School of Environmental and Rural Science

Name of Prize

Ecology Staff Prize for 1st year

Value

$100.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the student, if of sufficient merit, who has achieved the most outstanding academic record in the first year of the Bachelor of Ecology

Name of Prize

Haddon Forrester King Prize

Value

$500.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to a Bachelor of Science (BSc) student who has a meritorious performance in 200 and 300 level GEOL units and who proceeds to enrol in GEOL400 as a BSc with Honours student in the University

Name of Prize

Hassan Mazloumi Memorial Award

Value

$250.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to a full time undergraduate, if of sufficient merit, enrolled in a course for the degree of Bachelor of Rural Science or Bachelor of Natural Resources, who has most distinguished himself or herself in 100, 200 and 300 level units in Soil Science or their equivalent, and who is proceeding to enrol in a 400 level unit in Soil Science.  The award is to provide financial assistance for travel, books, and maintenance related to the proposed 400 level Soil Science unit to be enrolled in, and to the fourth year Project to be undertaken concurrently if this is on a Soil Science topic

Name of Prize

N C W Beadle Prize in Botany

Value

$150.00

Number Awarded

Up to 4

Conditions

Awarded to the undergraduates who gain the best passes with High Distinction or Distinction in 200 or 300 level units offered in Botany

Name of Prize

Australian Society of Animal Production Prize in Rural Science - NOT OFFERED IN 2012

Value

200.00 plus 1 year’s free membership of the Society

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to undergraduate student enrolled for the Bachelor of Rural Science degree who, if of sufficient merit, produces the most distinguished honours theses and seminar on a topic related to animal production

Name of Prize

Professor John Burton Memorial Prize in Natural Resources

Value

$250.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded annually to a student enrolled in a program for the degree of Bachelor of Natural Resources, who, if of sufficient merit, has the most distinguised record in the fourth year of the degree program

Name of Prize

Australian Wool Education Trust Prize

Value

First Prize - $350.00; Second Prize - $200.00

Number Awarded

2

Conditions

Awarded on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Environmental and Rural Science to the two highest performing students in the following Sheep CRC units: GENE422, WOOL412, WOOL422, WOOL472 and WOOL482

Name of Prize

Bornhardtia Honours Award in Zoology

Value

$1,000.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to an Australian citizen or permanent resident, if of sufficient merit, whose academic performance in second and third year Zoology and/or Ecology units in the Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree qualifies the recipient for admission to the BSc(Honours) course in either ECOL400 or ZOOL400.  The recipient must be willing to undertake a project primarily based at Bornhardtia, near Kingstown

Name of Prize

Sir James Murdoch Scholarship - ONLY 2 ON OFFER FOR 2012

Value

$450.00

Number Awarded

3

Conditions

Awarded to the undergraduate who shows the greatest proficiency in each of first, second and third years and who is proceeding to the succeeding year of the course in the Bachelor of Rural Science or the Bachelor of Livestock Science.  In the case of equal merit the award is to be made to the student most in need of financial assistance.  If in any year there is no student of sufficient merit, the scholarship will not be awarded

Name of Prize

R & H Robertson-Cuninghame Scholarship - ONLY 1 ON OFFER FOR 2012

Value

$300.00

Number Awarded

2

Conditions

Awarded to the undergraduate, if of sufficient merit, who most distinguishes himself or herself in the third year examinations for the Bachelor of Natural Resources degree

Name of Prize

Weed Society of NSW Prize

Value

$100.00 plus 1 year’s honourary membership of the Society

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the student enrolled in a unit towards the Bachelor of Rural Science degree who, if of sufficient merit, is judged by the School of Environmental and Rural Science to have distinguished himself or herself most in either 1. AGRO420 or 422 2. RUSC490 which in this case must incorporate a weed study

Name of Prize

J Doyle Memorial Fund

Value

$750.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to a student who has completed at least one year of postgraduate study in any faculty of school of the University and is undertaking research on a topic specifically relating to soil erosion, watershed management or re-forestation which has some immediate practical application under Australian conditions.  Grant of $750 (2000 level).  The purpose is to provide special travel in association with the research project, eg conferences; or special items of equipment and books related to the research project.

Name of Prize

G Kalocsai Prize in Geochemistry

Value

$175.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Enviromental and Rural Science, to the undergraduate, if of sufficient merit, who achieves the best result in 300 level Geochemistry

Name of Prize

Alec Lazenby Prize in Agronomy - NOT ON OFFER FOR 2012

Value

$175.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Environmental and Rural Science to the Rural Science undergraduate, if of sufficient merit, who has achieved the best results in second and third year units in both plant and soil science offered in Agronomy and Soil Science

Name of Prize

Alex and Selma Stock Memorial Prize in Zoology

Value

$200.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded on the recommendation of the Discipline of Zoology to a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science with honours or Bachelor of Environmental Science with Honours whose candidature is being supervised within Zoology

Name of Prize

E C Page Memorial Scholarship

Value

$500.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Rural Science, if of sufficient merit, who has demonstrated greatest proficiency in the cognate group of units BCHM210, 240, PSIO210, ANUT321 and AGRO311

Name of Prize

Reverend E Norman McKie Memorial Scholarship

Value

$600.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the undergraduate enrolled for the Bachelor of Science, if of sufficient merit, who most distinguishes himself or herself during his/her course and who is proceeding to either 1. a fourth year Honours course in Botany or Geology or 2. to a fourth year in the Bachelor of Rural Science or the Bachelor of Natural Resources; particular weight bheing given to performance in the soil and plant sciences

Name of Prize

Australian Federation of University Women

Value

$125.00

Number Awarded

2

Conditions

Awarded to the best woman student in 1. ENGL100 and ENGL102 and 2. BIOL110 and BIOL120, if of sufficient merit, in the annual examination

Name of Prize

Fletcher Conservation Prize

Value

$500.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the student, if of sufficient mert, receiving the highest mark for the unit EM353/553 Conservation Biology

Name of Prize

Max Woods Prize

Value

$1000.00

Number Awarded

1

Condition

This prize must be applied for - for further information click here.  Awarded to any student, undergraduate or postgraduate, in the School of Environmental and Rural Science who has shwon persistence in their study through difficult circumstances

Name of Prize

The Rural Science Faculty Prize - NOT ON OFFER FOR 2012

Value

$400.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the student who, having a satisfactory acadedmic record in the Bachelor of Agriculture or the Bachelor of Rural Science or the Bachelor of Livestock Science, has made the most significant contribution to the function of the School of Environmental and Rural Science over the past year or years in relation to all aspects of student welfare, staff/student relations, contributions to School affairs and publications, and assistance on field trips.  The prize may be shared

Name of Prize

Kinghorn Prize in Genetics

Value

$200.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded annually to the student, if of sufficient merit, who has achieved the best result in GENE251 and GENE351