Faculty of Business and Economics
Graduate Awards
Discipline |
Prize |
Contact |
Value/Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Peter Brownell PhD Scholarship UTR6.72(114) Donors: The fund was established by friends and associates of the late Peter Brownell, professor of Accounting from 1991 until 1997. Selection Criteria: Student enrolled in the second year of the degree PhD in Accounting who was awarded the highest mark in the first year coursework program. |
Contact: Maria Becerra (Business & Economics) Ph: 8344-2615 Applications: Applications are not necessary. The award will be made at the commencement of each academic year to the student who meets the selection criteria. |
NAI. Payable in two instalments. Annual award |
| BISY90008 Information Processes & Control | Protiviti Prize for Information Processes & Control Donors: Protiviti is a global risk and business consulting and internal audit firm composed of specialist in risk, advisory and transaction services. Protiviti’s highly trained, results-oriented professionals provide a unique perspective on a wide range of critical business issues for clients in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Middle East Eligibility: Student must be an Economics & Business student enrolled in BISY90008 Information Processes & Control Selection Criteria: Student placed first overall in the subject. Special Conditions: Study abroad and Exchange students are not eligible. |
Contact: Maria Becerra (Business & Economics) Ph: 8344-2615 |
$500 Annual award |
| ACCT 90016 Taxation Law for Business Decision Making | Taxpayers Australia/Jack Just Memorial Prize in Taxation for Business Decision Making Eligibility: Student must be a postgraduate degree student enrolled in Business Decision Making (ACCT 90016) Selection Criteria: The recipient shall be the student placed first overall in the subject. |
Contact: Maria Becerra (Business & Economics) Ph: 8344-2615 |
$500 Annual award |
| Commerce | Baillieu Research Scholarship UTR6.95 |
Contact: Melbourne Scholarships Ph: +61 3 8344-8747 Fax: +61 3 9349-1740 |
$17,067 per annum (Equivalent to Melbourne Research Scholarship) Awarded from time to time |
| Commerce Postgraduate | The Commerce Alumni Final Year Postgraduate Scholarship Donor: The Commerce Alumni Society members Eligibility: Students must be enrolled in the final year of one of the coursework postgraduate courses in the Faculty of Business and Economics. This could be a graduate diploma or a master’s program. Selection Criteria: Selection is primarily on the basis of academic merits, interpersonal skills and leadership potential. |
Contact: Maria Becerra (Business & Economics) Ph: 8344-2615 |
$2000 for 1 year Awarded from 2006 to 2011 |
| Economics | Wilfred Prest Travelling Fellowship
Donor: Mrs Marjorie Prest established the Wilfred Prest Travelling Fellowship in memory of her late husband, Wilfred Prest, CBE, who was the Truby Williams Professor of Economics from 1946 until his retirement 1972. Eligibility: Economics graduates of the University who are aged not more than 27 years Selection Criteria: not supplied Special Conditions: This fellowship provides for recipients to continue their studies in the economics field at an overseas university or other research institution approved by the council. The fellowship is tenable for one year. The council may on the recommendation of the selection committee extend the tenure for a further consecutive year. |
Contact: Maria Becerra (Business & Economics) Ph: 8344-2615 |
NAI Annual award |
| Business and Economics | KPMG Award for Environmental Economics Donor: KPMG is one of the world’s leading professional service networks. It comprises over 135,000 people in member firms in more than 140 countries. In Australia, KPMG has around 4.800 people, including over 350 partners operating out of 13 offices around the country. Their clients include many of Australia’s- and the world’s- leading organisations. Eligibility: Students enrolled in an undergraduate degree at the University and enrolled in ECON30011 Environmental Economics Selection Criteria: Awarded to student who achieves the highest mark overall in the subject |
Contact: Maria Becerra (Business & Economics) Ph: 8344-2615 |
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