School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
The School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences has a number of prizes which it awards each year funded by various donors. These prizes are a method of recognising outstanding performance by students of the University. The Terms and Conditions vary for each Prize and can be found below.
| Prize | Value | Terms | Current Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A B Cunningham Memorial Prize | $500 | Awarded annually to the student completing the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning course who, in the opinion of the course coordinator, has had the most distinguished academic record for the duration of the course | Krishna Mridula |
| Arthur J Davies Prize in Politics | $250 | Awarded to the student with the most outstanding result in Honours, if of sufficient distinction, whose thesis is in the field of Australian Politics and Public Administration | Not Awarded in 2025 |
| Baker Prize for Second Year Latin | $1,000 | Awarded to the best student, if of sufficient merit, in second year Latin who has completed CLLA201 and 202 in the same calendar year | Jessica Rogers |
| Bronnie Treloar Prize in French | $500 | Awarded to the best undergraduate student, if of sufficient merit, completing two units in French in one academic year | Nathan Pamenter |
| Bronnie Treloar Scholarship | $750 | Awarded to the best student entering the BA (Hons) in French, if of sufficient merit, who has the best overall record in French at UNE | Not Awarded in 2025 |
| Cath Ellis Memorial Fund | $500 | Awarded annually to: 1. A student undertaking a topic in the Area of Australian Indigenous Music; or, 2. A student undertaking a topic in Ethnomusicology; or, 3. A student undertaking a topic in Musicology; or 4. A student who, in the Discipline of Music, is likely to make a future commitment to a regional community through their musical career. If none of the above criteria are met the prize may be awarded to an undergraduate student, if of sufficient merit, in the Bachelor of Music who obtains the best overall results in MUSI units in one academic year. | Loyola Mclean |
| Cecil Hill Postgraduate Fund | $500 | Awarded on the recommendation of the Convenor of Music to the student entering Honours with the best undergraduate record in 300 level units taught by Music | Not Awarded in 2025 |
| Colin Tatz Prize In Politics | $800 | Awarded to the undergraduate who obtains the best results in any two 100-level Political and International Studies units | Emily Johnson |
| Friends of Cinema Prize Film Study | $250 | Awarded to the undergraduate student, if of sufficient merit, who obtains the highest combined result in COMM101 and COMM103 Creative Industries in one academic year. | Sinead Byrne |
| G R Stanton Prize for Second Year Greek | $1,500 | The Prize will be awarded on the basis of academic merit to the best student, if of sufficient merit, in second year Greek who has completed CLLA201 and 202 in the same calendar year | Robert (Bob) Pearce |
| Gilbert Butland Prize | $250 | Awarded to the best second year in geography who passes in the one year either GEPL311 and GEPL322 or GEPL311 and GEPL316 in the one year | Sarah Cullen |
| Graduate Women NSW Inc Prize in English | $250 | Awarded to the undergraduate female student, if of sufficient merit, who obtains the highest combined result in ENGL101 and ENGL102 in one academic year. | Jaimi-Leigh Rowlands |
| Griffith Taylor Cent Prize Geography | $500 | Awarded each year to the undergraduate or postgraduate student who produces the best thesis or dissertation in Geography. | Phuc Nhat Dinh |
| H Wragge Memorial Scholarship | $400 | Awarded to the student entering Honours in English, if of sufficient merit, who has the best overall record in 300 level units in English at this University. | Not Awarded in 2025 |
| Hewison Prize | $500 | Awarded to the student, if of sufficient merit, who obtains the best results in two units in Political and International Studies. | Deeka Jane Rose |
| Ian Loaney Prize In Politics | $500 | Awarded annually to the Honours or Master of Arts student in Political and International Studies with the most outstanding overall results, if of sufficient distinction | Gabriel David Shunhan Chung |
| J Fox Prize Fund in Regional Geography | $500 | Awarded to the student in GEPL345/545: 'Regional Development: Processes and Policies' who demonstrates the most outstanding appreciation of regional geography | Jessica Nicole Perkins |
| J H Bell Prize for First Year Sociology | $2,000 | Awarded to the undergraduate who gains the best result, if of sufficient merit, in first year Sociology | David Potter |
| J H Bell Prize for Third Year Sociology | $2,000 | Awarded to the undergraduate who gains the best result, if of sufficient merit, in two 300 level Sociology units | Ciaran Mac Cana |
| J Hanna Classics Prize | $500 | Awarded to the student who obtains the best results in first year Latin | Hans Jeroen Van Der Sloten |
| Jennifer Crew Prize in History | $500 | Awarded for the best performance in any two units at 300-level, the units to be drawn from those listed in the International History Major and Medieval and Modern Europe Major in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Historical Inquiry and Practice | Marine Van Der Merwe |
| Lucy Elizabeth Craigie Award | $1,000 | Awarded to the undergraduate students who gain the best overall results, if of sufficient merit, in ENGL101 and ENGL102 in one academic year. | Jaimi-Leigh
Rowlands Sinead Byrne |
| Melissa Woods Medieval History Honours and Postgraduate Prize | $5,000 | Awarded to an Honours, Master of Arts or Master of History student in the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences who has completed a dissertation or major research project unit in the Medieval History area. The prize is based on academic merit and will be awarded on the basis of the result obtained from the major research project or dissertation, as well as the student's overall academic record in their Honours or Masters course. | Shari Anne Blunt |
| Peter J Tyler Prize in Australian History | $2,000 | Awarded to a Postgraduate coursework student who obtains High Distinction results in 12 credit points at 400 and/or 500 level in Australian History | Tony Graham Featherstone |
