These are prizes and awards offered by Faculties and industry related sponsors to students who have excelled in their course or unit. Different criteria apply to each prize or award so check the information below for your faculty.
This prize is named in memory of Dr Philip Brown, an eminent historian whose work is characterised by meticulous research and the extensive use of primary sources.
The prize is awarded annually to an enrolled higher degree by research student within the Faculty of Arts and Education, for research into Australia, Australian History or other relevant areas of study in which aspects of Australian History are present.
This prize is named after Associate Professor Hans Löfgren who was an integral member of Deakin’s Politics and Policy group between 2001 and 2014, and an associate editor of the Australian Journal of Political Science. The prize is awarded annually to the best research dissertation produced by students enrolled in Honours (Politics and Policy Studies) or the Master of Politics and Policy. The recipient of this prize will receive a book voucher and a certificate.
The prize of $1000 is awarded annually by Dr Linda Young to a graduand from the Master of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (A768), Master of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (Professional) (A768I), Master of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (Brandenburg dual program) (A768B) (inclusive of pipelining course offerings within this discipline) who achieved outstanding academic achievement throughout the Internship and/or Research Capstone units (APE700 Internship A, AIX701 Research Paper, AIX704 Minor Thesis A, AIX705 Minor Thesis B, AIX702 Major Thesis A, AIX703 Major Thesis B) units. The prize shall be awarded on the basis of academic merit.
The prize is awarded annually by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences to a student enrolled in the Master of International Relations course who has achieved standards of excellence in his or her academic record in the Human Rights and International Law specialisation. The recipient of this prize will receive a book voucher and a certificate.
This award commemorates a young Museum Studies graduate, Ros Lawry, who died in tragic circumstances. Her parents, Jim and Fay Lawry, established an endowment for an annual prize. The Roslyn Lawry Award is awarded annually to a student enrolled in the Master of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies who has achieved standards of excellence in his or her academic record and demonstrated a personal commitment to heritage/museum training. The recipient receives a generous amount of prize money to fund further professional development and a framed certificate.
Awarded annually to a student enrolled in an Education postgraduate course who has illustrated excellence in educational leadership. The prize includes:
Each year an ASME prize of a Certificate and a Full Membership for one year to ASME Victoria is awarded to an outstanding teacher education student who received the highest mark across the 4 music secondary units in their course.
Prizes to the value of $300 each, awarded to the highest achieving postgraduate students who have achieved a combination of both high academic results together with outstanding results in teaching practice. This is based on their results for the duration of their undergraduate course:
This award is presented to pre-service teachers who have shown excellence in curriculum planning and drama teaching during their placements and studies at Deakin University.
The award recognises both the importance of literacy studies and the career and personal benefits of belonging to a professional association. The award consists of 12 months membership of the association to a graduating Master of Teaching (Primary) education student who has excelled in literacy and English language studies during the year.
This prize has been established to recognise Reverend Dr Norman Curry OAM who was a well-known and highly regarded educationalist who made a significant contribution to education in Australia.
One prize of $2000 will be awarded annually to a graduate of the Bachelor of Education (Primary) or the Master of Teaching (Primary) who has demonstrated excellence in teaching practice. Where there are high-achieving graduates from each course, the prize will be divided equally and each recipient will receive $2000.
This fund was initially set up to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Victoria College, just before it merged with Deakin University. The prize is to be awarded to a PhD student who just missed out on a scholarship. The aim of the Victoria College prize is to support a postgraduate student to study towards a Masters or Doctoral degree. The amount to be awarded is $500.