Scholarships
Prizes
– Faculty
– Undergraduate program
– Practical legal training program
– Postgradaute program
– Inquiries

Scholarships

There are two scholarships available for enrolled Law students. Further information, selection criteria, and application forms can be obtained from the Law Information Office.

Prizes

An annual prize ceremony is held at the Faculty of Law each year in recognition of the academic achievements of students. These prizes may be awarded each semester if there is a candidate who reaches a level of academic achievement acceptable to the Faculty Board in Law.

Faculty

Alumni Foundation Scholarship

The scholarship is available to an undergraduate Law student primarily on the basis of demonstrated need and academic merit. The Trustees may award more than one scholarship in an academic year. Full details are available from the Faculty of Law. The value of the scholarship is $400.

Eric Dreikurs Scholarship

This scholarship is valued at $400. Full details are available from the Faculty of Law.

The Hon. Helen Sham-Ho Prize

This prize is awarded annually to the most academically outstanding student in the Faculty of Law. The prize has a cash value of $500.

Mallesons Stephen Jacques Prize

This prize is awarded annually to the student who achieves the best performance in 96 credit points of UTS Core Law subjects. The prize has a cash value of $1,500.

UTS Alumni Association Achievement Award

This prize is awarded to a student (or students), undergraduate or postgraduate, for contribution to worthwhile campus, community, humanitarian or cultural activities that are to the benefit of, or bring credit to, the University. The prize has a cash value of $500.

Undergraduate program

Abbott Tout Prize

This prize was established in 1987. The prize is awarded annually to the student who obtains the highest mark in the undergraduate subject Local Government Law. The prize has a cash value of $100.

Arraj Lawyers Prize

This prize is awarded to an undergraduate student for the best performance in Environmental Law. The prize has a cash value of $250.

Dibbs Barker Gosling Lawyers Prize

This prize was established in 2002. It is awarded annually to the student who achieves the best performance in the undergraduate subject Patents Trade Marks and Related Rights. The prize has a cash value of $500.

Ebsworth and Ebsworth Prize

This prize was established in 1989. It is awarded annually to the student who obtains the highest mark in the undergraduate subject Law of Insurance. The prize has a cash value of $200.

Gross Prize in Family Law

This prize was established in 1979, the International Year of the Child, by a student in the Bachelor of Laws degree to promote the rights and protection of children, especially the unborn, as well as particular provisions for the treatment of children by the State. The prize is awarded each semester to the student who obtains the highest mark in the undergraduate subject Family Law and is designed to develop a keen appreciation of the unique nature and social significance of Family Law among the staff and students of the Faculty of Law. The cash value of the prize is $100.

Gross Prize in Human Rights

This prize was established in 1980 by a student in the Bachelor of Laws degree to stimulate interest in the legal aspects of Human Rights. The prize may be awarded each semester to the student who obtains the highest mark in the undergraduate subject Human Rights. The prize consists of a cash award of $100.

Harmers Workplace Lawyers Award in Industrial Law

This prize was established in 1998 and is awarded to the student in their final or penultimate year of study who achieves the best performance in the undergraduate subject Industrial Law. The prize will be awarded annually and has a cash value of $500.

Harmers Workplace Lawyers Award in Labour Law

This prize was established in 1998 and is awarded to the student in his or her final or penultimate year of study who achieves the best performance in the undergraduate subject Labour Law. The prize will be awarded annually and has a cash value of $500.

Karen Morton Memorial Prize

This prize was established in 1986 by students enrolled in the Faculty of Law in memory of fellow student, Karen Morton, who completed the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Laws and who died before being admitted to the degree. The prize is awarded annually to the student who obtains the highest mark in the undergraduate subject Industrial and Intellectual Property, an area of the law in which the student excelled. The cash value of the prize is $100.

Law Society of NSW Prize

The prize was established in 1983 by the Law Society of New South Wales. The prize is awarded each semester to the student who obtains the highest mark in the subject Real Property, a subject which examines the law relating to real property in New South Wales. The cash value of the prize is $250.

