Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics Prizes

In around 1980, the trustees of the Adelaide Choral Society paid funds to the University for the purpose of founding a Prize for choral or ensemble work. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been undertaking study in the Elder Conservatorium of Music in an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) program in choral or ensemble work in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who made an outstanding contribution to choral or ensemble work in one of performance, singing, conducting or composition. 

This Prize was established in 1995 and was awarded for the best article submitted to the Australian Journal of Legal History. In 2014, as the Australian Journal of Legal History ceased to exist; the University amended the Rules to award up to four Prizes for students completing the Adelaide Law Review course in the Bachelor of Laws or Bachelor of Laws (Honours) programs. 

There will be up to four Prizes awarded annually. Although the Prizes will not bear a cash value, each Prize winner will be offered a paid internship to serve as an Associate Editor of the Adelaide Law Review in the following year.

To be eligible for the Prize students must be completing the Adelaide Law Review course in the Bachelor of Laws program in the year for which the Prize is awarded.  

The Editors in Chief of the Adelaide Law Review will award the Prize to the students selected to act as Associate Editors. 

In 1914, funds were paid to the University of Adelaide by the Public Schools Decoration and Floral Societies for the purpose of founding a Prize in memory of the late Inspector Alexander Clark. 
Alexander Clark, a trained tonic solfaist, became an Inspector of South Australian schools in 1884. Under his guidance music secured a place in state supported schooling. Clark was an enthusiastic, committed educator who led by example and encouragement. He was warmly regarded and respected by his peers, teachers and school pupils. He championed the cause of music, pushed for teacher training in the subject, and was its strongest advocate in the public domain. Despite retrenchment from the inspectorate he continued his fight for music and was still teaching and conducting at the time of his death in 1913. In 1890 he co­founded the Public School Decoration Society and inaugurated the annual Thousand Voices Choir concerts, which he skilfully conducted until his death. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have:-
1. been undertaking an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) program of study in piano, violin, organ, cello or singing at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in the year for which the Prize is awarded.
2. regularly attended a South Australian Department for Education school for at least two years.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who demonstrated musical talent and promise in piano, violin, organ, cello or singing.

In 1908, £115 was raised and paid to the University by a private subscription in memory of the late Andrew Scott, BA who was a prominent South Australian educator and Principal of the Training School (later the Teachers College) and who fostered the teaching of Latin throughout his career. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the course CLAS 2101 - An Introduction to Latin in the year in which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark in the course specified above.

In 1946, the Honourable Sir Herbert Angas Parsons, K.B.E., LLB., bequeathed £1,000 to the University to be applied for any purpose of which the Council may decide. In 1947, the Council decided, in commemoration of his services to the University and in order to encourage the advanced study of law, to establish the Angas Parsons Prize. Sir Parsons was associated with the University from 1921 until his retirement in 1945 and was one of His Majesty's Judges of the Supreme Court of South Australia, a graduate of the University, a member of the Council from 1915, Warden of the Senate from 1927 and Vice-Chancellor from 1942 until his death in 1945. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the Bachelor of Laws Honours program in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest overall mark in the program specified above.

This Prize was established in 2016 by a donation to the University from Mr William Wills AM to establish a prize in memory of his late wife, Ann Wills, who was a former academic staff member and Deputy Head of the Commerce Department.

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the Bachelor of Commerce program with a major in Corporate Finance at the University of Adelaide in the year in which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest overall GPA (Grade Point Average) for the program stated above. 

This Prize was established in 2019 by a donation to the University by Virginia Early, the widow of Anthony Patten (MEd 2018), in recognition of Anthony's belief in the power of education and the wonderful legacy he left in supporting and promoting the educational achievements of students with a disability. 

To be eligible, candidates must have been undertaking their second year of the Master of Education and have successfully completed a research course in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The prize will be awarded annually to the candidate whose research project is deemed the most outstanding.

In 1915, the Commercial Travellers' Association of South Australia Inc paid to the University £100 to establish a bursary in memory of Archibald Mackie, a former Secretary of the Association.
 
In 2016, the Commercial Travellers' Association of South Australia Inc and the University agreed to update those rules which are now outlined below. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have been enrolled full-time and have successfully completed the Level 1 core courses in the Bachelor of Economics program, as follows:-
a.    ECON 1012 - Principles of Economics I
b.    ECON 1008 - Data Analytics I
c.    ECON 1005 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics OR ECON 1010 - Mathematical Economics;
in the year in which the prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest total marks for courses stated above.

In 1995 Mr Nicholas C Galatis made a donation to the University for the purpose of encouraging the study of Greek and Byzantine studies through the provision of an annual lecture and prizes. Mr Galatis continues to generously donate funds to the University in support of the prize. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the Upper level Greek Cultural Studies course in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest overall mark in the course stated above.

