Melbourne Law School
Graduate Awards
Discipline |
Prize |
Contact |
Value/Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum Law (730-651) Mineral Law (730-649) Resources Joint Venture (730-841) |
The AMPLA Award Donor: AMPLA – the Resources and Energy Law Association Eligibility: The student must be enrolled in one of Petroleum Law (730-651), Mineral Law (730-649) or Resources Joint Venture (730-841). Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall in the subject. If more than one subject is offered in the year the prize will be awarded to the highest ranked student in Petroleum Law. If Petroleum Law is not offered the prize will be awarded to the highest ranked student in Mineral Law. If neither is offered the prize is awarded to the highest ranked student in the subject Resources Joint Ventures. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | A set of 5 AMPLA yearbooks and a one-year complimentary AMPLA membership Annual award until 2010 |
| Advanced Construction Contracts 730-751 |
Phillips Fox Prize Donor: Phillips Fox. Eligibility: Students who have completed the graduate subject Advanced Construction Contracts (730-751). Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall in the subject. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $2,000 Annual award to 2010 |
| Construction Contracts 730-806 |
Deacons Prize in Construction Contracts Donor: Deacons Eligibility: Students undertaking the subject Construction Contracts (730-806) as part of the graduate coursework programs in law. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $2,000 Awarded on five occasions from 2007 |
| Financial Sector Regulation 730-730 |
David Bruce Memorial Prize Donor: National Australia Bank Eligibility: Students undertaking the subject Financial Sector Regulation (730-730) as part of the postgraduate law program. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the top ranked student. Special Conditions: If the subject is not offered in any given year the prize will be awarded to the top ranked student in the subject Consumer Banking (730-657). |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $1,000 Annual award to 2009 |
| Labour Relations Law | Tom Zucker Scholarship in Labour Law UTR6.187 Selection Criteria: The scholarship is to be awarded to a student enrolled in the course for either the Graduate Diploma in Labour Relations Law or the Masters degree in Labour Relations Law. The applicant’s academic ability and demonstrated financial need will both be taken into account. Special Conditions: Preference will be given to applicants who are employed by, or who are officials of, an Australian trade union or peak union organization. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | (Determined by the Council) Annual award |
| Bargaining at work and Industrial Relations (730-760) |
Harmers Workplace Lawyers Prize Donor: Harmers Workplace Lawyers. Eligibility: Students enrolled in the subject Bargaining at work and Industrial Relations (730-760).in the Graduate Studies Program. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 Annual award to 2006 |
| Law | Law School Foundation Prize Donor: University of Melbourne Law School. Eligibility: Members of the student body during the year in which the Prize is awarded. Selection Criteria: Student making the most outstanding contribution to the life and affairs of the Law School. Applications: Applications should include a curriculum vitae and details of their contribution to the Law School. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $1,000 Annual award |
| Licensing Law and Technology Transfer 730-840 |
Licensing Executives Society Prize Donor: Licensing Executives Society. Eligibility: Students undertaking the postgraduate subject in Licensing Law and Technology Transfer (730-840). Selection Criteria: Top student |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 Annual award |
| Patent Law 730-625 |
Davies Collison Cave Prize Donor: Davies Collison Cave and Davies Collison Cave Solicitors are associated firms practising respectively as patent attorneys and solicitors. Eligibility: Students undertaking the postgraduate subject in Patent Law (730-625). Selection Criteria: Top student. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 Annual award to 2007 |
| Taxation Law | Graham Hill Taxation Law Prize Donor: Members of the Taxation Law Community. Eligibility: Students must have completed two or more subjects from the graduate taxation program in the academic year under consideration. Students must have obtained a H1 in at least one subject. Selection Criteria: If more than one eligible student has obtained a H1 in at least one subject, the prize goes to the eligible student with the highest average mark for the tax subjects undertaken in that academic year. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $600 Annual award to 2010 |
| JURIS DOCTOR | |||
| Juris Doctor | Melbourne Juris Doctor Dean’s Award – Best Overall (Full-Time) Donor: Faculty of Law. Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program on a full-time basis. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall for all 24 subjects of the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $1,000 Annual award |
