University Secretary's Department List of Awards, Scholarships and Prizes

Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Undergraduate Awards

Discipline
Prize
Contact
Value/Frequency
Architecture Architect Michael Kaufman Scholarships
R6.175
Note: Generally awarded to a postgraduate student
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229
$7000 in 2001
Determined by Council

One or more annual awards
Architecture Romano Foundation Prize in Architectural Heritage
Donor: The VM Romano Foundation
Eligibility:
A student who has undertaken a minimum of four subjects in architectural history in the Faculty, including the subject Australian Architecture 702-331.
Selection Criteria: Best overall achievement across four completed subjects in architectural history, one of which must be the subject Australian Architecture 702-331.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$350

Annual award
2003-2012

Architecture Romano Foundation Prize in Building & Design
Donor: The VM Romano Foundation
Eligibility: A student completing the third year of the Bachelor of Planning and Design Property and Construction, with a concentration in Construction Management.
Selection Criteria: Best overall achievement in the third year of the Construction Management stream.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$350

Annual award
2003-2012

Architecture Romano Foundation Prize in Urban Planning & Design
Donor: The VM Romano Foundation
Eligibility: A student completing the Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development, who has successfully completed the subject 705-435 Advance Urban Planning and Design.
Selection Criteria: To be awarded on completion of the degree for the best overall achievement in the urban planning and design subjects of the Faculty, one of which must by 705-435 Advanced Urban Planning and Design.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$350

Annual award
2003-2012

Architecture
BArch
BPC
Final Year
FMSA Award
Donor: Fooks Martin Sandow Anson
Eligibility: Students completing the final year of the combined Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Property and Construction program.
Selection Criteria: Student with the highest grade average of all subjects in the combined degree program, not including any preliminary degree or course pre-requisites.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$2,000

Annual award until 2008

Architecture
BArch
BPDArch
Nell Norris Scholarships
R6.112
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229
$500

One annual award in each of the five years
Architecture
BArch
First Year
Castles, Stephenson and Turner Award
Donor: Castles, Stephenson and Turner
Eligibility: First year Bachelor of Architecture students.
Selection Criteria: Leadership and promise in architecture
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$300 in 2001

Annual award

Architecture
BArch
First Year
Ernest Fooks Memorial Award
R6.72(139)

Selection Criteria: Best overall result in Architectural Design 4A (702-403) and Design 4B (702-404)
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$600 in 2001 (NAI)

Annual award

Architecture
BArch
First Year
HPA/Mirvac Award in Architecture
Donor: HPA/Mirvac.
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the first year Bachelor of Architecture subject Architectual Design 4A (702-403).
Selection Criteria: Highest overall result.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$3000

Annual award

Architecture
BArch
First Year

Sustainable Architecture Prize
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the First Year Bachelor of Architecture subject Architecural Design 4A (702-403) and Architectural Design 4B (702-404)
Selection Criteria: The prize is awarded to the student who, in the view of the selection panel, has shown how sustainable design practices play a key role in producing high quality architecture.
Special Conditions: The Selection Committee reserves the right to not award the scholarship in any given year if no suitable candidate is identified.

Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$1500

Annual award

Architecture
BArch
Second Year
Edward and Penelope Billson Prize
R6.72(86)

Selection Criteria: Highest overall result in Architectural Design 5A (702-503).
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$250 in 2001plus medal (NAI)

Annual award

Architecture
BArch
Second Year
RAIA/Bates Smart Graduate Prize
Donor: Bates Smart
Eligibility: Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Property & Construction graduates.
Selection Criteria: Graduate who has achieved best balance between design excellence and construction and practice excellence.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$2500

Annual award

Architecture
BArch
Second Year
John Charles Lloyd Exhibition
R6.38
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$600 in 2001 (NAI)

Annual award

Architecture
BPD(Arch)
Third Year
Raymond Frederic Turnball Prize
Donor: Raymond Frederic Turnball.
Eligibility: Third Year Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture) students enrolled in Design 3A (702-340) and Construction Technology 3 (702-338).
Selection Criteria: Most outstanding student overall.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$200

Annual award

Architecture
BPD(Arch)
Third Year
Woods Bagot Scholarship
Donor: Woods Bagot.
Eligibility: Graduates of the Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture) who- (a) complete the Third and Final Year of the course full-time; and (b) rank in the top 20 percent of students in the Third Year subject Architectural Design 3A and Architectural Design 3B
Selection Criteria: Academic merit in the Third Year subject Architectural Design 3A and Architectural Design 3B.
Special Conditions: The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning may terminate a Scholarship if progress is unsatisfactory.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$2000

Annual award

Bachelor of Architecture The Robert Barber (Ability Building Chemicals) Prize for Achievement in the Study of Architecture
Donor: Mr Robert Barber, Managing Director, Ability Building Chemicals Company.
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the final year of the Bachelor of Architecture.
Selection Criteria: The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest weighted average of marks across the final 100 points of the Bachelor of Architecture over a calendar year.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$3000

Annual award to 2007

Landscape Architecture The Robert Barber (Ability Building Chemicals) Prize for Achievement in the Study of Landscape Architecture
Donor:Mr Robert Barber, Managing Director, Ability Building Chemicals Company
Eligibility:Students enrolled in the final year of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture.
Selection Criteria: The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest weighted average of marks across the final 100 points of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture over a calendar year.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$3000

Annual award to 2007

Landscape Architecture
Designing the Sustainable Landscape
705-420

The Foundation Graduate Prize in Landscape Architecture
Donor: The graduates of the foundation year of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (graduating 2003).
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and the subject 705-420 Designing the Sustainable Landscape.
Selection Criteria: The prize is awarded to the student who, in the view of the slection panel, has produced the most outstanding project in the subject 705-420 Designing the Sustainable Landscape.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$500