In 1908, the late Robert Barr Smith gave the sum of £150 to the University to provide for an annual prize in Greek. The purpose was varied under a Trust Variation Scheme approved the Attorney General of South Australia on 10 March 2016 to offer an annual prize of $175 per annum or such greater amount as permitted from the income of the Trust Fund from time to time, to the student with the best undergraduate essay with a focus on ancient Greece. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have been an undergraduate student of the University studying in the area of ancient Greece in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who is deemed to have submitted the best essay with a focus on ancient Greece.

In consideration of the endowment by the Honourable Sir John Langdon Bonython, K.C.M.G., of the Chair of Law at the University of Adelaide, and in order better to perpetuate his memory, as well as to encourage original contributions to the Science of Law the Council decided to found a prize in his name.

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the Bachelor of Laws program at the University of Adelaide and have successfully completed their final year of a Master of Philosophy or Doctor of Philosophy in Law at the University of Adelaide in the year in which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who has written the best original thesis on any legal subject, taking into account original contributions to the science of law.

In 1979, funds were raised by private subscription and donated to the University for the purpose of providing a prize in Australian Literary Studies in honour of Brian Robinson Elliott, M.A.(W.Aust.), D.Litt., D.Univ., a member of the staff of the Department of English Language and Literature from 1940 and Reader in Australian Literature from 1961 until his retirement in 1975.

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed an Honours program of study in the year in which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest grade for a long essay in English Honours on a topic concerning some aspect of Australian literature as determined by the Head, Department of English, Creative Writing and Film (or nominee).

Vera White Mathews died in 1982 and bequeathed funds to the University to establish a prize called 'The Brisbane Mathews Pianoforte Prize'. Brisbane (Hilda) was a piano student of the Elder Conservatorium from 1913-1914. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed their first year of a Bachelor of Music program within the Elder Conservatorium of Music in classical piano in the year for which the Prize is awarded and be enrolled in their second year of the program.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate deemed to show the greatest talent ability or promise in classical piano. 

In 1912 Ellen Milne Bundey paid to the University £200 to establish an annual prize in poetry, in memory of her parents, the late Sir Henry and Lady Bundey, to be called "The Bundey Prize for English Verse". 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must:
- be graduates or undergraduates of the University of Adelaide and be enrolled at the University at the date fixed for sending in poems;
- have been born in Australia (copy of birth certificate or passport must be provided at time of application); and
- submit a poem in English of not greater than 5 A4 typed pages in length (double spaced) which must be accompanied with the name of the author in full and be submitted on the appropriate form by no later than the 30th of September each year, or such date as determined by the University.

*The prize shall not be awarded twice to the same candidate.

The Prize shall be awarded annually in the second half of each year to the candidate who, in the opinion of the selection panel has written the best poem or poems.
 

In 1957, £100 was raised by private subscription in memory of the late Charles Fenner, 
D.Sc., a distinguished educator who was Director of Education 1939 to 1946, and given to the University to establish a prize in geography. Prof Fenner assisted in the establishment of the Department of Geography at the University and the study of geography as a full discipline in the Bachelor of Arts. In 2004, Emeritus Professor Frank Fenner, son of the late Charles Fenner, made a further donation to the fund, which increased the value of the prize.

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed all Level 2 Geography courses in the year in which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest aggregate mark for the courses stated above.

This Prize was established in 2013 to honour the contributions and work of Professor Emerita Chilla Bulbeck, a retired staff member of the Department of Sociology, Criminology and Gender Studies in the School of Social Sciences. Emerita Professor Chilla Bulbeck has generously provided funds to endow the prize in perpetuity.

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the courses SOC/ 1003 Introduction to Sociology and SOC/ 1004 Social Problems in the year for which the Prize is awarded.
 
The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who has demonstrated most improvement throughout the semester in terms of essay writing and who actively engaged in and understood the social justice implications discussed weekly in the lecture and tutorial sessions.

This Prize was established in 1982 by a donation to the University from Dr Christine Horton, formerly a Senior Lecturer in French. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the course FREN 1002-Beginners French A in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark in the course stated above.

In 1959, funds were raised by a committee of former students of Clement Q. Williams, teacher of singing in the Elder Conservatorium from 1948 to 1957 and paid to the University for the purpose of founding an annual Prize to commemorate his work. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must be undertaking an undergraduate or postgraduate research/coursework program in the Elder Conservatorium of Music in German lieder in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who has shown the greatest ability and understanding in the performance of an approved programme of German lieder. 

In 1999, Professor Colin James Horne bequeathed funds to the University for the purpose of established a prize to be awarded to the student who in that year has provided the best study or essay on a poet or an aspect of poetry in English. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed any year of an undergraduate program of study within the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who submitted the best study or essay on a poet or aspect of poetry in English.

In 2009, the Confucius Institute at the University of Adelaide, with the mission of increasing understanding of Chinese language and culture in the South Australian community, made a donation to the Centre for Asian Studies to encourage and support students studying Chinese. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have successfully completed the courses CHIN 3007 Chinese IIIA and CHIN 3008 Chinese IIIB in the year for which the Prize is awarded. 