| Peter Thomas Prize in Languages | $100 | Awarded annually to the student who has had the most distinguished record in 300 level language units. | James Charters |
| Professor D R Grey Prizes in Philosophy - 1st Year | $1,500 | One prize is awarded in each of the first, second, third and fourth years in Philosophy to the best student, if of sufficient merit, in each year. | Hannah Dallon |
| Professor D R Grey Prize in Philosophy - 2nd Year | $1,500 | One prize is awarded in each of the first, second, third and fourth years in Philosophy to the best student, if of sufficient merit, in each year. | Danielle Tabet |
| Professor D R Grey Prize in Philosophy - 3rd Year | $1,500 | One prize is awarded in each of the first, second, third and fourth years in Philosophy to the best student, if of sufficient merit, in each year. | Jan Wenta |
| Professor D R Grey Prize in Philosophy - 4th Year | $1,500 | One prize is awarded in each of the first, second, third and fourth years in Philosophy to the best student, if of sufficient merit, in each year. | Not Awarded in 2025 |
| Professor Lynda Garland Prize for First Year Classical Greek | $1,500 | Awarded annually to the on campus or online student with the best overall result for first year Classical Greek (Greek strand of CLLA 101 & CLLA 102), completed in the same calendar year. | Lydia Gore-Jones |
| Russel Ward Prize in History | $500 | Awarded to the undergraduate, if of sufficient merit, who obtains the best results in History units completed at the University of New England towards their undergraduate degree and who proceeds to Honours in History at the University of New England in the following year. | Rebecca Skehan |
| S Johnson Prize in Linguistics | $250 | Awarded to the student who gains the best result in LING101 and 102; | Tahlia
Rose Tocknell Maria Rose Cox |
| S Johnson Prize in Linguistics | $250 | Awarded for the most distinguished performance by a student in 200 or 300 level units in Linguistics | Anderson Grace Birchall |
| Stanley Wilson Prize | $1,000 | Awarded to a student entering the final year of a Bachelor of Arts degree on a full-time basis and who has the most outstanding grade point average. | Michael Anthony Lozinski |
| The Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology South-East Asia and Pacific Archaeological Fieldwork Prize | $1,000 | Awarded annually to a student with an appropriate academic record and, particularly, for meritorious achievement in ARPA units. The purpose of the prize is to encourage and facilitate student participation in archaeological fieldwork in South-East Asia or the Pacific | Not Awarded in 2025 |
| The Barbara Levien Prize for First Year Music | $1,000 | Awarded at the discretion of the Convenor of Music to the student who gains the highest mark in the First Year Musicology unit MUSI131 | Matilda Quinn |
| The Betty Newsome Memorial Scholarship | $300 | Awarded to the undergraduate, if of sufficient merit, who obtains the best results in 300-level History units taken towards his or her undergraduate degree and who proceeds to Honours or Masters by Coursework with a year-long research component | Rebecca Skehan |
| The Bishop Doody Memorial Gold Medal for Latin | Medal | Awarded to the student, if of sufficient merit, who obtains the best results in third year Latin | Jason Fenton |
| The Bob Buchanan Memorial Prize in Cinema | $500 | Awarded to the student, if of sufficient merit, who obtains the best results in Hollywood Cinema (COMM582) or if not offered then French Cinema (FREN206) or Talking Cine: Spanish Conversation on Film (SPAN302) | Keryl Willis |
| The Grahame Jones Memorial Prize | $500 | Awarded to a continuing undergraduate student of French, if of sufficient merit, who has gained the best results in a combination of post-first year units totalling 24cp and including FREN201 and FREN202 - studied in one academic year. | Darby Thompson |
| The James Dolan Memorial Prize in History | $1,500 | Awarded to the student, if of sufficient merit, who obtains the best result in a 300-level Medieval or Early Modern European History unit | John Steven Harpour |
| The Katharine Dolan Memorial Prize in Ancient History | $1,500 | Awarded to the student who obtains the best results in two trimester length units of first year Ancient History, provided that both units have been taken by the student in the same year | Amanda Janet Joske |
| The Louise T Daley Prize for Australian History | $250 | Awarded to the best undergraduate or postgraduate student presenting a thesis or dissertation on a topic in Australian History, if of sufficient merit. | Nicole Don |
| The Maiben Davies Prize | $1,000 | Awarded to the undergraduate, if of sufficient merit, who obtains the best results for two units in CLLA (Greek Strand) at 300-level including CLLA 301 (Greek Strand) | Joseph Foong |
| The Richard Leigh Prize in Memory of Associate Professor David Londey | $500 | Awarded to the student who obtains the best result in 3rd Year Logic | Not Awarded in 2025 |
| Trevor Bryce Prize for 3rd year Ancient History | $750 | Awarded to the student, if of sufficient merit, who obtains the best result in any two trimester long Ancient History units at 300 level within the same academic year. If there is a tied result, the winner shall be determined by the Classics and Ancient History discipline, with the convenor of the area having a casting vote in the event of a tied vote. | Madison Reeves |
| UNE Players Prize | $250 | Awarded to the student, if of sufficient merit, who has completed the requirements for an undergraduate degree including a major in Theatre Studies and who, in the opinion of the Head of School, has most distinguished herself or himself in both the practical and theoretical areas in Theatre Studies. | Frances Finn |
| The UNEMA Charles Ede Prize | $800 | Awarded annually to the best suitable piece of written work (eg. essay, report, or significance assessment) submitted for consideration by any student currently enrolled at the University of New England. The work must have as its focus one or more objects in the UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA) or an aspect of the history of the UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA). | Jo-Anne Liet |
| W Hoddinott Prize for English | $100 | Awarded to the undergraduate student, if of sufficient merit, who gains the best result in two 300 level literature units within one academic year. | Jaz Haggerty |
