Faculty awards
School of Architecture
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Prizes and scholarships are awarded each year to students in the Faculty for meritorious work. These are made available through the generosity of private individuals and public organisations. Prizes are awarded in respect of each academic year (unless otherwise stated) and are presented annually at a Faculty ceremony, normally in June or July of the following year.

A number of scholarships are also available for postgraduate students in addition to those below; intending applicants should contact the University Graduate School on:

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Faculty awards

Insearch UTS Doctoral Award

As a result of the generous support of Insearch UTS, the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building is able to offer a full-time PhD scholarship to undertake research in the Faculty.

The scholarship has a cash value of $18,000 per year, is tax free, and may be supplemented by a limited amount of teaching and/or research assistant activity within the Faculty.

The award cannot be held in conjunction with an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) or a UTS Doctoral Scholarship.

Jack Greenland Travelling Scholarship

This annual award commenced in 2002 and is aimed at encouraging students to explore the area of environmentally sustainable development within the broad discipline areas of design, architecture, property and building. The scholarship is open to students enrolled in any undergraduate course in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building and is judged on submitted portfolios of work covering the final two years of the applicants' course. The central ideas of the portfolio are to be related to 'environmentally sustainable development'.

The scholarship is decided by a panel of judges containing at least one UTS senior academic external to the Faculty, and the successful applicant is awarded with funds of up to $2,500 for a return economy flight to an international destination of their choice.

NAWIC Award

This award was established in 2004 to recognise the achievement of a female graduand in the following construction-related courses: Bachelor of Engineering in Construction Engineering, Diploma in Engineering Practice; Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, Diploma in Engineering Practice; Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Diploma in Engineering Practice; Bachelor of Architecture; or Bachelor of Construction. The award supports one of the key objectives of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), namely, to improve the participation and advancement of women in construction.

This award is presented to the female graduand who has obtained a high academic standard in her course, submitted a current résumé and the most outstanding original essay on a prescribed topic. The award winner receives $2,000 and a certificate.

School of Architecture

For those Architecture prizes awarded to a student obtaining the highest weighted average mark in a particular year, the following condition applies: the weighted average mark is calculated on the basis of all the core (compulsory) subjects undertaken for a particular year and completed in the academic year for which the prize is to be awarded. To be eligible, students must have completed a minimum of four of the core (compulsory) subjects for that year during the academic year for which they are to be considered.

Alexander and Lloyd Australia Design Prize

Alexander and Lloyd Pty Ltd, Architects, continue to support the efforts of the Faculty and to provide incentives to students with this award. It is awarded annually to the student obtaining the highest weighted average mark in Year 2 of the Architecture course. The prize is a cash award of $250.

Board of Architects Prize

The Board of Architects of NSW awards an annual prize of $500 to the graduating student in Architecture who, in the opinion of the students in the Year 5 Architecture class, has contributed most to the work and progress of the class as a whole.

The Board of Architects Year Prizes

These prizes are awarded to the students in each of the first three years of the course who, in the opinion of the Faculty, show outstanding achievement in the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture. The prizes are cash awards of $250.

The Edward Alexander Memorial Prize

This prize was established to honour the late Edward Alexander, who was a graduate of the East Sydney Architecture School and who contributed a great deal to the school's life and scholarship. It is awarded to the student enrolled in Year 1 of the Architecture course who attains the highest weighted average mark in the subjects 11211 Architectural Design – Thinking, Making and Inhabiting, and 11215 Architectural Design – Design Basics. The prize consists of a high-quality architectural publication and an RAIA book voucher to the value of $250.

J J Greenland Prize for Excellence in the Field of Energy Conservation in Buildings

This prize is funded from the proceeds of the sale of Foundations of Architectural Science, written by Dr Jack Greenland, a former member of the School of Architecture. The prize is awarded to a student enrolled in the Architecture course who demonstrates excellence in the field of energy-efficient design in 11263 Integrated Environmental Design. It consists of an RAIA book voucher to the value of $300.

The New South Wales Chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Prizes

The New South Wales Chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) awards a prize and, in addition, administers as Trustee, two Memorial Prizes which are awarded to students in Architecture. (These prizes are currently under review and subject to change.)

