Prizes and Awards are sponsored by a number of different donors to the university. Their generosity provides support to students and acknowledges high academic achievement.
Occasionally a Prize or Award may be withdrawn where funding has not been confirmed in time for the Awards selection date. USC therefore reserves the right to amend or withdraw any of the following individual Prizes and Awards.
Anita Pitcher Memorial Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in MKG211 Services Marketing
Value: A$500
BDO Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in ACC321 Auditing and Professional Practice
Value: A$500
Big Kart Track Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in TSM102 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
Value: A$1,000
CPA Australia Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving first-year Accounting student
Value: A$500
CPA Australia Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving second-year Accounting student
Value: CPA Australia Professional level segments (Ethics and Governance) at A$1,240
CPA Australia Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving third-year graduating Accounting student
Value: CPA Australia Professional level segments (Ethics and Governance) at A$1,240
Drew Stephenson Chartered Accountants Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in ACC106 Accounting Principles who is enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) and is studying at USC Fraser Coast
Value: A$500
Evolve Accounting and Advice Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in ENT221 New Venture Growth and Innovation
Value: A$1,000
Holmans Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in ACC311 Taxation Law and Practice
Value: A$500
Institute of Public Accountants Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in ACC310 Management Accounting
Value: Graduate Associate Membership and two full-day professional development seminars (valued at A$1,000)
Love and Partners Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in ACC106 Accounting Principles
Value: A$750
Minor Hotels Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in TSM313 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
Value: A$500
Rod Stringer Prize
Awarded to the Highest Achieving Student in TSM102 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
Value: A$1,000
U3A Frayda Myers Cooper Memorial Prize
Established in 2014 in memory of Mrs Frayda Myers Cooper, the founder of U3A Sunshine Coast Branch. Awarded to the highest achieving student in EGL205 Imagined Homelands
Value: A$1,000
Yield Advisory Financial Accounting Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in ACC210 Financial Accounting.
Value: A$500
Yield Advisory Women in Finance Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving female student in ACC211 Business Finance.
Value: A$500
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For more information about prizes or donor enquiries please contact the Academic Support Unit (Research & Engagement) Team via asure@usc.edu.au.
Fraser Coast Anglican College Education Prize
Established in 2016. Awarded in Semester 2 each year to the highest achieving second or third year undergraduate Bachelor of Education student studying at the USC Fraser Coast Campus
Value: A$500
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For more information about prizes or donor enquiries please contact the Academic Support Unit (Research & Engagement) Team via asure@usc.edu.au.
Australasian College of Paramedicine Prize
Awarded to the top performing academic student in each year group of the Bachelor of Paramedicine.
Value: A$500 for final year student; $250 each for 1st and 2nd year student
Centaur Joy Croker Silver Medal
Awarded in Semester 2 each year by the Centaur Memorial Fund for Nurses to outstanding Nursing students from several universities across Queensland. Certificate and medal awarded to the student gaining the highest grade point average in the final year of an undergraduate Nursing Degree
Value: Silver medal
E S Sabey Mosel Prize
Established in 2009. Awarded in Semester 2 each year to a nursing student who has completed 12 courses (50 percent) at USC and demonstrated academic growth through progressive GPA improvement; demonstrated the ethos of nursing in clinical practice and service to nursing and/or the community
Value: A$1,000
Inner Wheel Club of Hervey Bay City Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in NUR111 Practice Foundations from the Fraser Coast campus
Value: A$500
Rotary Club of Hervey Bay City Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in NUR116 Preparation for Practice 1 from the Fraser Coast campus
Value: A$500
Sunshine Coast Haematology & Oncology Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in NUR272 Palliative, Rehabilitation and Continuing Care
Value: A$500
Occupational Therapy Australia QLD Division Diligence Award
To the undergraduate student who has made the most significant progress in the development of professional character and ability in the third and fourth years of the USC program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Occupational Therapy. In making the recommendation, consideration shall be given to the student's diligence in all aspects of her/his undergraduate activities including participation in activities outside the normal scope of the formal program of study towards the degree, service in student affairs, as well as the student's academic record and performance in clinical practice.
