Prizes & Awards
Faculty Prizes and awards:
DEAN'S AWARDS
The Dean's Awards recognise high achieving students enrolled in one of the UNSW Faculty of Engineering's undergraduate programs, including combined degree programs. A maximum of 120 Dean's Awards are available for award each year.
A minimum overall cumulative NSS WAM of 80 is required for receipt of a Dean's Award. Students who maintain this level of academic excellence can expect to graduate with First Class Honours.
ELIGIBILITY
Awards are only available to students who are undertaking studies towards an undergraduate degree within the UNSW Faculty of Engineering who have successfully completed a minimum of 48 Units of Credit at UNSW and have completed at least 24 units of credit in the previous academic year (industrial training/experience and exchange are not counted as ‘completed' units of credit).
Awards are NOT available to students who:
- have recorded a Fail
- have completed the final year of an undergraduate degree within the UNSW Faculty of Engineering
- are Graduands.
SELECTION
Selection is based on a student's overall cumulative NSS WAM. All courses undertaken, not only Engineering courses, are included in the calculation of a student's WAM.
A minimum overall accumulative NSS WAM of 80 is required to be eligible for a Dean's Award.
Awards in each School will be distributed evenly across all stages.
- Stage 1 status is reached when 48 units of credit are completed.
- Stage 2 status is normally reached when 96 units of credit are completed (minimum of 93 units of credit required).
- Stage 3 status is normally reached when 144 units of credit are completed (minimum of 141 units of credit required).
- Stage 4 status (only applicable for combined programs eg. BE/BSc) is normally reached when 192 units of credit are completed (minimum of 189 units of credit required).
Students may only receive a Dean's Award once for each Stage.
PLEASE NOTE: graduands are not eligible. These students are considered for Honours and the university medal.
Enquiries should be directed to m.lowe@unsw.edu.au.
DEAN'S HONOURS LIST
Published in June, the Dean's Honours List recognises high achieving students enrolled in one of the UNSW Faculty of Engineering's undergraduate programs, including combined degree programs.
A minimum overall cumulative NSS WAM of 75 (Distinction average) is required for inclusion on the Dean's Honours List. Students who maintain this level of academic excellence can expect to graduate with First Class Honours.
ELIGIBILITY
Inclusion on the Dean's Honours List is only open to students who are undertaking studies towards an undergraduate degree within the UNSW Faculty of Engineering who have successfully completed a minimum of 48 Units of Credit at UNSW and have completed at least 24 units of credit in the previous academic year (industrial training/experience and exchange are not counted as ‘completed' units of credit).
Inclusion is NOT available to students who:
- have completed the final year of an undergraduate degree within the UNSW Faculty of Engineering
- are Graduands.
SELECTION
Selection is based on a student's overall cumulative NSS WAM. All courses undertaken, not only Engineering courses, are included in the calculation of a student's WAM.
A minimum overall cumulative NSS WAM of 75 (Distinction average) is required for inclusion on the Dean's Honours List.
- Stage 1 status is reached when 48 units of credit are completed.
- Stage 2 status is normally reached when 96 units of credit are completed (minimum of 93 units of credit required).
- Stage 3 status is normally reached when 144 units of credit are completed (minimum of 141 units of credit required).
- Stage 4 status (only applicable for combined programs eg. BE/BSc) is normally reached when 192 units of credit are completed (minimum of 189 units of credit required).
Students may only be included on the Dean's Honours List once for each Stage.
PLEASE NOTE: graduands are not eligible. These students are considered for Honours and the university medal.
Student's who make the Dean's Honours List for Stage Two of their program are invited to attend a Leadership Workshop.
FURTHER INFORMATION
2010 Honours List Leadership Workshop
Enquiries should be directed to m.lowe@unsw.edu.au.
Faculty of Engineering Student Service Awards
The Faculty of Engineering Student Service Awards were established in 2010 to reward and encourage exceptional and outstanding service to the student community.