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest marks in the courses stated above. 

In 1981, Mr B Konstas, proprietor of the Greek News, generously provided an endowment to be used to fund an annual prize for outstanding students studying Modern Greek, in memory of Professor Trypanis, a Greek classicist, literary critic, translator and poet. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the courses MGRE 3201OL Upper Intermediate Modern Greek Part 1 and MGRE 3202OL Upper Intermediate Modern Greek Part 2 in the year for which the prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who obtained the highest marks in the courses stated above.
 

In 1995 Mr Nicholas C Galatis made a donation to the University for the purpose of encouraging the study of Greek and Byzantine studies through the provision of an annual lecture and prizes. Mr Galatis continues to generously donate funds to the University in support of the prize.

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed their second or third year of their undergraduate degree and have completed an essay in Greek Archaeology or Greek History in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieves the highest mark for the essay as stated above.

The Diana Harris Prize for Accompaniment was established by the University as a result of a contribution by various donors for the establishment of an annual Prize in recognition of Diana Harris' outstanding contribution to both the importance and education of the Accompanist. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been undertaking an undergraduate or postgraduate program in classical performance at the Elder Conservatorium of Music and active as an accompanist in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who has been active as an accompanist and who shows the greatest aptitude, enthusiasm and participation.

In 1947, £400 (subsequently increased to £500) was raised by private subscription and paid to the University for the purpose of establishing a scholarship or prize to commemorate the work of E Harold Davies, FRCM, who for twenty eight years was Elder Professor of Music and Director of the Elder Conservatorium of Music. He founded the Adelaide Bach Society and the South Australian Orchestra and was responsible for the creation of the Australian Music Examinations Board. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have been undertaking a program of study within the Elder Conservatorium of Music in organ or classical keyboard in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate deemed most outstanding in organ or classical keyboard.

Professor Jonathan Pincus, while at Flinders University, established a prize for the best student in Economic History called 'The E. Pollard Prize in Economic History'. As the Discipline of Economic History was abolished at Flinders University, Dr Ralph Shlomowitz of Flinders arranged to pay the residual capital sum to the University of Adelaide. The funds were placed in the University's Endowment Fund and are now used for a similar prize at the University of Adelaide. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the course ECON 2513 - Global Economic History II in the year for which the prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who obtained the highest mark in the course stated above. 

This Prize has been established from a contribution to the University by subscriptions from friends of the late Professor E.A. Russell, a member of the academic staff of the University from 1952 and Professor of Economics from 1964 until his death in 1977, to establish a prize in his memory. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed Level Ill of the degree of Bachelor of Economics or Bachelor of Economics (Advanced) in the year for which the prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest marks for Level 111 of the programs stated above.

*If there is more than one candidate of equal merit, then the prize will be shared equally.

This Prize was established in 1961 by a donation to the University from Alliance Francaise of South Australia, to commemorate the long and devoted service of Edith A Puddy to the Alliance Francaise. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the course FREN 2202 - Intermediate French B in the year in which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark in the course stated above.

In 1944, £500 was paid to the University by the past pupils of the Knightsbridge School for the purpose of founding, with the income thereof, a prize in memory of the late Mrs Edith H0bbe and the late Miss Harriet Cook, former Headmistresses of that school. Knightsbridge School was a School for girls in Knightsbridge, South Australia (now Leabrook) which ran from 1886 to 1921. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the course ENGL 3050- Ways of Reading in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark in the course specified above.
 

In 2011 Elaine Evelyn Findlay bequeathed 1/7th of the residue of her estate to the University of Adelaide for the use and general purposes of the Elder Conservatorium. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been undertaking an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) program of study in the areas of either popular music or sonic arts at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who demonstrated musical talent and promise in the areas of popular music or sonic arts.

Elizabeth Matthews (later Elizabeth Thompson) was a student of piano and oboe at the Elder Conservatorium. She won an oboe scholarship in two successive years (1950 and 1951) and became involved in the Conservatorium Senior Orchestra, the Students' Association and the Youth Orchestral Committee at the ABC. She maintained a strong interest in music and in 2007, donated a sum of money to establish a Prize to reward and encourage an outstanding student of a woodwind instrument at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must be a full-time student of flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon or saxophone in the degree of Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music (Advanced) and have completed all first-year courses in the program and be intending to proceed to the second year of the program as a full-time student in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who demonstrated the highest quality musical performance on the flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon or saxophone and outstanding potential for further development in the field.