Occupational Therapy Australia QLD Division Undergraduate Academic Award
To the undergraduate student who has achieved the highest academic standard overall, as measured by cumulative grade point average in her/his studies, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Occupational Therapy at USC.
Occupational Therapy Australia QLD Division Undergraduate Research Award
To the undergraduate student who has achieved the highest mark in research courses.
Occupational Therapy Australia QLD Division Postgraduate Student Award
To the postgraduate student who has made significant progress during the previous year in her/his professional and scholarly development. In making the recommendation, consideration will be given to engagement and accomplishment in postgraduate activities such as publications, conference and seminar presentations, 3 Minute Thesis performance, and/or contributions to communities of practice.
Occupational Therapy Award for Professionalism and Collegiality
To the undergraduate student who has consistently shown her/himself to be professional and collegial in her/his behaviour towards students and staff whilst studying towards the degree of Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Hons) at USC.
More information
For more information about prizes or donor enquiries please contact the Academic Support Unit (Research & Engagement) Team via asure@usc.edu.au.
AASW (Australian Association of Social Workers) Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student enrolled in a Social Work Field Education course in the previous year, as selected by the Social Work Field Education Unit.
Value: A$300 & one year Association membership
Ann Rigbye Social Work Award
Awarded to the highest achieving student in SWK172 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services, undertaken in Semester One and who was born in/is currently residing in the Gympie Regional Council region. Donated by the Gympie Regional Social Workers Group.
Value: A$340
Argon Law Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in LAW203 Contracts A and LAW204 Contracts B (overall combined academic results)
Value: A$1,000
Jennifer Carter Geography Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving first-year student in GEO100 Changing Planet Earth
Value: A$500
Pacific Law Property Law Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in LAW205 Property A and LAW206 Property B (overall combined academic results)
Value: A$500
Royal Geographical Society of Queensland Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving graduating student in the Geography Major
Value: A medallion and a one year membership to the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland
Sajen Legal Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in BUS203 Business Law and Ethics
Value: A$1,000
Sunshine Coast Law Association - Justin Crosby Memorial Law Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in LAW103 Criminal Law and Procedure A
Value: A$500
Sunshine Coast Law Association - Justin Crosby Memorial Law Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in LAW104 Criminal Law and Procedure B
Value: A$500
Sunshine Coast Council Prize
Awarded to the highest achieving student in ENP211 Planning and Environmental Law
Value: A$500
Sunshine Coast Council Cultural Heritage Prizes
Awarded to the highest achieving students in HIS200 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts - two prizes for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Urban Design and Town Planning (Honours) and two prizes for students enrolled in any other Bachelor's program
Value: A$500 (for each prize)
More information
For more information about prizes or donor enquiries please contact the Academic Support Unit (Research & Engagement) Team via asure@usc.edu.au.
Adam Reilly and Covey Engineering Prize
Prize awarded to the highest achieving student in MEC200 Thermofluids 1
Value: A$500
Australian Steel Institute Design Award
Awarded in Semester 2 each year for excellence in the third year of Bachelor of Engineering program, for Steel Structures and Structural Steel Design
Value: A$500 eLearning voucher
Jill Chamberlain Environmental Science Prize
Established in 2010. Awarded in Semester 2 each year to three third-year students with the highest achievement in environmental science disciplines
Value: A$1,000
L.E.W. Mosel Prize in Engineering
Awarded to students who have performed well in their second year of Engineering and who have demonstrated creativity, original thought and critical analysis in academic work and projects
Value: A$1,000
Steel Reinforcement Institute of Australia Prize
This prize shall be awarded to the highest achieving student in CIV451 Concrete Structures and Technology
Value: A$500
Wildlife Preservation Society of Qld Prize
Awarded to a student who has performed well in the second year of the Bachelor Environmental Science program, in ENS222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
Value: A$500
More information
For more information about prizes or donor enquiries please contact the Academic Support Unit (Research & Engagement) Team via asure@usc.edu.au.