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Dublin prize

The Dublin Prize (established 1892) .

The conditions for the award of the Prize as set out in Item (3) of the University Trust Records UTR6.72 - Lesser Awards

"Donor: Subscribers to a fund to celebrate the tercentenary of the University of Dublin. The prize was awarded in 1967 and is thereafter awarded quinquennially by the Academic Board on the recommendations of a committee of five appointed by it. The prize is open for award to students and graduates of the University for an outstanding contribution to Art, Music, Literature or Science and consists of the net income of the fund for the preceding five years."

Information for applicants

This prize is awarded every five years and was last awarded in 2012.

Eligibility

This prize is open to:

Enrolled undergraduate or graduate students of the University of Melbourne
Graduates of the University

Note: VCA students/alumni eligible to be considered for the prize are those who were enrolled or have graduated in courses after the VCA Act 1991 was enacted.

Selection

The prize will be determined by a committee of five members appointed by the President of the Academic Board.

Applications

Applicants must submit all documents at the same time. Applications are to be sent electronically or in hard copy directly to the Academic Secretary by the nominated closing date. Late applications will not be accepted.
Application documentation must not exceed four A4 pages comprising

the letter of application which argues the case for an outstanding contribution;
a brief CV;
any other supporting documentation; and
applicant’s contact details including their current mailing address and:
- for graduates, the name of their degree, the year it was conferred and applicant’s previous name if the applicant has changed their name since the degree was conferred
- for current students, their student email address and student number as evidence of their student status.

Applications that do not comply with the above requirements will not be considered.

Submitting applications

Applicants may submit their application electronically. Applications should be submitted electronically to the Academic Secretary or in hard copy to:

The Academic Secretary
University Secretary’s Department
6th floor Raymond Priestley Building
University of Melbourne
VIC 3010
AUSTRALIA

Awarding of the Prize

The judges' decision will be final and the University reserves the right not to award the prize in the event it is considered that no work of sufficient merit has been submitted.

Applicants should note that the University of Melbourne reserves the right to publish the names of the recipients on its websites and other University of Melbourne publications.

University Trust Record:

UTR6.72 (3) - Lesser Awards

Previous Recipients

KNOWN WINNERS OF THE DUBLIN PRIZE - UTR6.72 (3) (Previously Regulation 6.72(3))
Year	Recipient	Field/Work
2012	Patrick McGorry Ruth Bright	Youth Mental Health Music Therapy
2007	*Not administered*
2002	Ronald Farren-Price	Music
1997	*Not administered*
1992	*Not administered*
1987	Chris Wallace-Crabbe	Literature
1982	*Not awarded*
1977	*Not administered*
1972	*Not administered*
1977	Vincent Buckley	Literature (Poetry)
1972	Geoffrey Blainey	History
1967	Sir Keith Hancock	History - ‘Smuts: The Sanguine Years’
1946	H C Corben
1941	B C Fitpatrick
1933	A G Scholes	‘Education for Empire Settlement’
1929	C Daley	‘The History of Flora Australiensis’
1927	D H Rankin	A History of Education on Western Australia
1925	S H Roberts	‘The History of Australian Settlement’
1924	C W W Webster	Poetry - ‘Between Two Worlds’
1923	E Sweetman	‘A History of State Education in Victoria’
1922	Sir Neil H Fairley	‘Complement Fixation Reaction in Hydatid Disease’
1921	W H Downing	‘To the Last Ridge’
1920	K T Henderson	‘Khaki and Cassock’
1914	J A H Sherwin
1913	Bernard P O’Dowd
1912	J McKellar Stewart

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