Undergraduate and postgraduate student prizes and awards

Faculty of Health Sciences

Prize code	Award or prize	Value	Criteria
P1305	Dean's Scholars Award	medal	Awarded annually on recommendation by the Dean or nominee. This prize recognizes the highest performing students who completed the degree* with the highest weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 75, that is, at Distinction level, for the course. *The degrees comprise of: Each undergraduate (Pass and Honours) course and Each Graduate Entry Masters (Pass and Honours) course including the Graduate Diploma of Rehabilitation Counselling. The degrees must have at least 3 graduands in the award year. The prize does not carry any financial benefit.
P1278	Unversity of Sydney Academic Merit Prize	$1,000	The University of Sydney Academic Merit Prize was established in 2007 by the university to recognise meritorious undergraduate students. This prize recognises the outstanding work put in by an undergraduate student for the academic year and is based on AAM. The University of Sydney Academic Merit Prize is a perfect opportunity to be recognised as the cream of the crop in your faculty for a particular year, it is designed to recognise academic excellence in students.

Prize code

Award or prize

Value

Criteria

P1305

Dean's Scholars Award

medal

Awarded annually on recommendation by the Dean or nominee. This prize recognizes the highest performing students who completed the degree* with the highest weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 75, that is, at Distinction level, for the course.

*The degrees comprise of: Each undergraduate (Pass and Honours) course and Each Graduate Entry Masters (Pass and Honours) course including the Graduate Diploma of Rehabilitation Counselling. The degrees must have at least 3 graduands in the award year. The prize does not carry any financial benefit.

P1278

Unversity of Sydney Academic Merit Prize

$1,000

The University of Sydney Academic Merit Prize was established in 2007 by the university to recognise meritorious undergraduate students. This prize recognises the outstanding work put in by an undergraduate student for the academic year and is based on AAM. The University of Sydney Academic Merit Prize is a perfect opportunity to be recognised as the cream of the crop in your faculty for a particular year, it is designed to recognise academic excellence in students.

Exercise and Sport Science

Prize code	Award or prize	Value	Criteria
P1077	New South Wales Institute of Sport (Exercise and Sport Science)	$1,000	Awarded annually to the student with the highest aggregate mark in the final year of the Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science) Pass course.
P1176	New South Wales Institute of Sport Honours Research Thesis Prize	$1,000	Awarded annually to the student with the highest mark for their honours thesis in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science) Honours course.
P1079	The Elastoplast Sports Medicine Award	$1,000	Awarded to the third year student with the highest aggregate marks in the units Biochemistry of Exercise, Exercise Physiology - Acute Responses, Exercise Physiology - Training Adaptations, Environment Physiology in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science) course.

Health Informatics

Prize code	Award or prize	Value	Criteria
P1334	NSW Health Department Master of Health Informatics Prize	$1,000	Awarded annually to a student with the highest aggregate mark in the final year of the Master of Health Informatics course.

Physiotherapy

Prize code	Award or prize	Value	Criteria
P1300	Mary Vallas (Vasseleu) Prize	$200	Awarded annually to a student with the highest marks in cardiopulmonary academic and clinical units of study in the final year of the Master of Physiotherapy course
P1126	The Health Networks Australia (HNA) Physiotherapy Prize	$1,000	Awarded annually to the most proficient graduate with the highest aggregate mark in the final year of the Master of Physiotherapy course.

Rehabilitation Counselling

Prize code	Award or prize	Value	Criteria
P1121	ASORC Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Counselling Prize	$615 cash award plus ASCRC membership (value $385)	Awarded annually to the graduate with the highest aggregate mark in the final year of the Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Counselling course. Only students who are student members of ASORC in their final year of candidature are eligible to win the prize.
P1258	ASORC Master of Rehabilitation Counselling Prize	$615 cash award plus ASCRC membership (value $385)	Awarded annually to the graduate with the highest aggregate mark in the final year of the Master of Rehabilitation Counselling course. Only students who are student members of ASORC in their final year of candidature are eligible to win the prize.

Enquiries
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