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Robert Greenwood QC Memorial Prize

Value

$1,000 + certificate

Status

Open

Open.
Opens
20/10/2023

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