin Prize -
To the most outstanding senior violin student in the Elder Conservatorium - Robert Whinham Prize -
For participation in an opera - Clement Q. Williams Prize -
For the greatest ability and understanding in the performance of an approved programme of German lieder - Elizabeth Matthews Prize for Woodwind -
For a full-time student in flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon or saxophone in the Bachelor of Music
- Adelaide Choral Society Prize -
- School of Humanities
-
Classics
- James Gartrell Prize -
For attainment of the highest mark in a Classical Studies subject - JJ Bray Prize -
For attainment of the highest mark in a Level 1 Classical Studies course, excluding ancient language courses - Barony of Ithaka Prize -
To the most meritorious student in an Advanced Level Greek Cultural Studies course (courses taken from Ancient Greek Medicine, Afterlife and Underworld, Classical Mythology and Ancient Philosophy) - Constantinos and Polymnia Moraïtis Prize -
For attainment of the highest mark in Advanced Level Greek Archaeology / Greek History courses - Australian Archaeology Prize -
For attainment of the highest overall mark in an Advanced Level archaeology course - Emilia Karrangis Prize -
For attainment of the highest mark at Honours level in Greek Archaeology/Greek History -
English/Creative Writing
- Byard/Tormore Prize for English I -
For achievement / best results in a Level I English course - Byard/Tormore Essay Prize for English I -
For achievement / best results in a Level I English essay - Sir Archibald Strong Memorial Prize for Literature -
For highest results in Advanced Level English courses - Brian Elliott Prize for Australia Literary Studies -
For best results in Australian literary studies subjects at Advanced Level - Edith Hubbe and Harriet Cook Prize -
For highest results in Advanced Level English courses - Colin Horne Memorial Prize -
For best study or essay on a poet or aspect of poetry in English - Mares-Eaden Prize for Shakespearean and Early Modern English Literary Studies -
For best undergraduate essay or Honours thesis in Shakespearean and Early Modern English Literary Studies - Vera May Swift Prize for Advanced Level English -
For the three best students of Advanced Level English courses who accept an offer into Honours English or the M.Phil - Vera May Swift Prize for Honours English -
For writing the best Honours English thesis - John Howard Clark Prize -
For the student with the most outstanding BA Hons results in the Discipline of English and Creative Writing who elects to take postgraduate studies in these areas - E W Benham Prize for English Literature -
For the best thesis which deals with literature written in the English language - JM Coetzee Prize -
For the student who has written the best piece of writing in Honours English or Creative Writing who elects to take postgraduate studies in these areas -
European Studies
- European Union Prize for European Studies -
For highest academic merit in a level II European Studies subject -
French
- Christine Horton Prize -
For highest academic merit in French IA - Hope Crampton Prize for French -
Prize awarded to the student who having passed with distinction, has shown the highest academic merit in French I - Edith A Puddy Prize -
For highest academic merit amongst the candidates who pass with distinction in French II - M Rees George Memorial Prize -
For highest academic merit in French IIA and one prize for highest academic merit in French IIIA - Violet de Mole Prize in French -
For highest academic merit in level III French - J G Cornell Prize for French -
For highest academic merit in Honours French -
German
- Goethe Institut Prize for German Studies -
For the top student in German Studies in Levels I, II and II (Beginner's stream) - Weimar-Ohlstrom Prizes -
For the highest marks in German Studies I and German Studies II - Brian Coghlan Prize -
For the highest academic merit in Level III German Studies and who accepts an offer into Honours in German Studies or combined with another discipline -
Latin
- Andrew Scott Prize for Latin -
For the highest mark in Latin subjects at undergraduate or Honours level - Hazel Nankivell Prize -
For the highest mark in Latin I - Robin Lea Roberts Honours Prize for Roman/Latin Studies -
For the highest mark at Honours level in Roman / Latin studies -
Philosophy
- C B Martin Prize for Level One Philosophy -
For the highest average mark in their two best Level I Philosophy courses - C B Martin Prize for a Philosophy Major -
For the highest average mark in Philosophy courses completed for a Philosophy major - Professor Sir William Mitchell Prize for Honours Philosophy -
For the student in Honours Philosophy who obtains a first class Honours degree and is placed highest in order of merit - Professor Sir William Mitchell Essay Prize -
For the best essay in any Advanced Level Philosophy course
-
- School of Social Sciences
-
Chinese
- Sylvia Chan Prize for Chinese Studies -
Prizes awarded annually by the Centre for Asian Studies to three students (third and second year) - Confucius Institute Prizes for Chinese Language Students -
For the most outstanding student in Chinese IA/IB, Chinese IIA/IIB or ISA/ISB, Chinese IIIA/IIIB or IISA/IISB - Confucius Institute Prizes for Chinese Language Students -
For the student demonstrating the highest level of commitment, enthusiasm and potential for mastering the Chinese language in Chinese IA/IB, Chinese IIA/IIB or ISA/ISB, Chinese IIIA/IIIB or IISA/IISB - Confucius Institute Prizes for Chinese Language Students -
For the student who has demonstrated excellent achievement and the highest level of commitment, enthusiasm and potential for mastering the Chinese language in Advanced Chinese A/B -
Geography
- Allison Nitschke Memorial Prize -
For the most outstanding overall result in Level I Geography - John Lewis Prize for Geography -
For the highest mark in Level I Geography - Charles Fenner Prize for Geography -
For the highest mark in Advanced Level Geography - Archibald Grenfell Price Prize in Geography -
For the highest mark in Advanced Level Geography - Fay Gale Prize in Geography -
For the most outstanding overall result in Advanced Level Cultural, Indigenous and Human Geography courses for a Geography major - Royal Geographical Society of South Australia Prizes -
For the highest mark in Advanced Level Geography - Graham Lawton Prize for Geography -
For outstanding attainment in Geography (Honours) - Planning Institute of Australia Prize -
For the highest mark in PLANNING 7029 Planning Professional Practice by a Masters of Planning/Masters of Planning (Urban Design) student -
Gender Studies
- Lia Watson Memorial Prize -
For achievement at a consistently high level in both Level II and Level III Gender Studies - YWCA of Adelaide Prize in Women's Studies -
For the most outstanding student in Level I Gender Studies course(s) - Zonta Club of Adelaide Prize for Gender Studies -
For the most outstanding student in Level II Gender Studies - Soroptimist International Prize for Gender Studies -
For the most outstanding student in Level III Gender Studies - Business and Professional Women Prize -
For the most outstanding student in Honours Gender Studies
-
- School of History & Politics
-
History
- Natalia Davies Prize -
For the most meritorious student in first-year History - George Cockburn Henderson Prize -
For the best essay in an Advanced Level History course - Lynda Tapp Prize in History -
For attainment of the highest mark in an Advanced Level History course - Lynda Tapp Prize in History -
For the best essay in an Advanced Level History course - Lynda Tapp Prize in Honours History -
For the best Honours History thesis - E W Benham Prize for History -
For the best thesis submitted for Master of Arts or Doctor of Philosophy dealing with an aspect or period of the history of Britain or of a country whose political and legal history derives from Britain - Frederick S Zuckerman Prize -
For the best essay or thesis as part of either undergraduate or honours study on a topic relating to Russian History - Frederick S Zuckerman Prize -
For the best essay or thesis as part of either undergraduate or honours study on a topic relating to the History of the Holocaust -
Politics and International Studies (POLIS)
- David Mattingley Australian Institute of International Affairs Prize -
For the best honours thesis in International Studies or Politics, on a topic dealing with community development, justice issues or human rights - United Nations Prize -
For the best essay submitted for the course International Studies (core topic)
-