This Prize was established in 2008 by a donation to the University by Mrs Ellice Ruth Lucke for the purpose of establishing a prize for the highest achiever in the undergraduate Bachelor of Laws course Comparative Law. In 2015, Mr Horst Lucke generously donated additional funds to be added to the capital sum of the prize fund. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have been undertaking the Bachelor of Laws program in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who obtained the highest mark in any of the following courses:-
a)    LAW 2508 - Comparative Law;
b)    LAW2567 Biodiversity Study Tour
c)    LA W3505 Aboriginal People and the Law
d)    LAW3538 International Law Study Tour
e)    LAW3601 International Law Study Tour B

In 1995 Mr Nicholas C Galatis gave made a donation to the University for the purpose of encouraging the study of Greek and Byzantine studies through the provision of an annual lecture and prizes. Mr Galatis continues to generously donate funds to the University in support of the prize. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed their Honours year in Greek Archaeology or Greek History in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark in the program stated above as.

This Prize has been established by the University to encourage the study of ethnomusicology in the Elder Conservatorium of Music. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must be undertaking Honours in Musicology, with an Ethnomusicology-based research project in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate with the best Ethnomusicology research project. 

In 1917, a sum was raised by public subscription and paid to the University of Adelaide for the purpose of founding Prizes in memory of the late Eugene Alderman, a teacher of violin in the Elder Conservatorium (1913-1916). 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been undertaking an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) program of study in violin at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who demonstrated musical talent and promise in violin.

A recipient of the Eugene Alderman Prize 1 cannot receive the Eugene Alderman Prize 2 in the same year.

This Prize was established in 2008 by a donation to the University by Professor Fay Gale to establish an annual prize in the Department of Geography, Environment and Population for the purpose of encouraging and rewarding excellence in the study of Cultural or Indigenous or Human Geography. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the courses GEOG 3010 Tourism and Environment, GEOG 3022 Food Security and GEOG 3024 Geography Matters in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest overall mark in the courses stated above.

On its dissolution in 1960, the Elder Conservatorium Old Scholars' Association donated £ 100 to the University for the maintenance of the prize which had until then been administered by the Association. Florence Emmeline Cooke attended the Advanced School for Girls and in 1899, she won an Elder Music Scholarship for musical composition. In 1900, Florence obtained a Bachelor of Music and in her career she became a noted violinist and teacher of music. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have been undertaking a program of study within the Elder Conservatorium of Music in violin (Classical or Jazz Performance) in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate deemed most promising and deserving in violin (Classical or Jazz Performance).
 

In 1944 Julie Sack bequeathed a pecuniary legacy sum to the University of Adelaide for the purpose of establishing two Prizes, the first to be in memory of her parents, Franz and Catherine Anders and the second in memory of her late husband, Gustav Reimers. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been undertaking an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) program of study in an orchestral instrument at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who demonstrated musical talent and promise in an orchestral instrument.

A recipient of the Franz and Catherine Anders Prize cannot receive the Gustav Reimers Prize in the same year.

In 1952, a sum was paid to the University of Adelaide by a committee of former students of the Elder Conservatorium for the purpose of founding a Prize in singing to perpetuate the name and memory of Frederick Bevan, teacher of singing in the Elder Conservatorium from 1898 to 1935. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) student in singing at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate deemed to be the most outstanding in singing.

This Prize was established in 1969 by the University as a result of a bequest to the University from Frederick Evlyn Baxendale, for the purpose of establishing a perpetual Prize in pianoforte. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been an undergraduate candidate studying piano at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who demonstrated musical talent and promise in piano. Preference will be given to an undergraduate candidate who is under the age of 18.

In 1985, Mrs Marjorie Wymark bequeathed funds to the University to establish a Prize to be called the "Frederick Penoyre Adams Prize" to be awarded to a law student. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed both LAW 1501 - Foundations of Law in Semester 1 and LAW 1504 - Principles of Public Law in Semester 2 within the Bachelor of Laws program in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark in the courses stated above as.

In 1978, donations were raised for the Henderson Jubilee Appeal to commemorate the services to the University of George Cockburn Henderson, formerly Professor of Modern History. 

In 1981, funds from the Henderson Jubilee Fund were invested by the University to establish a prize in History called the "George Cockburn Henderson Prize". 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed a Level 1 History course in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark for the essay component of a course as specified above.

This Prize was established in 1923 by a donation to the University from the Adelaide Cooperative Society Limited for the purpose of establishing a prize in memory of George Thompson, who was the first Secretary and Manager of the Society. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the Bachelor of Commerce program at the University of Adelaide in the year in which the Prize is awarded, with a major in one of the following:-
a)    Corporate Finance;
b)    Accounting; or
c)    Marketing;

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who has achieved the highest overall Grade Point Average (GPA) for the relevant program with a major as stated above 

In 1945, Miss Gladys Lloyd Thomas donated a sum of money to the University for the purpose of encouraging the study of the playing of the violin at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) student in violin in the Elder Conservatorium of Music in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the eligible candidate deemed most outstanding in violin.

In 1978, funds were paid by private subscription to the University for the purpose of providing a prize in honour of Graham Henry Lawton, B.A., B.Ed. (Melbourne), M.A. (Oxford), F.A.S.S.A.

