Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Graduate Awards
Discipline |
Prize |
Contact |
Value/Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science | Helen M Schutt Scholarships R6.198 Eligibility: Women entering scientific and technical disciplines |
Contact: Melbourne Scholarships Ph: 8344 8747 (Toll Free) 1800 77 22 44 Fax: 9349 1740 |
$4,000 top-up to Australian Postgraduate Award/Melbourne Research Scholarship in 2003
(Determined by the Council) Awarded from time to time |
| Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science | Cosby Stopford and Marshal Stopford Campbell Bequest Bursaries Eligibility: Graduate and undergraduate students in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Selection Criteria: Recipients are to be selected by the Board or other governing body of the Faculty. Special Conditions: The Board or governing body may decide not to award any bursaries |
Contact: Faculty General Manager Ph: 8344-5893 |
$4900 total in 2001 (half NAI) One or more annual award |
| School of Behavioural Science | |||
| Psychology | Oscar Adolf Oeser Bequest R6.72(118) |
Contact: Student Support Services Ph: 8344-6053 |
$900 total in 2001 (NAI) Awarded from time to time |
| Psychology | Psychology Research Scholarship Eligibility: Applicants who have been awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award or a Melbourne Research Schoarlship or other scholarship at PhD level commencing after 2006. Candidates for the combined MPsych/PhD are ineligible for the award. Selection Criteria: Highest ranking recipient of an APA or MRS in Psychology Special Conditions : Student must demonstrate satisfactory progress on an annual basis for the award to continue. |
Contact: Patricia Murray Ph: 8344 7105 |
$10,000 per Annum |
| School of Dental Science | |||
| Dental Education | I.J. Marks and T.C. Adamson Prize R6.72(121) NOTE: staff as well as students are eligible for this prize |
Contact: Michelle Trebilco Ph: 9341 0280 |
(NAI) Annual award |
| Publication | Ernest Joske Research Award R6.118 |
Contact: Kate Fletcher Ph: 9341 0318 |
(NAI) Triennial award |
| School of Medicine | |||
| Alzheimer's Disease | May Stewart Bursary R6.189 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close 31 October Application Form and Guidelines |
$20,000 total in 2001 (NAI) One or more awards from time to time |
| Arthritis | Jane Ariadne McLaurin Thomson and Barclay Thomson Scholarship R6.76 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close 31 October Application Form and Guidelines |
$2,000 in 2001 Annual award |
| Arthritis Inflammation and Vascular Disease | RJ Gleghorn Fellowship R6.204 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
Not offered 2002 Awarded from time to time |
| Cancer Research | Annie S Glover Fellowship Donor: The late Edward George Glover, formerly of 17 Scott Street, Canterbury, who died on 26th October 1983, bequeathed his residuary estate to his trustees, The Union-Fidelity Trustee Company of Australia Limited [now the Trust Company of Australia Limited], in trust to found the Annie S. Glover Trust Fund. The income from this fund is to be used for the purposes of establishing Fellowships for research on cancer for three years. Eligibility: Expert research workers. Selection Criteria: Merit, taking into account career positions and quality of research. Special Conditions: Fellowships are tenable for a period of three years on such terms and conditions as the University Council deems fit. When a cure for cancer has been discovered or should a cure for cancer in the opinion of the University Council remain undiscovered at the end of the period of three years, the income of the Annie S. Glover Trust Fund shall be again accumulated and applied to establish subsequent Fellowships each tenable for a period of three years for an expert research worker on another human disease to be selected from time to time by the University Council. |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Application Guidelines |
Not offered 2002 Biennial Award |
| Cancer Research/ Anaesthetics | RJ Fletcher Research Scholar R6.45 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close 31 October Application Form and Guidelines |
Upto $2,000 (NAI) Annual award |
| Diabetes Mellitus | Sheppard M Lowe Scholarship R6.125 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
Up to $10,000 (approx) (Determined by Council) Biennial award |
| Endocrinology | Biochemistry Fund R6.203 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
Determined by Council) One or more postgraduate scholarships |
| General Practice | Hilda Gibbons Bursaries R6.156 |
Contact: Jenny Mainland (Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences) Ph: 8344-5890 |
$4800 total in 2001 13 awards (Determined by committee) One or more awards from time to time |
