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Undergraduate Prizes and Awards in Science

Australian Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Prize
Australian Society for Microbiology Prize
Australian Society for Parasitology Prize
Beckman Coulter Prize for Biomedical Science
Beckman Coulter Prize for Biotechnology
Botany Prize
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Prize
Field Naturalists Association of Canberra Prize
Irene Crespin Prize for Palaeontology
Jacobs Medal for Outstanding Field Studies in Forestry
L. D. Pryor Prize
M R Jacobs Prize in Silviculture
Schlich Memorial Trust Prize
State Forests of NSW Prize for Forest Mensuration
WP Packard Prize in Geography

Australian Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Prize

The Australian Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Technology support an annual prize for award to the student who, enrolled in the final year of the program leading to the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science (Resource and Environmental Management), has achieved the best results during the program.

Australian Society for Microbiology Prize


The ACT Branch of the ASM provides a prize for award to the student who, having completed in that year the requirements for admission to an undergraduate degree of the College of Science, achieved during the program the best aggregate results in the courses General Microbiology, Infection and Immunity and either of Parasitology or Molecular Immunology.

Australian Society for Parasitology Prize


The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the best results in the course Parasitology in that year.

Beckman Coulter Prize for Biomedical Science


The prize is for award to the student who has completed the core second year and first semester third year courses set out for the Bachelor of Biotechnology (BIOL2161, 2171; 2142; 2162; 3161 and SCCO3102) with the highest average mark for all courses completed in the time specified above (a total of 12 courses).

Beckman Coulter Prize for Biotechnology


The prize is for award to the student who has completed six of the nine nominated core courses which are set out for the Bachelor of Medical Science (BIOL 2151; 2161; 2171; 2142; 2152; 2162 2174; 3141; 3161) and who has the highest average mark for all the courses completed in the second year and first semester third year (a total of 12 courses).

Botany Prize


The prize is awarded to the best student who achieves the highest mark in the Botany component in BIOL1009 Diversity of Life.

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Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Prize


The prize is for award to the student who has completed requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science (Resource and Environmental Management) and has achieved the best aggregate results in 36 units of courses undertaken as part of the degree and which were taken over no more than four consecutive semesters.

Field Naturalists Association of Canberra Prize


The prize is for award to the student who achieved the best result in four or more Group B courses from the Botany, Zoology and Ecology and Evolution streams.

Irene Crespin Prize for Palaeontology


The prize commemorates the late Irene Crespin and is awarded to the student who performs at the highest level in the palaeontological components of any or all of the courses offered in the second and third year of the degree program by the Department of Geology, or by the Department of Geology in conjunction with other departments of the College of Science.

Jacobs Medal for Outstanding Field Studies in Forestry


The prize, in the form of a medal, is awarded to the student who, having successfully completed the final year of the program of studies leading to the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science (Forestry) is deemed to have achieved the most outstanding performance in field studies, including field practical exercises throughout the program.

L. D. Pryor Prize


The prize is awarded to the student who, in completing the requirements for admission to the degree of Bachelor of Science, achieves during the program the best results in a Group C course or in Group C courses taught in the Division of Botany and Zoology.

M R Jacobs Prize in Silviculture


The prize is for award to the student who, in that year, completed requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science (Forestry) and achieved the most outstanding result in the silviculture course taken as part of the program.

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Schlich Memorial Trust Prize


The prize commemorates Sir William Schlich, a pioneer of British forestry and takes the form of a medal. It is awarded to the student who, having completed, in that year, the requirements for admission to the degree of Bachelor of Science (Forestry), was the student showing the most promise in forestry in that year.

State Forests of NSW Prize for Forest Mensuration


The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the best result in the course which covers forest mensuration. The prize includes a plaque.

W.P. Packard Prize in Geography


The prize commemorates the work of the longest serving member of staff in the Department of Geography who retired in 1987. The prize is awarded to the student, enrolled in a degree program, who achieves the best result in any four later-year courses of geography over two years.