Lexis Nexis Book Prizes

These book vouchers are awarded for the best performance in the subjects Legal Process and History and Business Law and Ethics.

NSW Bar Association Prize

This prize is awarded to a student for the best performance in Practice & Procedure. The prize has a cash value of $250.

NSW Bar Association Prize

This prize is awarded to a student for the best performance in Law of Evidence. The prize has a cash value of $250.

NSW Bar Association Prize (Legal Ethics)

This prize is awarded to a student for the best performance in Professional Conduct 2. The prize has a cash value of $250.

NSW Office of the Manufacturing Workers' Union Prize for Industrial and Labour Law

This prize is awarded to the best undergraduate Honours project in Industrial and Labour Law. The prize has a cash value of $200.

Roger Shaw Memorial Prize

This prize was established in 1997 from money raised by staff and students of the Law Faculty in memory of Roger Shaw who was the Law Liaison Librarian for many years prior to his death. It is awarded each semester to the student who attains the highest mark in Legal Research. The prize has a cash value of $200.

Thomson Legal and Regulatory Limited Prize

This prize is awarded annually to a student for the best performance in Citizenship and Immigration Law. The prize is a book voucher to the value of $250.

The Dean's Special Prize

This prize was established by the Dean of the Faculty in 1989 to formally acknowledge a major individual contribution by a student in terms of time and effort to the general work of the Faculty and, in particular, to student and staff relations. The prize is awarded annually and has a cash value of $200.

Veronica Pike Prize

This prize was established in 1988 by the Women Lawyers' Association of New South Wales Inc in recognition of the career of Veronica Pike and her services at the Bar. The prize is awarded annually to a female student who obtains the highest mark in the subject Law of Evidence, a subject essential to a good barrister. The prize has a cash value of $100.

Practical legal training program

Inner West Law Society Prize for Litigation

This prize was established in 1998 and is awarded annually to a student enrolled in the Practical Legal Training Program who attains the highest mark in the subject Litigation. The prize has a cash value of $150.

Inner West Law Society Prize for Professional Conduct

This prize was established in 1998 and is awarded annually to a student enrolled in the Practical Legal Training Program who attains the highest combined mark in the subject Professional Conduct 1 and Professional Conduct 2 . The prize has a cash value of $150.

Needs Chan and Monahan Prize for Commercial and Estate Practice

This prize was established in 1998 and is awarded annually to a student enrolled in the Practical Legal Training Program who attains the highest mark in the subject Commercial and Estate Practice. The prize has a cash value of $150.

Needs Chan and Monahan Prize for Property Transactions

This prize was established in 1998 and is awarded annually to a student enrolled in the Practical Legal Training Program who attains the highest mark in the subject Property Transactions. The prize has a cash value of $150.

NSW Bar Association Prize for Advocacy

This prize is awarded to a student for the highest mark in Advocacy. The prize has a cash value of $250.

Postgraduate program

CCH Book Prize for Taxation Law

This prize is awarded to the student who attains the highest mark in the postgraduate subjects International Taxation Law 1 or International Taxation Law 2.

Davies Collison Cave Prize for Trade Marks Law

This prize was established in 1996. It is awarded annually to the student who obtains the highest mark in the postgraduate subject Trade Marks Law. The prize has a cash value of $250.

Nea Goodman Prize

This prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest aggregate mark across all subjects attempted on completion of the Master of Law and Legal Practice course. Full details are available from the Faculty of Law. The value of the prize is $250.

Sanson Prize

This prize is awarded for the best performance in either International Commercial Arbitration or Internationl Commercial Dispute Resolution. It is awarded annually and has a cash value of $250.

Inquiries

For further information on the prizes and scholarships available to students in the Faculty of Law, contact:

Law Information Office
CM05B.303, City campus
telephone (02) 9514 3444
fax (02) 9514 3400
email info@law.uts.edu.au

www.law.uts.edu.au