| Gynaecology | Arthur Nyulasy Prize R6.57 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$200 Awarded from time to time |
| Human Disease | Randall and Louisa Alcock Scholarship R6.50 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close 31 October Application Form and Guidelines |
$1,000 in 2001 (NAI) Annual award |
| Medical History | Carl de Gruchy Scholarship R6.72(96) |
Contact: Jenny Mainland (Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences) Ph: 8344-5890 |
(Determined by Council) Awarded from time to time |
| Medical Research | Sir Thomas Peel Dunhill Research Scholarship R6.103 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close 31 October Application Form and Guidelines |
$200 (Determined by Council) Annual award |
| Medical Research | The Roper Bequest R7.104 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close October Application Guidelines |
(NAI) Annual award |
| Medical Science | Bertam Armytage Prize R6.72(10) |
Contact: Jenny Mainland (Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences) Ph: 8344-5890 |
$180 (NAI) Annual award |
| Medical Science | Thomas and Elizabeth Ross Scholarship R6.90 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close 1 November |
$4,000 in 2001 (NAI) Annual award |
| Medicine | Henry and Rachael Ackman Travelling Scholarship R6.170 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$20,000 total in 2001 (Determined by Council) One or more biennial awards |
| Medicine | Baillieu Research Scholarship R6.95 |
Contact: Melbourne Scholarships Ph: 8344 8747 (Toll Free) 1800 77 22 44 Fax: 9349 1740 |
$17,067 per annum (Equivalent to Melbourne Research Scholarship ) Awarded from time to time |
| Medicine | John and Allan Gilmour Research Awards R6.124 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$17,650 in 2004 Awarded from time to time |
| Medicine | David Grant Scholarship R6.63 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$232 and medal in 2000 Annual award |
| Medicine | John Hayden Research Fellowship R6.131 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$14,000 (Determined by the Council) Awarded from time to time |
| Medicine | Georgina Hesketh Scholarship R6.72(143) |
Contact: Alison Temperley (Medicine) Ph : 8344-7768 |
$1,175 in 2001 (Determined by Council) Annual award |
| Medicine | Melville Hughes Scholarship Donor: An anonymous donor has directed his trustee to pay to the University a yearly sum to provide an annual Scholarship. Eligibility: Medical graduates eligible for approval as full time candidates for the Master of Surgery, Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Philosophy degree. The award is open to medical graduates to undertake research to further their surgical studies in medicine in a Department of the Faculty or at approved institutions. Applicants must have been born in Victoria or of Victorian-born parents. Selection Criteria: Information not supplied. |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$50,000 Annual award |
| Medicine | Mabel Kent Scholarships Donor: The Mabel Kent Estate. Eligibility: Undergraduate and postgraduate medical students who require some financial assistance to complete the course. Selection Criteria: Need for financial assistance |
Contact: Alison Temperley (Medicine) Ph : 8344-7768 |
$5,000 total in 2001 One or more annual awards |
| Medicine | John and Betty McCreery Scholarships R7.153 |
Contact: Alison Temperley (Medicine) Ph : 8344-7768 |
$1,300 total in 2001 three awards (NAI) One or more annual awards |
| Medicine | Melbourne Medical Postgraduate Committee Gordon-Taylor Scholarship R6.113 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$7,900 in 2000 (NAI) Triennial award |
| Medicine | RD Phillips Bursaries and Scholarships R6.186 |
Contact: Alison Temperley (Medicine) Ph : 8344-7768 |
$9,000 total in 2001 22 awards (NAI) Awarded from time to time |
| Medicine | Viola Edith Reid Bequest Scholarships R6.179 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close 31 October Application Guidelines |
$20,000 total (NAI) Annual award |
| Medicine | School of Medicine Higher Degree Research Scholarship for Full-Fee Overseas Students | Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$17,500 Two annual scholarships |
| Medicine | Selwyn-Smith Medical Research Prize R6.147 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$4,000 in 2003 (NAI) Triennial award |
| Medicine | Velma Stanley Award R6.155 |
Contact: Alison Temperley (Medicine) Ph : 8344-7768 |
$1,500 in 2000 (NAI) Annual award |
| Medicine | Alwyn Stewart Memorial Scholarship R6.41 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close 31 October Application Guidelines |
$750 (NAI) Annual award |
| Medicine | Elizabeth Mary Sweet Fellowship R6.73 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
(Determined by the Council) Awarded from time to time |
| Medicine | Sir William Upjohn Medal R6.72(68) |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
