Prize

Hugh Childers Memorial Prize

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for automatic consideration

Benefit amount

Up to $250

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

This prize recognises academic excellence in the Master of Teaching (Secondary). The Hugh Childers Memorial Prize was established in 1924 by Charles E. E. Childers and Mrs Stephen L. Simeon in memory of the Rt. Hon. Hugh Culling Eardley Childers, Vice Chancellor of the University. Childers had much to do with founding the University of Melbourne and became the university's first Vice-Chancellor in 1853. He served until he left for England in 1857, continuing to assist the University in many ways after his departure.

Benefits

A cash payment of approximately $250.

Amount:

Up to $250

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

1

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this prize, you must be graduating from the Master of Teaching (Secondary) at the Faculty of Education

Selection criteria

The prize is awarded to the graduating student who receives the second highest weighted average mark (WAM) in the course for the degree of Master of Teaching (Secondary) in the previous year.

Study level:

Graduate coursework

Student type:

Domestic and international students

Study stage type:

Current study

Study area:

Education

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Application

How to apply

No application is required. You will be automatically considered for this award.

When will I know the outcome?

May at the latest.

Status:

Open for automatic consideration

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