Professor Lawton was appointed Reader-in-charge of the Department of Geography in 1951, established the Honours School of Geography in 1952, was appointed Foundation Professor of Geography in 1959, occupied the Chair until his retirement in 1977, and was awarded the title Professor Emeritus in 1978. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed an Honours Degree majoring in Geography in the year in which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark for the degree specified above.

In 1944 Julie Sack bequeathed a pecuniary legacy to the University of Adelaide for the purpose of establishing two Prizes, the first to be in memory of her parents, Franz and Catherine Anders and the second in memory of her late husband, Gustav Reimers. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been undertaking an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) program of study in an orchestral instrument at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who demonstrated musical talent and promise in an orchestral instrument.

A recipient of the Gustav Reimers Prize cannot receive the Franz and Catherine Anders Prize in the same year.

In 1972, funds were paid to the University by members of the S.A. Guild of Composers for the purpose of founding with the income thereof a Prize in memory of the late H. Brewster Jones, former South Australian musician and composer. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been undertaking an undergraduate program in the Elder Conservatorium of Music in composition in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate deemed most outstanding in composition.

In 2007, Ms Margaret Pont and Professor John Roberts donated funds to the University to provide for two annual prizes in memory of their aunt Hazel Nankivell and their father, Robin Lea Roberts who studied at the University of Adelaide (BA 1939, B Ee 1956). 
Hazel Nankivell never went to university. She worked as a manager in a department store and established a family that grew up in Adelaide. However, Hazel valued the benefit of learning and she cared for her brother, Robin (known as Robbie) who was struggling to put himself through the University of Adelaide just before the beginning of the Second World War. She helped him buy books and attend lectures. 
While this Prize commemorates the student at the University of Adelaide, it is also in memory of all of those who are not students of the University, but who provide support, both material and motivational, to students who strive to learn in the University. 
The benefactors are pleased that Hazel's generosity can be remembered in a way that so closely mirrors what she was able to do for Robbie, as an award to provide resources for talented students to enjoy a better educational environment. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the course CLAS 2101 - An Introduction to Latin in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark in the course stated above.

In 1961, the French Club of the University made a donation to the University to establish a prize in French to commemorate the services to the University of its founder, Miss Hope Crampton, a former Senior Lecturer in French.  

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed First Year French courses FREN 1002- Beginner's French A and FREN 1003- Beginner's French B in any program in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest aggregate mark for the courses stated above.

*Should the successful candidate be the recipient of the M Rees George Memorial Prize, then the Prize will be awarded to the candidate who has achieved the second highest aggregate mark in order of merit for the courses stated above.
 

In 1989, the Honourable Justice Howard E. Zelling made a donation to the University for the purpose of establishing a prize in the subject Administrative Law. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have been undertaken the Bachelor of Laws program in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark in the course LAW 2504 - Administrative Law.

In 1983, the Honourable Mr Justice Howard E. Zelling made a donation to the University for the purpose of establishing a prize in the subject Constitutional Law. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must be undertaking the Bachelor of Laws program in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark in the course LAW 2501 -Australian Constitutional Law.

In 1969, funds were paid by private subscription to the University for the purpose of providing a prize in French to commemorate the services rendered to education, and in particular to the teaching of French, by Professor J.G. Cornell, Head of the Department of French Studies in the University of Adelaide from 1938 to 1969. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in French Studies in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest overall mark in the degree specified above. The highest overall mark shall take into account both coursework and thesis components of the Honours year.

In 1880, the University of Adelaide received by public subscription £500 for the purpose of perpetuating the name of John Howard Clark and for the encouragement of English Literature at the University. John Howard Clark was the Editor of The South Australian Register from 1870 to 1877 and was responsible for its Echoes from the Bush column and closely associated with its Geoffry Crabthorn persona. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts in English in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The prize winner will be required to proceed to the Master of Philosophy or Doctor of Philosophy by submission of a satisfactory thesis on a subject connected with English literary studies and approved by the Adelaide Graduate Research School.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who is deemed to have the most outstanding results for the Honours degree in English.

This Prize was established in 1913 from a bequest to the University from John Harvey Finlayson, for the purpose of establishing a Scholarship in Political Economy or some cognate subject, in memory of John Lorenzo Young, the founder and proprietor of a school formerly existing in Adelaide, known as "The Adelaide Educational Institution". 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the Honours degree of the Bachelor of Economics program in the year for which the prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who, in the opinion of the Head of School (or nominee), School of Economics and Public Policy, authored the best thesis in that year by a candidate for the above stated program.

In 1979, the Executor of an anonymous deceased donor paid funds to the University for the purpose of providing a prize in memory of John Robert Mitchell, who died in 1943 (aged 55) and had been a student of distinction in the Elder Conservatorium of Music. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have been undertaking their second or third year of a program of study within the Elder Conservatorium of Music in violin (Classical or Jazz Performance) in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the eligible candidate deemed the most outstanding in violin. 