Medal Quinquennial award |
| Medicine Respiratory | David B Rosenthal Memorial Scholarship R6.130 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close 31 October Application Guidelines |
$14,000 in 2001 (NAI) Awarded from time to time |
| Medicine Thesis | David Grant Prize R6.63 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
(NAI) Annual award |
| Mental Disorder Schizophrenia |
Ronald Philip Griffiths Bequest R7.198 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
(NAI) Awarded from time to time |
| Microbiology | Major Bartlett University Scholarships Donor: James Charles Bartlett made a bequest in 1930 for Scholarships to be awarded to students engaged in research in Microbiology. Eligibility: Postgraduate students or students enrolled in the Fourth Year of an Honours course who are engaged in research in Microbiology in the Departments of the University where research in Microbiology may be conducted. Selection Criteria: The recommendation of the Head of the Department of Microbiology. Special Conditions: More than one Scholarship may be awarded to any one scholar either concurrently or consecutively as the trustees may determine. |
Contact: Belinda Lightfoot (Microbiology) Ph : 8344-5679 Applications: Lodge by 31 December for award by 1 March the following year. |
$1600 total in 2001 three awards One or more annual awards |
| Motor Neurone Disease | Nancy Frances Curry Scholarship R6.196 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close 31 October Application Guidelines |
$18,000 total in 2001 (NAI) One or more awards from time to time |
| Neurology | Leslie Eric Paddle Scholarship Donor: The estate of Leslie Paddle late of Mornington in Victoria (administered by The Equity Trustees Executors and Agency Company Limited). Eligibility: Information not provided. Selection Criteria: The Scholarship will be awarded by the Council on the recommendation of the Faculty Research Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close 31 October Application Form and Guidelines |
$8,000 max Annual award |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Dr Hubert Sydney Jacobs Bequest R7.210 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
(Determined by the Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) Awarded from time to time |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Felix Meyer Scholarship R6.161 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$20,000 total (Determined by Council) Awarded from time to time |
| Opthalmology/ Otorhino-laryngology | Hugh Noel Puckle Scholarship Donor: The estate of Dr Hugh Noel Murray Puckle, administered by Perpetual Trustees Victoria Limited Eligibility: Medical graduates already specialising in or who intend to specialise in opthalmology or otorhinolaryngology. Selection Criteria: Selection will be on the basis of academic merit to enable medical graduates already specialising in or who intend to specialise in opthalmology or otorhinolaryngology to further their postgraduate training in opthalmology or otorhinolaryngology by study overseas. |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close 31 October Application Form and Guidelines |
$20,00 max. Annual award |
| Opthalmology Research | RB McComas Research Scholarship R6.135 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$20,000 total (NAI) Annual award |
| Paediatric Orthopaedics | Leslie Eric Paddle Scholarship Donor: The estate of Leslie Paddle late of Mornington in Victoria, administered by The Equity Trustees Executors and Agency Company Limited. Eligibility: Information not supplied. Selection Criteria: The Scholarship will be awarded by the Council on the recommendation of the Faculty Research Sub-Committee in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 Applications: close 31 October Application Form and Guidelines |
$10,000 max. Annual award |
| Paediatrics | MM Clarke Medical Research Grants R7.211 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
(Determined by Council) Awarded from time to time |
| Palliative Care | Community Palliative Care PhD Scholarship Donor: Perpetual Trustees and the Centre for Palliative Care Foundation. Eligibility: Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences who are Australian citizens or permanent residents and who are undertaking research in the disciplines of medicine, nursing, psychology, occupational therapy and social work . Selection Criteria: Recipients are to be selected by a Selection Committee comprising the Professor/Director of Palliative Medicine, the Professor of Medicine ( St Vincent’s), the Chair of the Centre for Palliative Care Foundation and a representative of the Board of Eastern Palliative Care. Applications will be sought in the preceding acadmic year and short listed by academic members of the Selection Committee based on academic merit, as evidenced in results. Candidates will then be further assessed according to capacity for the proposed field of study to make a significant contribution to the practice of community-based palliative care. The recommendation of the Selection Committee will be endorsed by the Faculty Scholarships Committee and the Dean. |
