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

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

 

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