The Justin Skipper Prize was established in 1943 by the University as a result of a donation of £150 from Stanley Herbert and Kathleen Elizabeth Skipper for the purpose of founding a prize in memory of their son, Captain Justin Way Skipper, late 2127th Battalion, A I.F, sometime student of law in this University, who was killed in action at Gona, New Guinea, on 29 November, 1942. The donors' intention for the prize was to encourage law students who were active participants in the community life of the University. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the Bachelor of Laws or the Bachelor of Laws Honours in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who is deemed to have taken the most active and effective part in the general activities of student life within the University during the whole of their course.

In 1923, Tom Elder Barr Smith gave the University £100 to establish an annual prize for an essay connected with the work of the League of Nations. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must:-
a.    be enrolled in an undergraduate program at the University of Adelaide;
b.    submit an essay on a topic connected with the work of the League of Nations. Essays must be no less than 3,500 words but not more than 6,000 words (including references, table graphs etc).

The prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who has submitted the best essay as determined by the Head of Department, Department of Politics and International Relations (or nominee) and one other academic within the same Department.

In 1958 Christian Hans Augustus bequeathed a pecuniary legacy to the University of Adelaide for the establishment of a Prize for the tenor voice at the Elder Conservatorium.

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) tenor at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate deemed to be the most outstanding tenor.

In 1946, Walter Hervey Bagot donated funds to the University for the purpose of founding, in memory of his mother, a Prize for operatic singing. Lucy Josephine Ayers, (born 1856) was the daughter of Henry Ayers and Anne Ayers (nee Potts). She married John Bagot and was the mother of Walter Hervey Bagot.

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been undertaking undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) study in the Elder Conservatorium of Music in operatic singing in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who shows the greatest ability in the performance of an approved operatic aria, together with a general knowledge of the opera.

In 1988, M.F. and P.J. Manetta endowed the Faculty of Law with funds for the purpose of founding a prize in law. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Laws in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who is deemed to have submitted the most original thesis in the program specified above. The most original thesis may be, but will not necessarily be, the thesis gaining the highest marks for the relevant year.

In 1933, the South Australian Branch of the League of the Empire and the Old Scholars of the Advanced School for Girls paid £200 to the University to establish a prize in French in memory of the late Miss Madeline Rees George. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed First Year French courses FREN 1002- Beginner's French A and FREN 1003- Beginner's French B as part of a Bachelor of Arts program in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the female candidate who achieved the highest aggregate mark in the courses and program specified above. 

In 1954, £500 was raised by a committee of the former students of Maude Puddy and paid to the University for the purpose of founding a scholarship in piano in her honour. Maude Puddy was a teacher of pianoforte at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have been undertaking a program of study within the Elder Conservatorium of Music in piano in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate deemed most outstanding in piano.

This Prize was established in 2020 by a bequest to the University from Michael Schneider, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1956. He published extensively on the history of economic thought throughout his life and worked as a senior lecturer at several universities including the University of Adelaide. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the course ECON 3529 - Rethinking Capitalism Ill in the year in which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieves the highest overall mark in the course stated above.

The University of Adelaide offers a prize for a competition in Moots. Funds were provided to the University of Adelaide in 1972 by The South Australian Barr Association for a prize for a competition in Moots. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have participated in mooting competitions organised by the Adelaide Law School in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the best mooting team. 

The value of the prize shall be split equally between the members of the winning team.

In 1962 Arno Felix Pontt bequeathed a pecuniary legacy to the University of Adelaide for the purpose of establishing a musical Prize at the Elder Conservatorium of Music.

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) student of an orchestral instrument at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate deemed to be the most outstanding in an orchestral instrument.

This Prize was established in 1995 by a donation to the University by the family and friends of the late Associate Professor Norm Thomson, who was a member of the academic staff from 1971 until his death in 1994. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the course ECON 3508 - Public Economics Ill or ECON 4015 Public Economics IV (H) undertaken as part of the Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Economics (Advanced) or Honours degree of Bachelor of Economics in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark in either course stated above.

In 1951, Miss Amylis I Laffer gave £400 the University to perpetuate the memory of Miss Natalia Davies, who was for more than twenty years a teacher of outstanding merit in the Education Department of South Australia. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed Level 1 history courses in the year for which the Prize is awarded, provided that the candidate has not previously completed a year's course of study or work at a university.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest marks in the courses as stated above.

This Prize was established by the University as a result of a donation to the University in 1966 by the Adelaide Philharmonic Choir Incorporated for the purpose of establishing a Prize to perpetuate the name of Norman Chinner (1909-1961), a student of the Elder Conservatorium from 1928 to 1937 and conductor of the Choir from 1941 to 1961. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) student who has studied organ or classical piano at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize will be awarded annually to the student who shall have studied organ or classical piano at the Elder Conservatorium for two years or more and shall have shown an interest in choral work and conducting.