Contact: General Manager (Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences) Ph: 8344-5893 |
$24,000 pa for 3.5 years Triennial award |
| Palliatiave Medicine - Ethics | Cabrini Hospital and Order of Malta PhD Scholarship Donor: Cabrini Hopital and the Order of Malta. Eligibility: Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences who are Australian citizens or permanent residents and who are undertaking research in the disciplines of biomedical ethics, medicine, nursing, or allied health. Selection Criteria: Recipients are to be selected by a Selection Committee comprising the Professor/Director of Palliative Medicine, the Professor of Medicine (St Vincent's), Lecturer in Health Ethics for the Centre for the Study of Health and Society, and the nominated representatives of the Board of Cabrini Hospital and the Victorian Branch of the Order of Malta. Applications will be sought in the preceding acadmic year and short listed by academic members of the Selection Committee based on academic merit, as evidenced in results. Candidates will then be further assessed according toe capacity for the proposed field of study to make a significant contribution to the practice of community-based palliative care. The recommendation of the Selection Committee will be endorsed by the Faculty Scholarships Committee and the Dean. |
Contact: General Manager (Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences) Ph: 8344-5893 |
$24,000 pa for 3.5 years Triennial award |
| Palliative Medicine, Diploma of | Australian Palliative Care Fund Scholarship Donor: The Australian Palliative Care Fund Ltd. Eligibility: General practitioners who are Australian citizens or permanent residents and who are enrolled in the Diploma of Palliative Medicine and working in the field of palliative care. Selection Criteria: Awarded by a Selection Committee comprising the Profesor/Director of Palliative Medicine and the Professor of Medicine (St Vincent's) based on evidence of the candidate's continuing practice of palliative care, need in the geographic area in which the GP resides and academic merit as evidenced by results in tertiary study, membership of professional fellowships and experience within the field. The recommendation of the Selection Committee will be endorsed by the Dean of Faculty. Special Conditions: If a suitable candidate is not found in any given year, two scholarships may be awarded in the following year. |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$10,000 total Annual award |
| Pathology | Beaney Scholarship R6.12 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$15,000 total (half NAI) Annual award |
| Pharmacology | Iain Charles Medgett Postgraduate Student Travel Award R6.72(136) |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$1,800 in 2000 (Determined by Council) One or more annual awards |
| Poliomyelitis and Spastic Conditions | William Collie Bequest R7.207 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
(NAI) Awarded from time to time |
| Psychotherapy | Alice Barber Memorial Fund R6.79 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
(NAI) Awarded from time to time |
| Public Health | RL Simpson Memorial Fund R6.72(103) |
Contact: Vangie Lopez (Medicine) Ph: 8344-5890 |
$2,115 in 2003 three awards (Determined by Council Awarded from time to time |
| Surgery | Sir Thomas Naghten Fitzgerald Scholarship R6.104 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$4,500 (Determined by Council Awarded from time to time |
| Surgery | RG and AU Meade Scholarship R6.72(85) |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
$300 (Determined by Council Annual Award |
| Surgery ARMC |
Philip Bladin Memorial Fund Scholarship R7.142 |
Contact: Meryl Fullerton (Medicine) Ph: 9344 9796 |
(Determined by the Professor of Surgery ARMC) Annual award |
| SCHOOL OF NURSING | |||
| Adult Acute Care | Dianne Campbell Prize Donor: School of Nursing. Eligibility: Students graduating with a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing (Adult Acute Care). Selection Criteria: Outstanding clinical performance throughout the course. When two or more graduating diplomates have been identified as having achieved outstanding clinical performance throughout the course, then the Prize will be awarded to the student with the highest average marks in the theoretical subjects. |
Contact: Jasmina Bajramovic Student and Academic Programs Manager (School of Nursing) Ph: 8344-9432 Fax: 9347-4172 |
$100 book voucher plus certificate of achievement Annual award |