Annual award to 2006

Landscape Architecture
Advanced Urban Planning and Design
705-435
Landscape Assessment and Planning
705-436
Tract Consultants Prize for Landscape Design
Donor: Tract Consultants.
Eligibility: Students enrolled in Advanced Urban Planning and Design (705-435) and Landscape Assessment and Planning (705-436).
Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student obtaining the highest aggregate result in the subjects.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229
$1,000 in 2002

Annual award to 2005
Landscape Architecture Designing the Local Urban Landscape
705-174
Mark McWha Prize for Landscape Design
Donor: Mark McWha and Associates, Landscape Architects.
Eligibility: Students enrolled in Designing the Local Urban Landscape (705-174).
Selection Criteria: Highest score.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$1000

Annual award to
2004

Landscape Architecture
Landscape Practice
705-429
Ground Control Prize for Landscape Practice
Donor: Ground Control Landscape Architecture Pty Ltd.
Eligibility: Students enrolled in Landscape Practice (705-429).
Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student obtaining the best overall mark with a minimum of 80 per cent.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$1000
(reviewed annually)

Annual award to
2006

Property and Construction
BPC
Hansen Yuncken Prize
R6.72(138)
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229
$500 in 2001
(NAI)

Annual award
Property and Construction BPD(P&C ) Third Year Multiplex Prize
Donor: Multiplex.
Eligibility: Students who have completed third year of the Bachelor of Planning & Design (Property & Construction).
Selection Criteria: Most outstanding student overall.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229
$11,500

Annual award
Urban Planning & Development
First Year
Contour Consultants Prize
Donor: Contour Consultants Australia Pty Ltd, Town Planners.
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the first year of the Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development.
Selection Criteria: Best overall achievement based on the highest average over all the First Year subjects undertaken by a student. The subjects included in the assessment will be all those in which a First Year BUPD student is enrolled, not just those taught in the faculty.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229
$1000

Annual award to
2005

Urban Planning & Development
First Year
Department of Sustainability and Environment Strategic Planning and Sustainability Policy Division Prize
Donor: Department of Sustainability and Environment; State Government of Victoria.
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the first year subject Shaping the Metropolis (705-173) as part of the Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development.
Selection Criteria: Best overall achievement in the subject based on the best final mark.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$600

Annual award to
2005

Urban Planning & Development
Second Year
Department of Sustainability and Environment; Planning, Land Services and Environmental Regulation Division Prize
Donor: Department of Sustainability and Environment; State Government of Victoria.
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the second year subject Planning and Development Management (705-219) as part of the Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development.
Selection Criteria: Best overall achievement in the subject based on the best final mark.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$600

Annual award to
2005

Urban Planning & Development
Third Year
Department of Sustainability and Environment; Planning, Land Services and Environmental Regulation Division Prize
Donor: Department of Sustainability and Environment; State Government of Victoria.
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the third year subject Housing Diversity (705-335) as part of the Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development.
Selection Criteria: Best overall achievement in the subject based on the best final mark.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$600

Biennial award to 2010

Urban Planning and Development
Third Year/
Fourth Year
Essential Economics Prize
Donor: Essential Economics Pty Ltd, Carlton, Victoria..
Eligibility: Third and Fourth Year students enrolled in the Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development and undertaking the subject Planning the Productive City (705-325).
Selection Criteria: Student placed first overall in the subject Planning the Productive City (705-325).
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$500

Annual award to 2007

Urban Planning and Development
Third Year/
Fourth Year
Peet & Company Limited Prize
Donor: Peet & Company Limited, Melbourne.
Eligibility: Third and Fourth Year students enrolled in the Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development and undertaking the subject Housing Sustainability (705-330).
Selection Criteria: Student placed first overall in the subject Housing Sustainability (705-330).
Special Conditions: Prize presentation to be made at the annual Housing Industry Association Breakfast, held in December.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$500

Biennial award to 2009

Urban Planning & Development
Fourth Year
Department of Sustainability and Environment Strategic Planning and Sustainability Policy Division Prize
Donor: Department of Sustainability and Environment; State Government of Victoria.
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the fourth year subject Advanced Transport Planning (705-419) as part of the Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development.
Selection Criteria: Best overall achievement in the subject based on the best final mark.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$100

Annual award to 2006

Urban Planning and Development
Fourth Year
Design Inc Prize for Environmentally Sustainable Urban Design

Donor: Design Inc Melbourne Pty Limited.
Eligibility: Fourth Year students enrolled in the subject Advanced Urban Planning and Design (705-435).
Selection Criteria: Awarded to the highest place student whose work reflects a stong commitment to innovated environmentally sustainable design.

Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$100

Annual award to 2006

Urban Planning & Development
Fourth Year
The Urbis Prize
Donor: Urbis Consulting Property Advisers.
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the fourth year of the Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development.
Selection Criteria: Best overall achievement based on the best average over all the fourth year subjects undertaken by a student. The subjects included in the assessment will be all the subjects in which a fourth year BUPD student is enrolled, not just those taught in the Faculty.
Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$1000

Annual award to
2006

Urban Planning and Development
Final Year
Ledgar Prize in Urban Planning

Donor: The Ledgar Fund, established in honour of Professor Frederick William Ledgar, foundation Professor of Town and Regional Planning.
Eligibility: Full-time undergraduate final year student in the BUPD course.
Selection Criteria: Top graduating student in Urban Planning obtaining the highest aggregate results in the Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development (BUPD) degree course.

Contact: Veronica Coram (Architecture, Building & Planning)
Ph: 8344-4229

$2,000 in 2004

Annual award

 

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