Preference may be given to a student who shows an interest and aptitude for choral accompaniment and the likelihood of a candidate taking an active part in choral work and conducting will be taken into consideration.

This Prize was established by donations to the University by the Honourable Margaret Jean Nyland AM, retired Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia, and Mr David Rocco Antonio Caruso. The donors have a strong interest in supporting law students, particularly those who are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or from other cultural backgrounds under­represented in the legal profession, have a disability, and/or are in financial need. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must:-
a)    be a graduate of the Adelaide Law School;
b)    have been enrolled in at least 12 units of the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice program in the year in which they apply for the prize;
c)    have successfully completed the course LAW 6601 - Lawyer's Skills (or equivalent course) and at least one other GDLP course;
d)    not have previously been awarded this prize;
e)    submit a written application by the prescribed due date, demonstrating:
i.    sufficient academic merit; and
ii.    one or more of the other selection criteria.

The prize recipients will be chosen based on the applicant's performance and attendance in their GDLP courses as at the date applications close. In addition, particular regard will be given to applicants who meet any one or more of the following criteria:
a)    demonstrated financial need;
b)    Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (and if this is the case, they must provide appropriate proof of their status as such);
c)    a cultural background under-represented in the legal profession in South Australia;
d)    having a disability.

In 1985 Kathleen Rhonda Smith, who served the University of Adelaide in a secretarial position from 1958 to 1984, bequeathed a pecuniary legacy to the University for the purpose of establishing a Prize to perpetuate the memory of her late son Paul Howard Martin. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) student of organ or another classical keyboard instrument at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the eligible candidate deemed most outstanding in organ or another classical keyboard instrument (with a preference for organ).

This Prize has been established in 2021 by a donation to the University by Dr Peter Brooker BSc 1965, BSc (Hons) 1966, PhD (Mathematical Physics) 1970 to recognise the best performance of a work of classical repertoire at the annual student showcase concert held by the Elder Conservatorium of Music. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate program of study in music at the University in the year for which the Prize is awarded and perform at the annual concert for students or another public concert held by the Elder Conservatorium of Music.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate deemed to have given the most outstanding performance of a work of classical repertoire at the annual concert for students as part of the Elder Conservatorium of Music's public concert series.

If the Student Showcase Concert is not held in any given year, the Prize may be awarded to the most outstanding performance of a work of classical repertoire in another public concert held by the Elder Conservatorium of Music.

In 1999, the University's Department of Geographical and Environmental Studies established an annual prize to reward outstanding performance in the field of Environmental Studies. In 2013, Mary Therese Tighe bequeathed funds toward the capital of the prize fund.

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the core courses for the Bachelor of Environmental Policy and Management program in the year in which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest overall mark in the program specified above.

In 1987 funds were given to the University by Mrs J R Thomson to honour the memory of her father, the late Professor Sir William Mitchell, Hughes Professor of English Language and Literature, and of Mental and Moral Philosophy (1894-1916), Vice-Chancellor (1916-1942), and Chancellor of the University (1942-1948). The donor's wish was that the gift would be applied to the benefit of Philosophy students at the University of Adelaide.

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed one or more Level Ill Philosophy courses in the year in which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark of all essays submitted for the courses specified above.

In 1987 the sum of $20,000 was given to the University by Mrs J R Thomson to honour the memory of her father, the late Professor Sir William Mitchell, Hughes Professor of English Language and Literature, and of Mental and Moral Philosophy (1894-1916), Vice-Chancellor (1916-1942), and Chancellor of the University (1942-1948). The donor's wish was that the gift would be applied to the benefit of Philosophy students at the University of Adelaide. 

To be eligible for the prize, candidates must have successfully completed an Honours program of study in Philosophy in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who obtained first class Honours in Philosophy and achieved the highest Honours mark as determined by the Head of Department, Philosophy.
 

In 1949, Professor Brian Tew, Professor of Economics in the University of Adelaide from 1946 to 1949, gave £ 100 to the University to establish a fund for the purpose of providing prizes in the School of Economics. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have been enrolled full-time and have successfully completed the Level 1 course ECON 1012 - Principles of Economics in the Bachelor of Economics program in the year in which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark for courses stated above.

In 2007 funds were donated to the University from donors and proceeds from the Rae Cocking Memorial Concert. The fund provides an annual Prize to an undergraduate or single studies singing student of the Elder Conservatorium of Music. The Prize in intended to commemorate this well-loved Adelaide soprano who taught at the Elder Conservatorium for 18 years. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must be an undergraduate or an Open Music Academy student of the Elder Conservatorium of Music in singing in the year for which the Prize is awarded. 

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who demonstrates outstanding talent, application and attitude in singing. 

In 1900 the Trustees of the late Robert Whinham gave the University funds for the purpose of providing a yearly Prize to a classical voice student who has participated in an Elder Conservatorium opera production and who gives the best interpretation of a principal operatic role. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been a classical voice student within the Elder Conservatorium of Music and have participated in an opera during the year for which the Prize is awarded. 