THE AWARD
The Faculty of Engineering will provide up to three Faculty of Engineering Student Service Awards each year.
Each Award consists of the presentation of a certificate, an entry on the UNSW Supplementary Transcript, and a monetary component. The 2012 Awards will be valued at $1,000 each.
An Award will only be made when there are nominees of sufficient merit.
Student Service Award Protocol 2012
ELIGIBILITY
i) Faculty of Engineering Students
All students enrolled in a degree program within the UNSW Faculty of Engineering are eligible for consideration for the Award. Students enrolled in the combined Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Laws and the combined Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) / Bachelor of Digital Media are also eligible.
ii) Teams/Groups
Team/Group nominations for the Awards are welcome. Only one award will be presented to the team as a whole.
A team/group normally consists of a student team which has worked together to implement or achieve an outstanding service. Normally nominated groups would not be expected to exceed three members.
In the case of a team nomination, the majority of the team/group must be comprised of Faculty of Engineering students, otherwise the team/group leader should be nominated as an individual.
iii) Previous Awards
Recipients of a Faculty Student Service Award (Individual or Team) are not eligible for nomination in the following year. For example, the recipient of a 2010 Award may not be nominated until nominations open for a 2012 Award.
CRITERIA
The Awards will be for an exceptional and outstanding service to the UNSW or Faculty student community.
Selection will take into account some or all of the following:
- An exceptional and outstanding achievement or success
- Outstanding service to the UNSW or Faculty student community. For example:
- Organising a large event/activity for student participation
- Sustained involvement in Mentoring schemes - An outstanding or novel initiative which has been implemented. For example:
- Improved student communications - Any work significantly promoting collaborative relations with external organisations
Participation in working groups for the improvement of UNSW.
NOMINATIONS
Student Service Award - Nomination Form for Individuals
Student Service Award - Nomination Form for Teams-Groups
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE
The third Friday in November (16 November 2012)
FURTHER INFORMATION
Enquiries should be directed to m.lowe@unsw.edu.au.
The Jacobs Australia Engineering Leadership Prize
The Jacobs Australia Engineering Leadership Prize will be awarded to recognise outstanding engineering leadership or management exhibited by a UNSW student.
The Jacobs Australia Engineering Leadership Prize will be awarded to recognise outstanding engineering leadership or management exhibited by a UNSW student undertaking one of the following Engineering undergraduate programs:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Surveying and Spatial Information Systems
- Telecommunications
PRIZE
A cash prize of $2,750 will be awarded to the winner of The Jacobs Australia Engineering Leadership Prize.
The Prize will be payable in a lump sum.
Award of the Prize will be acknowledged on student academic transcripts as a highlighted entry.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible, undergraduates must:
- Be nominated by the relevant Head of School or their representatives
- Open to 3rd year students or equivalent who are undertaking full-time study in a BE program (single or concurrent) in the UNSW Faculty of Engineering
- Be Australian citizens or permanent residents only
Jacobs Australia staff or their immediate family members are not eligible for the prize.
NOMINATION CLOSING DATE
Nominations close 7 November 2011.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Jacobs Australia Engineering Leadership Prize 2009
The Malcolm Chaikin Prize for Research Excellence in Engineering
Awarded for the best PhD thesis in the Faculty of Engineering.
PRIZE
$10,000
The John Fraser Memorial Award
Awarded for the best performance in Year 1 or part-time equivalent of a Bachelor program offered by the Faculty of Engineering.
PRIZE
$130
The 2012 Advanced Manufacturing CRC Student Prize
WHAT IS THE AMCRC STUDENT PRIZE?
The AMCRC Student Prize is a new competition award to encourage students to develop a medical technology project that will reflect a very high level of innovative thinking and aptitude in advanced technology.
PRIZE
AUD $5000.00
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO ENTER?
Current enrolled UNSW Undergraduate and Postgraduate students from:
- UNSW@ Australian Defence Force Academy
- Australian School of Business
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Science
- UNSW Research students