Robert Greenwood QC Memorial Prize
Value
$1,000 + certificate
Status
Open
Open.
Opens
20/10/2023Quick Links
Overview
To recognise the best performing Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student enrolled in a UTS Law award course (undergraduate or postgraduate), who achieves the best academic performance in the academic year for which the Prize is being awarded.
Who is eligible?
The Recipient must:
- have been an enrolled student in any Law award course (undergraduate or postgraduate), conducted at the UTS Faculty of Law in the year for which the award is made;
- be identified and recognised as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and provide either:
- a Confirmation of Aboriginality from a Local Aboriginal Land Council or other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisation; or
- a UTS Statutory Declaration form accompanied by two written references from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people from the applicant’s community who can confirm their identity and are not an immediate family member; and
- achieve the highest Weighted Average Mark (‘WAM’) of all eligible Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students satisfying clause above.
Selection process
- The Prize will be awarded to the Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student who achieves the highest WAM in the relevant academic year.
- In the event that two or more eligible students have the same WAM, the following criteria will be considered:
- Overall academic performance, including whether the student has failed any subjects, received any academic cautions and rate of progression;
- Whether any findings of misconduct have been made against the student;
- Any other valuable contributions made by the student to the Faculty outside of academic achievement.
Need more information? Contact...
Law Advancement
Faculty of Law
Email: law.advancement@uts.edu.au
Website: law.uts.edu.au