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who gives the best interpretation of principal operatic role.

In 2007, Ms Margaret Pont and Professor John Roberts made a donation to the University to provide for two annual prizes in memory of their aunt Hazel Nankivell and their father, Robin Lea Roberts who studied at the University of Adelaide (BA 1939, B Ee 1956). Robin Roberts (or Robbie to his friends) graduated from the University of Adelaide in the classics prior to the Second World War. While he also took out an economics degree after the War, it was always classics that were the love of his life. He valued learning and believed that any well-rounded education needed an understanding of classical languages and literature to be complete. Robbie became an airline pilot, a school teacher and a senior executive but through his diverse career, he never lost his passion for the classics. He would be well pleased that students from his alma mater, the University of Adelaide (for which he had a considerable affection and respect) are able to learn a little more and understand a little better as a result of this prize.  

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed an Honours degree with a major in Classics (Roman or Latin studies) in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest overall mark in the program stated above.

In 1964, Mrs Margaret Casley Smith and her son Dr John Royle Casley Smith made a donation to the University to establish, in memory of the late Roy Frisby Smith, a prize in law and in particular in company law or, in the event of such prize not being awarded in any year, otherwise to further and encourage the study of company law in the University. Mr Roy Frisby Smith was mainly interested in company law and drew up the Company Act for South Australia which was in force until 1963. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have been undertaking the Bachelor of Laws program in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark in the course LAW 2598 - Corporate Law.

In 1947, the sisters of the late Selborne Moutray Russell donated funds to the University of Adelaide for the purpose of providing in his memory, Prizes tenable at the Elder Conservatorium.

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must have been an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework or research) student of an orchestral instrument at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate deemed most outstanding in an orchestral instrument.

In 1948, Misses Ruth and Alfreda Bedford, gave £500 to the University on behalf of their sister Sylvia Bedford, to provide for an annual prize for literary work in memory of Sir Archibald Strong, formerly Jury Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Adelaide. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed Level II and/or Level Ill courses in the Department of English, Creative Writing and Film in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who is deemed to have written the best literary essay, prose work or poetry work in the courses as stated above.

The Thelma Dent Memorial Prize was established in 1979 by the University as a result of a contribution by friends and pupils of the late Thelma Dent, a teacher in the Elder Conservatorium from 1974 to 1978, for the purpose of establishing a scholarship in pianoforte in her memory.

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have been undertaking a program of study within the Elder Conservatorium of Music in piano in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate deemed most outstanding in piano.

The Prize was established in 2013 by a contribution to the University by Mr TL W Gepp (a Roseworthy Graduate (RDA 1939) in memory of his Great Grandfather, Thomas Gepp (1809 - 1894), the first veterinary surgeon in South Australia and a horse trainer. Gepps Cross is named after his brother, Isaac who opened the Gepps Cross Inn in 1848.

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed Level 1 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program and have successfully completed the courses VET SC 7009RW - General Pathology and VET SC 7010RW - Systems Pathology in the year for which the prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who obtained the highest average mark in the two courses stated above.

In 1907, George John Robert Murray, K.C., B.A., LL.B., then a member of the Council of the University, paid £1000 to the University for the purpose of founding a scholarship to be called 'The Tinline Prize' in memory of his mother's family. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed their Honours year of the Bachelor of Arts in the year for which the prize is awarded, and have completed their Honours thesis in the field of British Imperial or Australian History.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest mark for their Honours thesis.

In 2005 Mrs Kim Norman and other various donors made a donation to the University in memory of Dr Tommy Norman, in recognition of his love for jazz. 

To be eligible for the Prize candidates must be an undergraduate student of the Elder Conservatorium (including Honours) and be majoring in jazz performance in the year for which the Prize is awarded. 

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who demonstrates excellence in jazz performance throughout their studies.

In 1921, the old scholars of Tormore House School paid £130 to the University to establish a prize to perpetuate the memory of the said school. The T ormore School was a private boarding and day school for girls in North Adelaide, South Australia. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the course ENGL 1101 - Introduction to English Literature in the year for which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the female candidate who achieved the highest mark in the course specified above as.

In 1956, Mrs Leonore Ohlstrom gave £300 to the University to establish annual prizes in German in memory of her late husband, Patrick Andreas Ohlstrom. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the courses GERM 2203 - Intermediate German A and GERM 2225 - Contemporary Germany in the year in which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest marks in the courses stated above.

In 1956, Mrs Leonore Ohlstrom gave £300 to the University to establish annual prizes in German in memory of her late husband, Patrick Andreas Ohlstrom. 

To be eligible for the prize candidates must have successfully completed the courses GERM 3225 - Introduction to German Literature and GERM 3204 - Upper­Intermediate German Bin the year in which the Prize is awarded.

The Prize shall be awarded annually to the candidate who achieved the highest marks in the courses stated above.