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Name of Prize

Departmental Prize in Physiology for 3rd year Physiology

Value

$100.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the undergraduate, if of sufficient distinction, who has achived the highest aggregate mark for at least 3 of the following units, PSIO331, PSIO332, PSIO334, PSIO335 and PSIO336

Name of Prize

KG Lewis Prize in Organic Chemistry

Value

$100.00

Number Awarded

3

Conditions

Awarded annually, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Science and Technology to the undergraduate students, if of sufficient merit, who most distinguish themselves in both the theoretical and practical aspects of the first-year (one prize), second-year (one prize) and theird-year (one prize) units in Organic Chemistry.  In the case of the first-year prize, it is a requirement that the student be enrolled, in the following year, in the second year unit of Organic Chemistry

Name of Prize

Riggs Prize in Chemistry

Value

$150.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded annualloy on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Science and Technology to the undergraduate student, if of sufficient merit, who makes the most original and/or critical approach to classwork in Chemistry during the year

Name of Prize

Thomas Arnold Burr Memorial Prize

Value

$150.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the undergraduate who, if of sufficient merit, who has achived the best results in at least two of the available 300-level Computer Science units in one year

Name of Prize

Maths Department Prize

Value

$150.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded annually to an internal or external student, if of sufficient merit, who has most distinguished himself or herself in Pure Mathematics 1

Name of Prize

Staff Prize for Microbiology

Value

$200.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the student, if of sufficient merit, who obtains the best results in MICR220

Name of Prize

Michael Brown Memorial Prize

Value

$250.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the student, if of sufficient merit, who receives the highest aggregate mark in PHAR200 (Pharmaceutical Science II)

Name of Prize

Gaius McIntosh & Family Prize in Applied Mathematics

Value

$125.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the undergraduate student, if of sufficient merit, who has achieved the most distinguished result in 200 or 300 level Applied or Pure Mathematics units.  Selection by the Head of the School of Science and Technology

Name of Prize

Lachlan March Honours Prize

Value

$350.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded annually on the nomination of the Convenor of Chemistry to the student, if of sufficient merit, who has enrolled in Chemistry Honours and has shown dedication/diligence in their undergraduate studies

Name of Prize

Sigma-Aldrich Prize for Biochemistry

Value

$200.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the best undergraduate, if of sufficient merit, in BCHM210 and BCHM220 in the Bachelor of Science

Name of Prize

Eleanor Kitto Memorial Prize

Value

$150.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the external student, if of sufficient merit, who has gained the best result in a second or third year Pure Mathematics unit

Name of Prize

R Stokes Prize in Experimental Chemistry

Value

$100.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded annually, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Science and Technology, to the fourth-year student, if of sufficient merit, who most distinguishes himself or herself in the experimental aspects of his or her research project in Chemistry

Name of Prize

H M Spedding Prize for Mathematics

Value

$40.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

awarded to the woman undergraduate or graduate, if of sufficient merit, who obtains the best results in a Mathematics unit

Name of Prize

School Prizes in Mathematics and Computer Science

Value

$125.00

Number Awarded

Up to 8

Conditions

Awarded on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Science and Technology to the undergraduate students, if of sufficient merit, who gain the most distinguished results in units offered by the school.  There shall be one award for each of first-year Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics and Computer Science; one award for second- or third-year units in each of Pure Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics and Computer Science; and two awards for any undergraduate units offered by the school.  A prize may be shared by two or more studeents; an individual student may be awarded more than one prize

Name of Prize

Physics and Electornics Staff Prize

Value

$200.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded from time to time to an undergraduate or graduate of expectional merit who is proceeding to the next higher year of his or her studies in Physics.  The prize may not be held concurrently with any other prize in Physics

Name of Prize

Barker Prize in Genetics

Value

$200.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Science and Technology to the student who achieves the highest mark in the unit GENE210

Name of Prize

Pfizer Animal Health Prize in Biochemistry

Value

$100.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the best undergraduate, if of sufficient merit, in BCHM210 and BCHM240 in the Bachelor of Rural Science or the Bachelor of Livestock Science

Name of Prize

Pharmaceutical Defence Ltd Prize

Value

$500.00

Number Awarded

Up to 4

Conditions

Awarded annually to one student in each year of the years of the Pharmacy degree, if of sufficient merit

Name of Prize

Australian Federation of Graduate Women

Value

$125.00

Number Awarded

1

Conditions

Awarded to the best female stduent in BIOL110 and BIOL120, if of sufficient merit, in the annual examination

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