| Infant, Child and Adolescent Health | Mary Patten Prize Donor: School of Nursing. Eligibility: Students graduating with a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing (Infant, Child and Adolescent Health). Selection Criteria: Outstanding clinical performance throughout the course. When two or more graduating diplomates have been identified as having achieved outstanding clinical performance throughout the course, then the Prize will be awarded to the student with the highest average marks in the theoretical subjects. |
Contact: Jasmina Bajramovic Student and Academic Programs Manager (School of Nursing) Ph: 8344-9432 Fax: 9347-4172 |
$100 book voucher plus certificate of achievement Annual award |
| Mental Health | Elizabeth Crowther Prize Donor: School of Nursing. Eligibility: Students graduating with a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing (Mental Health). Selection Criteria: Outstanding clinical performance throughout the course. When two or more graduating diplomates have been identified as having achieved outstanding clinical performance throughout the course, then the Prize will be awarded to the student with the highest average marks in the theoretical subjects |
Contact: Jasmina Bajramovic Student and Academic Programs Manager (School of Nursing) Ph: 8344-9432 Fax: 9347-4172 |
$100 book voucher plus certificate of achievement Annual award |
| Nursing Fourth Year |
Head of School Undergraduate Prize Donor: School of Nursing. Eligibility: Students graduating from a four year course offered by the School of Nursing. Selection Criteria: Awarded to a student of outstanding merit. |
Contact: Jasmina Bajramovic Student and Academic Programs Manager (School of Nursing) Ph: 8344-9432 Fax: 9347-4172 |
$100 book voucher plus certificate of achievement Annual award |
| Nursing Fourth Year |
Michael Kierce Prize R6.72(189) |
Contact: Jasmina Bajramovic Student and Academic Programs Manager (School of Nursing) Ph: 8344-9432 Fax: 9347-4172 |
(NAI) Annual award |
| Paediatric Critical Care | Ann Clezy Scholarship Donor: Staffing Synergy. Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing (Paediatric Critical Care). Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student considered by the Selection Committee to best demonstrate: (a) a sound but not necessarily outstanding previous academic record in nursing; (b) the capacity for good quality clinical decision-making, compassion, and integrity; (c) involvement in extracurricular activities of a humanitarian, environmental or community nature over the preceding two years. The Selection Committee membership is determined on the recommendation of the School of Nursing and will include University and Staffing Synergy staff. No scholarship will be awarded if there is no candidate of sufficient merit. |
Contact: Jasmina Bajramovic Student and Academic Programs Manager (School of Nursing) Ph: 8344-9432 Fax: 9347-4172 |
$2,000 per annum Annual award to 2007 |
| Psychiatric Nursing Child or Adolescent |
Helen Testro Scholarship Donor: Staffing Synergy. Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing (Psychiatric Nursing) who are specializing in child or adolescent psychiatric nursing Selection Criteria: The Scholarship will be awarded to the candidate who, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, best demonstrates a sound previous academic record in nursing, capacity for good quality clinical decision making, compassion and integrity, involvement in extracurricular activities of a humanitarian, environmental or community nature over the preceding two years. Applicants will be required to complete an application form. The Selection Committee will comprise members recommended by the School and will include staff of both the University and Staffing Synergy. |
Contact: Jasmina Bajramovic Student and Academic Programs Manager (School of Nursing) Ph: 8344-9432 Fax: 9347-4172 |
$2,000 per annum Annual award to 2007 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in the discipline of nursing. | Emeritus Professor Judith Parker Prize Donor: School of Nursing and Social Work. Eligibility: A student graduating from the School of Nursing and Social Work who has completed the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the discipline of nursing Selection Criteria: The prize is to be awarded to the candidate who submits the most meritorious PhD thesis for assessment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy during the preceding year. The selection panel for the prize are: Head of School; Associate Head, Research; Associate Head, Research Training. The selection panel will consider examiners’ reports on the thesis and must consult together concerning the award of the prize, and in a division of opinion the view of the majority of selection panel members will prevail. |
Contact: Monica Wehner Student and Academic Programs Manager (School of Nursing) Ph: 8344-0755 Fax: 9347-4172 |
$500.00 and a certificate Annual award |