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Prizes

Details on conditions of entry and award for prizes in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences are available on the website at:

www.hss.uts.edu.au

Advertising Federation of Australia Prize in Advertising

This prize is made available by the Advertising Federation of Australia to a graduating student of the Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Public Communication) or its combined degrees with Law or International Studies. It is awarded to the student who has achieved the highest aggregate academic grades in the four advertising subjects studied in the degree. The award is a suitably inscribed certificate and a cash prize.

Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Award

This prize is made available by the Australian Library and Information Association to students in the Faculty's Information and Knowledge Management program area. The prize is a suitably inscribed certificate and a subscription to the Australian Library and Information Association.

Campaign Brief Creative Prize in Advertising

This prize is made available by the publication Campaign Brief to a graduating student of the Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Public Communication) or its combined degrees with Law or International Studies. It is awarded to the student who has achieved the highest aggregate academic grade for the combination of print advertisement, story board and radio script assignments which form part of the assessment for three of the advertising subjects studied in the degree. The award is a suitably inscribed certificate and a cash prize.

Margaret Trask Medal

This prize is made in honour of the late Margaret Trask, founder of the School of Library and Information Studies at the former Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education. The prize is awarded to the highest ranked student from the Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Studies or the Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Information) or the Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Information Management) on the basis of academic achievement. The award is a medal with a suitably inscribed certificate and a cash prize of $250.

Outstanding Student Awards

These prizes are awarded to students from the undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs of the Faculty who have been ranked outstanding on their academic achievement across all graded subjects. The prize is a suitably inscribed certificate.

Richard Braddock Memorial Prize

This prize is in memory of the late Professor Richard Braddock, a visiting Fulbright Senior Scholar, who died in tragic circumstances in September 1974. The prize is awarded to the highest ranked Outstanding Student Award recipient from a Bachelor of Arts in Communication course. The award is a suitably inscribed certificate and a cash prize.

Sir Asher Joel Prize in Public Relations

This prize has been made available by a donation from Sir Asher Joel. The prize is awarded to an undergraduate student from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences who has demonstrated an outstanding level of academic achievement in all public relations subjects studied. The award is a suitably inscribed certificate and a cash prize.

The Dame Mary Gilmore Memorial Prize

This prize has been made available by The Lyceum Club to commemorate the achievements of Dame Mary Gilmore in journalism. The prize is awarded to the graduating student of the Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism) or Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communication or the Master of Arts in Journalism who is ranked highest according to a set of criteria established by The Lyceum Club and UTS. The award is a suitably inscribed certificate and a cash prize. The recipient of the award will be invited to attend a function of The Lyceum Club to talk about his or her plans and aspirations in the field of journalism.

The One Umbrella Group Prizes for Achievement in Knowledge Management Studies

These three awards have been made available to students in the Information and Knowledge Management program area by The One Umbrella Group to encourage the contribution of students to the future of Knowledge Management. The awards consist of suitably inscribed certificates and cash prizes.

Wanda Jamrozik Prize

This award has been made available by the parents of Wanda Jamrozik, Ruth Errey and Adam Jamrozik, in memory of their daughter who was a noted Sydney journalist. The prize is awarded for the best thesis or project in the areas of journalism, media studies and related fields in social science and the humanities which exemplifies human values in the media, especially in relation to ethnic, racial and multicultural issues, both in Australia and internationally. The award is a suitably inscribed certificate and a cash prize.

Zenith Information Management Employment Agency Prize for Achievement in Professional Studies

This award has been made available by Zenith Management Services Group Pty Ltd to encourage excellence in workplace learning for a graduating student of the Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Studies or the Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Information) or the Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Information Management). The prize is awarded to the highest ranked student on the basis of assessment of the student's project in the final professional studies subject and on the basis of an interview by Zenith Management Services. The award is a suitably inscribed certificate and a cash prize.

Inquiries

For further information on scholarships and prizes administered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, contact:

Office of the Dean
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
CB02.7
telephone (02) 9514 2704
fax (02) 9514 2711
email info@hss.uts.edu.au