The RAIA NSW Chapter Prize

This prize is awarded annually to the graduating student in Architecture with the highest weighted average mark over Years 4 and 5.

Tony Van Oene / Concrete Masonry Association of Australia Memorial Prize

This prize was established in 1992 from a donation received from the Concrete Masonry Association of Australia and the estate of Tony Van Oene, a former student of the School of Architecture. The prize is awarded to a student enrolled in the Architecture course who achieves the highest weighted average mark in 11251 Architectural Design – Urban Architecture, 11254 Architectural Design – Complex and Public Buildings and 11261 Architectural Design – Thematic Design. It consists of an RAIA book voucher to the value of $360.

William Edmund Kemp Memorial Prize

A fund was established to perpetuate the memory of William Edmund Kemp and his services as an architect with the Department of Education, in connection with Architecture and Technical Education in New South Wales. Mr Kemp designed the original buildings and workshops of Sydney Technical College at Ultimo and the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. The prize is awarded annually to the student who gains the highest weighted average mark in Year 3 of the Architecture course. The fund provides a medal and a cash prize of $300.

School of the Built Environment

AMP Land Economists Prize

This prize is awarded to a full-time student enrolled in the Bachelor of Property Economics who obtains the highest weighted average mark on completion of the subjects in Year 2 of the full-time program. This prize has a cash value of $500.

The Australian Institute of Building, NSW Chapter Medal

This award was established in 1987. It is presented to the graduating student from the Construction Management degree course who achieves the highest weighted average mark. The prize consists of a certificate and an inscribed medal.

Australian Institute of Construction Estimators Prize

This prize is awarded to the Construction Economics student who achieves the highest weighted average mark in the subjects in the second half of the undergraduate course. The prize has a cash value of $250.

The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (New South Wales Chapter) Prize

The New South Wales Chapter of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) offers a prize each year to the student who obtains, upon graduation, the highest weighted average mark for the Construction Economics course. The award comprises a sum of $500 plus one year's associate membership of the AIQS, including the entrance fee, where the recipient is eligible.

Australian Property Institute Gold Medal

This prize was established in 1991 by the Australian Institute of Valuers and Land Economists. It is awarded to the student enrolled in the Property Economics degree course who completes the degree with the best aggregate mark in Valuation subjects. The prize takes the form of a certificate, a gold medal and a cash award of $300.

Australian Property Institute Year Prizes

These prizes were established in 1991 by the Australian Institute of Valuers and Land Economists. The prizes are awarded to six students enrolled in the Property Economics degree course who performed best in the six years of the course as described by the part-time program. The six prizes each have a cash value of $300.

CSR Hebel Prize

The CSR Hebel Prize is awarded to the student who obtains the highest mark in the subject 16075 Sustainable Building Technology. The prize consists of a cheque for $500 plus a certificate.

Grosvenor Australia Properties Prize in Project Management

This prize is awarded to the student in the second-year cohort who, in the opinion of the students in the second year of the Project Management Program, has contributed most to the progress of the cohort as a whole. The prize has a cash value of $500.

Grosvenor Australia Properties Prize in Urban Estate Management

This prize is awarded to the student in the second-year cohort who, in the opinion of the students in the second year of the Urban Estate Management Program, has contributed most to the progress of the cohort as a whole. The prize has a cash value of $500.

The Investec Bank Scholarship Award

This prize is awarded annually to a student who has completed 48 credit points towards the Bachelor of Property Economics and achieved a weighted average mark of at least 70, and completed the subject 16236 Property Cash Flow Analysis. The winner is chosen by a selection committee as having the most synergy with the ethos of Investec Bank, on the basis of their curriculum vitae and an interview. The winner receives $1,000, six weeks' work experience with Investec Bank in the Investment Banking division and a $9,000 scholarship paid during work experience, if a letter of employment is offered.

The Landcom Planning Prize

This prize is awarded annually to the student producing the best Graduate Project in the Master of Planning course. The prize has a cash value of $500.

The Macquarie Goodman Scholarship Award

This award is made to a Property Economics student who has achieved a weighted average mark of at least 70, and who is judged by extended curriculum vitae and interview to have most synergy with the ethos of Macquarie Goodman. The award is in the form of a $1,500 scholarship and four weeks' paid employment with Macquarie Goodman.