| Juris Doctor | Melbourne Juris Doctor Dean’s Award – Stage 1 Donor: Faculty of Law. Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program on a full-time basis. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall for the first |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 Two Annual awards (one per cohort) |
| Juris Doctor | Melbourne Juris Doctor Dean’s Award – Stage 2 Donor: Faculty of Law. Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program on a full-time basis. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall for the final 12 subjects of the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 Two Annual awards (one per cohort) |
| Juris Doctor Corporations 730-525 |
Arnold Bloch Leibler Award in The Melbourne JD Donor: Arnold Bloch Leibler. Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall in Corporations (730-525). Special Conditions: There are two intakes of JD students each year, and JD subjects are offered twice in a calendar year. A prize is offered to each cohort |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 each Two Annual awards to 2007 |
| Juris Doctor Dispute Management 730-531 |
Clayton Utz Award for Dispute Management Donor: Clayton Utz Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall in Dispute Management (730-531). Special Conditions: There are two intakes of JD students each year, and JD subjects are offered twice in a calendar year. A prize is offered to each cohort. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 each Two Annual awards to 2008 |
| Juris Doctor Fiscal Law 730-527 |
Hall & Wilcox Award in The Melbourne JD Donor: Hall & Wilcox. Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall in Fiscal Law (730-527). Special Conditions: There are two intakes of JD students each year, and JD subjects are offered twice in a calendar year. A prize is offered to each cohort. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 each Two Annual awards to 2007 |
| Juris Doctor Intellectual Property 730-528 |
Middletons Award in The Melbourne JD Donor: Middletons. Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall in Intellectual Property (730-528). Special Conditions: There are two intakes of JD students each year, and JD subjects are offered twice in a calendar year. A prize is offered to each cohort. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 each Two Annual awards to 2007 |
| Juris Doctor Legal Ethics 730-530 |
The Clive Brookes Award for Legal Ethics Donor: Monahan and Rowell Lawyers Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall in the subject 730-530 Legal Ethics Special Conditions: There are two intakes of JD students each year, and JD subjects are offered twice in a calendar year. A prize is offered to each cohort. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 each Two Annual awards to 2009 |
| Juris Doctor Principles of Private Law 730-514 |
Clayton Utz Award for Principles of Private Law Donor: Clayton Utz Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall in Principles of Private Law (730-514). Special Conditions: There are two intakes of JD students each year, and JD subjects are offered twice in a calendar year. A prize is offered to each cohort. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 each Two Annual awards to 2008 |
| Juris Doctor Principles of Property Law 730-515 |
Blake Dawson Waldron Award in The Melbourne JD Donor: Blake Dawson Waldron Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall in Principles of Property Law (730-515). Special Conditions: There are two intakes of JD students each year, and JD subjects are offered twice in a calendar year. A prize is offered to each cohort. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 each Two Annual awards to 2007 |
| Juris Doctor Torts 730-523 |
Minter Ellison Award in The Melbourne JD Donor: Minter Ellison. Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall in Torts (730-523). Special Conditions: There are two intakes of JD students each year, and JD subjects are offered twice in a calendar year. A prize is offered to each cohort. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 each Two Annual awards to 2007 |
| Juris Doctor Torts 730-524 |
Blake Dawson Waldron Award in The Melbourne JD Donor: Blake Dawson Waldron Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Melbourne Juris Doctor Program Selection Criteria: Awarded to the student placed first overall in Trusts (730-524). Special Conditions: There are two intakes of JD students each year, and JD subjects are offered twice in a calendar year. A prize is offered to each cohort. |
Contact: Alumni and Special Projects Officer (Law) | $500 each Two Annual awards to 2007 |
| RESEARCH | |||
| Law | Baillieu Research Scholarship UTR6.95 |
Contact: Melbourne Scholarships Ph: 8344 8747 (Toll Free) 18007722 44 Fax: 9349 1740 |
(Equivalent to Melbourne Research Scholarship) Awarded from time to time |
| Property Law | Pinkerton Scholarship UTR6.68 |
Contact: Margherita Matera, Office for Research (Law) Phone: 8344-6183 |
(NAI) Annual award |
| Student Published Research | Student Published Research Prize Donor: Faculty of Law. Eligibility: Postgraduate law students. Selection Criteria: The most outstanding piece of student published research. |
Contact: Margherita Matera, Office for Research (Law) Phone: 8344-6183 |
$1,000 Annual award |