Property Council of Australia Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 1991 by the Building Owners and Managers Association. It is awarded to a student in the Property Economics degree course who has demonstrated exceptional achievement during the first half of the course and is recognised as having potential for making a contribution to the Australian property industry. The scholarship comprises a certificate and a cash award of $2,000, paid in two instalments.

Real Estate Institute of New South Wales Prize

This prize was established in 1989. It is awarded to the best graduating student from the Property Economics degree course (based on the graduating weighted average mark). The prize has a cash value of $1,000.

The RICS Construction Prize

This prize is awarded to the student who obtains the highest weighted average mark in their first year of the Construction course. The prize has a cash value of $300.

The RICS Property Economics Prize

This prize is awarded to the student who obtains the highest weighted average mark in their first year of the Property Economics course. The prize has a cash value of $300.

Rider Hunt High Achievement Award

Rider Hunt of Sydney offers an annual award for the Construction Economics student who achieves the highest weighted average mark in the undergraduate course, subject to that student having a satisfactory performance in the year for which the award is given. The weighted average mark is calculated in the same manner as that used in the consideration of Honours. The award has a cash value of $500.

School of Design

The ABL Fashion and Textile Award

This award was instigated by Australian Business Limited (ABL) in 2003 to support new graduates of the Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles. $10,000 is awarded to a final-year student who has a winning combination of academic achievement, innovative design skills and business sense. The winner receives invaluable support setting up their own small business practice when they leave the University.

The Carl Nielsen Professional Development Award

This annual award aims to assist recent graduates in Industrial Design at UTS to visit leading overseas industrial design groups and manufacturing companies noted for their commitment to high standards of product design. It is granted to the applicant judged the most capable of taking advantage of the opportunities it may provide to advance his or her future professional standing as an industrial designer in Australia.

Written applications from graduates of the previous five years are accepted up to March 31; application information may be obtained from the Faculty Office or the Faculty's website. The amount of the award is $2,000, which is available for collection from the Faculty on presentation of a final travel schedule and copies of correspondence confirming invitations and arrangements for visits to nominated design groups/companies.

The Designworks Enterprise I.G. Award

This award has been created to assist high-performing undergraduate students in their final semester of study, and to give them an opportunity to work in an international design group.

The student in the Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication judged to have the most creative potential will be awarded a $2,000 cash prize and the opportunity to undertake part-time paid employment during their final 24 credit points of study, and, on successful completion of their degree, a period of 12 months' full-time paid employment.

Lancome Colour Design Awards

Three annual Lancome Colour Design Awards will be awarded in 2007, one each in the categories of Colour and Texture, Innovation, and Modern Femininity. One bursary of $5,000 will be awarded by Lancome to a winner in each category. The winners will be those students judged to have best met a brief given to all fourth-year Fashion and Textiles students, in the creation of a womenswear collection based on Lancome's seasonal make-up look. The winners will be judged by a panel including the Fashion and Textiles Course Director, a representative of Lancome and at least one representative of the fashion industry.

The Redant Creative Web Award

This award is offered to those students who have completed 120 credit points towards the Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication with a grade point average of five or above in the two third-year VC Technologies options and second- and third-year VC Project subjects. The award is made available to the student who is judged through their portfolio and interview to have the most creative and practical approach to design for web media. The award comprises a $500 cash prize and paid part-time employment over the final part of the student's third year and first semester of fourth year. The award winner will be encouraged to arrange the period of employment so that it contributes to the subjects VC Project – The Community and VC Project – Self Direction.

The Toynbee Wilson Typography Prize

This prize is awarded to encourage and reward excellence in typographic study and practice undertaken in the first two years of the Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication. Six students with the highest grade point average in the typography subjects taken in the first and second years of the Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication are selected for interview. A $250 book voucher is awarded to the one judged to have the most creative and practical approach to typography design and application.

Woods Bagot Scholarship in Interior Design

This scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled in Year 3 of the Bachelor of Design in Interior Design, who has completed all requirements for Years 1 and 2 and has demonstrated academic excellence and the ability to recognise the relationship between academic studies and the needs of the profession. The scholarship is tenable for two years and has a cash value of $2,000.

Inquiries

For further information on prizes and scholarships administered by the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, contact: